Chris Ruddy

NewsMax founder, CEO, newsmax.com Editor-in-Chief

The chief executive of Newsmax Media is a longtime Mar-a-Lago member and was a Trump cheerleader among conservative media well before the website Breitbart joined the parade. He employs writers and editors who tracked Mr. Trump’s career when they were at The New York Post. He recently visited the Oval Office, and he and Mr. Trump kibitz in Florida and by phone.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Board Memberships

Council for National Policy Secretive Right-Wing Political Group

• Board of Governors

Institute of World Politics Free standing graduate school in Washington DC

• Member, Board of Advisors

Positions

Newsmax Media American Conservative Media Organization

• CEO

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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Republican National Committee U.S. political committee that leads the Republican Party of the U.S., a/k/a The Grand Ol' Party/GOP

• 4 contributions · 113,300 USD ('12→Jul 8 '16)

Trump Victory Donald Trump's Joint Fundraising Committee

• 1 contribution · 100,000 USD (Jul 8 '16)

National Republican Congressional Committee

• 7 contributions · 80,800 USD ('09→Jun 13 '13)

National Republican Senatorial Committee

• 5 contributions · 60,200 USD ('10→Jun 10 '14)

Daniel Webster US Representative from Florida

• 2 contributions · 51,500 USD ('10)

Founders Joint Candidate Cmte

• 1 contribution · 50,000 USD (Oct 14 '10)

Boehner for Speaker Cmte

• 2 contributions · 31,000 USD (Nov 7 '11→Feb 20 '13)

Romney Victory

• 2 contributions · 27,500 USD (Apr 16 '12→Oct 25 '12)

Boehner for Speaker FOJB-NRCC

• 1 contribution · 25,000 USD (May 12 '11)

Rubio Victory Cmte

• 2 contributions · 15,200 USD (Feb 26 '13→Jul 31 '14)

Memberships

Mar-a-Lago Donald Trumps's Palm Beach club; built by cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post in the 1920's

• Member