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Freedom Partners also provided assistance to:
Freedom Partners also provided assistance to:
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:*[[Tea Party Express|State Tea Party Express]], an extension of the [[Tea Party Express]] that is focused on State issues: $600,000
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:*[[Tea Party Express|State Tea Party Express]], an extension of the [[Tea Party Express]] that is focused on State issues: $600,000
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:*[[Tea Party Patriots]], an organization advocating "fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, and free market economic policies": $200,000<ref> Tea Party Patriots [http://www.teapartypatriots.org/about/ About Us], Official Website, accessed October 28, 2013</ref>.
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:*[[Tea Party Patriots]], an organization advocating "fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, and free market economic policies": $200,000<ref> Tea Party Patriots [http://www.teapartypatriots.org/about/ About Us], Official Website, accessed October 28, 2013
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:*[[Heritage Action for America]], a "sister organization" of the [[Heritage Foundation]] which "advance[s] conservative policy." :$500,000<ref>Heritage Action for America, [http://heritageaction.com/about/ About], Heritage Action for America, accessed October 18, 2013.</ref>
:*[[Heritage Action for America]], a "sister organization" of the [[Heritage Foundation]] which "advance[s] conservative policy." :$500,000<ref>Heritage Action for America, [http://heritageaction.com/about/ About], Heritage Action for America, accessed October 18, 2013.</ref>
:*[[American Commitment]],an organization aimed at, "restoring and protecting the American Commitment to free markets, economic growth, Constitutionally-limited government, property rights, and individual freedom.": $6.26 million<ref>American Commitment, [http://www.americancommitment.org/about-us/ About Us], Organizational website, Accessed July 12, 2012</ref>
:*[[American Commitment]],an organization aimed at, "restoring and protecting the American Commitment to free markets, economic growth, Constitutionally-limited government, property rights, and individual freedom.": $6.26 million<ref>American Commitment, [http://www.americancommitment.org/about-us/ About Us], Organizational website, Accessed July 12, 2012</ref>
:*[[National Federation of Independent Business]], a lobbying group that calls itself "the voice of small business.": $1.5 million<ref>NFIB, [http://www.nfib.com/ NFIB], organizational website, accessed September 20, 2012.</ref>
:*[[National Federation of Independent Business]], a lobbying group that calls itself "the voice of small business.": $1.5 million<ref>NFIB, [http://www.nfib.com/ NFIB], organizational website, accessed September 20, 2012.</ref>
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:*[[National Federation of Independent Business|National Federation of Independent Business, The Voice of Free Enterprise Inc.]]: $575,000
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:*[[National Federation of Independent Business|National Federation of Independent Business, The Voice of Free Enterprise Inc.]]: $575,000
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:*[[National Federation of Independent Business|National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation]]: $300,000
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:*[[National Federation of Independent Business|National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation]]: $300,000
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:*[[National Federation of Independent Business|National Federation of Independent Business, Small Business Legal Center]]: $125,000
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:*[[National Federation of Independent Business|National Federation of Independent Business, Small Business Legal Center]]: $125,000
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:*[[Partnership for Ohio's Future]], an organization affiliated with the Ohio Chamber of Commerce which contributes significantly to Ohio's judicial elections: $500,000.<ref>[http://www.citizen.org/congress/article_redirect.cfm?ID=15877 A Snapshot of Ohio-based 501(c) Electioneering Groups Involved with Judicial Elections], ''Public Citizen,'' accessed October 30, 2013.</ref>
:*[[Partnership for Ohio's Future]], an organization affiliated with the Ohio Chamber of Commerce which contributes significantly to Ohio's judicial elections: $500,000.<ref>[http://www.citizen.org/congress/article_redirect.cfm?ID=15877 A Snapshot of Ohio-based 501(c) Electioneering Groups Involved with Judicial Elections], ''Public Citizen,'' accessed October 30, 2013.</ref>
:*[[West Michigan Policy Forum]], a group attempting to, "create jobs and opportunities in Michigan by removing barriers to competitiveness," in particular, by making Michigan and "right to work" state: $1 million<ref>West Michigan Policy Forum[http://www.wmpolicyforum.com/our-priorities/#mission Mission], Official Website, accessed October 30, 2013.</ref>
:*[[West Michigan Policy Forum]], a group attempting to, "create jobs and opportunities in Michigan by removing barriers to competitiveness," in particular, by making Michigan and "right to work" state: $1 million<ref>West Michigan Policy Forum[http://www.wmpolicyforum.com/our-priorities/#mission Mission], Official Website, accessed October 30, 2013.</ref>
:*[[American Values Action]], an organization that produced anti-recall television ads during the recall election of Gov. [[Scott Walker]] (WI). The group is focused on "God, family, freedom, democracy and free market capitalism": $230,000. <ref>Coalition for American Values Action, [http://coalitionforamericanvaluesaction.org/ About], Official Website, accessed October 30, 2013.</ref>
:*[[American Values Action]], an organization that produced anti-recall television ads during the recall election of Gov. [[Scott Walker]] (WI). The group is focused on "God, family, freedom, democracy and free market capitalism": $230,000. <ref>Coalition for American Values Action, [http://coalitionforamericanvaluesaction.org/ About], Official Website, accessed October 30, 2013.</ref>
:*[[Common Sense Issues Inc.]], an Ohio group concerned with, “life issues, liberty, economics, natural family, national security, personal security and confronting radical Islam”: $50,000<ref>Common Sense Issues,[http://commonsenseissues.com/about-us/ About Us], Official Website, accessed October 30, 2013.</ref>
:*[[Common Sense Issues Inc.]], an Ohio group concerned with, “life issues, liberty, economics, natural family, national security, personal security and confronting radical Islam”: $50,000<ref>Common Sense Issues,[http://commonsenseissues.com/about-us/ About Us], Official Website, accessed October 30, 2013.</ref>
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:*[[National Association of Manufacturers]]: $1.17 million
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:*[[National Association of Manufacturers]]
, The largest manufacturing organization in the United States
: $1.17 million
.<ref> National Association of Manufacturers, [http://www.nam.org/About-Us/About-the-NAM/US-Manufacturers-Association.aspx About], Official Website, accessed October 30, 2013.</ref>
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:*[[Orra, LLC (EvanGC4 Trust
)]
]: $5.055 million
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:*[[Orra, LLC
]]
(
[https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/723222-evanchr4-trust.html#document/p22/a119861,
EvanGC4 Trust]
),"formally a 'related organization' of Themis"
: $5.055 million
<ref>Robert Maguire and Viveca Novak, [http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2013/09/exclusive-largest-dark-money-donor-groups-hide-ties-using-new-trick.html], "Open Secrets Blog," accessed October 30, 2013.</ref>
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:*[[Republican Jewish
Coallition
]]: $700,000
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:*[[Republican Jewish
Coalition
]]
, a group focused on bringing the concerns of the Jewish community to Republic leaders
: $700,000
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:*[[Rion, LLC (Center for Shared Services Trust)]]: $2.738 million
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:*[[Rion, LLC (Center for Shared Services Trust)]]: $2.738 million
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:*[[Slah, LLC (Public Engagement Group Trust)]]: $1.5 million
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:*[[Slah, LLC (Public Engagement Group Trust)]]: $1.5 million
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:*[[National Right to Work Committee]], an organization which advocates that no employee "should ever be forced to affiliate with a union in order to get or keep a job.": $1 million<ref>"[http://www.nrtwc.org/about/ About NRTWC]," National Right to Work Committee website, accessed March 2009.</ref><ref name="Freedom Partners"/>
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:*[[National Right to Work Committee]], an organization which advocates that no employee "should ever be forced to affiliate with a union in order to get or keep a job.": $1 million
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<ref>"[http://www.nrtwc.org/about/ About NRTWC]," National Right to Work Committee website, accessed March 2009.</ref><ref name="Freedom Partners"/>
Freedom Partners' federal tax returns for 2012 also reveal several entities wholly owned by Freedom Partners. As noted by Lisa Graves of the Center for Media and Democracy, these entities are:
Freedom Partners' federal tax returns for 2012 also reveal several entities wholly owned by Freedom Partners. As noted by Lisa Graves of the Center for Media and Democracy, these entities are: