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Nativist Leaders Involved in the Tea Party

Beyond FAIR Appendix B: Nativist Establishment Financial Data 2001-2010.

Federation for American Immigration Reform and Related Nativist Institutions

Year FAIR Immigration Reform Law Institute FAIR Congressional Taskforce US Inc Center for Immigration Studies
2001 $3,384,027 $2,282,532 $672,655
2002 $3,627,678 $1,429,707 $895,104
2003 $3,311,569 $1,456,770 $869,280
2004 $4,256,992 $1,440,098 $1,659,197 $1,015,055
2005 $4,878,807 $100,000 $320,032 $2,053,427 $1,161,390
2006 $5,015,038 $517,809 $123,869 $2,292,602 $1,575,136
2007 $7,669,981 $162,588 $3,395,498 $1,633,843
2008 $10,205,818 $970,740 $61,728 $3,360,118 $2,657,702
2009 $8,154,570 $646,174 $1,559 $2,381,539 $1,766,533
2010 $8,729,690 $1,411,666

NumbersUSA and Affiliated Groups

Year NumbersUSA NumbersUSA Action Americans for Better Immigration
2001
2002 $914,093
2003 $1,213,017
2004 $1,056,191 $105,745 $110,531
2005 $2,235,665 $254,984 $440,963
2006 $3,542,544 $299,148 $110,531
2007 $3,984,537 $1,210,171 $16,646
2008 $8,160,338 $1,540,805 $11,294
2009 $4,259,812 $988,567 $2,479
2010 $3,888,201 $1,379,222

Americans for Immigration Control and Affiliated Organizations

Year American Immigration Control Foundation American for Immigration Control Americans for Immigration Control, NC
2001 $300,288 $246,705
2002 $151,273 $5,186,294
2003 $170,702 $4,872,645
2004 $210,048 $4,233,325 $51,738
2005 $142,761 $4,860,712 $41,697
2006 $252,233 $3,237,707 ($38,736)
2007 $146,706 $2,669,842 $8,353
2008 $183,218 $1,597,820 $7,080
2009 $119,388 $1,323,279 $0
2010 $93,518 $1,299,877 $4,000

Grassroots Nativist Groups with a National Footprint

Year California Coalition for Immigration Reform  American Border Patrol Californians for Population Stabilization
2001   $668,346
2002   $151,273 $726,589
2003   $170,702 $335,066
2004   $210,048 $748,681
2005 $31,438 $1,062,437 $382, 395
2006 $36,911 $349,512 $778,820
2007   $1,197,533 $1,535,911
2008 $26,629 $1,027,008 $1,125,155
2009 $21,298 $996,145 $1,575,256
2010   $1,570,077

Minuteman Factions

Year Jim Gilchrist's Minuteman Project Minuteman Project Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005 $77,943 $418,493
2006 $416,169 $676,710
2007 $100,515 $253,120 $789,266
2008 $194,589 $4,387 $208,922
2009 $166,668 $0
2010 $186,594 $2,600

The Nativist Establishment PACs

YEAR Minuteman PAC MCDC PAC Minuteman Victory PAC US Immigration Reform PAC ALIPAC
2001 $24,349
2002 $100,438
2003 $32,532
2004 $139,958 $1,707
2005 $1,000 $21,779 $16,141
2006 $997,574 $154,183 $28,748 $31,296
2007 $902,290 $11,080 $14,762 $129,539
2008 $826,712 $125,993 $8,309 $100,181
2009 $594,200 $189,140 $123,204 $153 $118,143
2010 $513,979 $84,903 $277,379 $1,539 $154,821
Note: A few of the groups have fiscal years that start and end in mid-year.  Data contained herein reflects the closest year. 
Sources: IRS Form 990s, group audits, and Secretary of State Filings for non-profit organizations. Federal Elections Commission Form 3X for Political Action Committees. 
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Beyond FAIR Appendix A: Nativist Leaders Involved in Tea Party Activity.

 

Name Nativist Title Nativist Group City State National Tea Party Membership Local Tea Party Activity
Al Garza Vice President Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Cochise County AZ Founder, Patriots Coalition; Member Central Valley Tea Party
Barbara Coe Chairwoman California Coalition For Immigration Reform Huntington Beach CA Spoke At California Tea Party Events
Barbara Sands Metro West Team Leader FIRE Coalition Northborough MA Member, Northboroughteaparty
Bob Bowser State Director FIRE Coalition Salina KS Patriot Action Network, Tea Party Express, Tea Party Patriots Patriot Action Network State Director
Bob Park Project Coordinator Immivasion Prescott AZ Member, Arizona Tea Party
Bob Schrameyer Leader Citizens For Immigration Law Enforcement Goshen IN Helped Organize Elkhart County Tax Day Tea Party Protest
Bob Wright State Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - New Mexico Chapter Santa Fe NM Leader Local Tea Party, Spoke At New Mexico Tea Party Event, Also A Militia Leader
Brenda Walker Web Publisher And Newsletter Editor, Founder, Writer Bay Area Coalition For Immigration Reform; Immmigrations Human Costs, VDARE Berkeley CA Participated In California Tea Party Events
Carl Braun State Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - California Chapter San Diego CA Created Tea Party Pledge That Included Immigration
Carla Bonney Leader Ventura County Independent Minutemen Ventura CA Tea Party Patriots Member, Ventura County Not Going To Take It Anymore - Tea Party Patriots
Carmen Mercer President Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Tombstone AZ Tea Party Patriots
Carol Helms Director Immigration Reform For Oklahoma Now (IRON) Jenks OK Spoke At Tulsa Tea Party Events
Chad MacDonald Director Of Social Media Marketing Numbersusa Arlington VA Tea Party Nation Spoke At California Tea Party Events; Organized Anti-DREAM Act Events With Tea Party Patriots
Chelene Nightingale Leader Save Our State Los Angeles CA Member, Central Valley Tea Party; Spoke At South Orange County Tea Party
Cheree Calabro Co-Founder Indiana Federation For Immigration Reform Enforcement Valparaiso IN Patriot Action Network
Chris Simcox Founder Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Tombstone AZ Spoke At Arizona Tea Party Events
Chuck Ratliff Chapter Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Houston Chapter Houston TX Participated In Tea Party Express Searchlight, NV Rally
Claudia Leonard State Director FIRE Coalition Concord OH Her Group, Ohio FIRE Became A Member Of The Tea Party Umbrella Ohio Liberty Council
Craig Halverson State Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Iowa Chapter Griswold IA Spoke At Spencer Tea Party Rally
Curtis Collier President U.S. Border Watch Spring TX Spoke At District 17 Tea Party Event, Sept. 2010
D.A. King President, Board Of Advisors Dustin Inman Society Marietta GA Spoke At GA Tea Party Event - June 1, 2010
Dan Smeriglio Founder Voice Of The People Hazelton PA Spoke At Pennsylvania Tea Party Events
David Caulkett Creator FIRE Coalition; Illegalaliens.Us And Report Illegals Pompano Beach FL Patriot Action Network
Dennis Drake Southern Indiana Team Leader FIRE Coalition Santa Claus IN Patriot Action Network, Tea Party Patriots Patriot Action Network Coordinator, Tri-State Tea Party
Dexter Dawston Founder Georgia Coalition Against Illegal Immigration Snellville GA Tea Party Patriots Organizer Of Dekalb County Patriots Tea Party Group
Don Goldwater Chapter Director/Media Liaison Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Phoenix Chapter Phoenix AZ Member, Greater Phoenix Tea Party Patriots
Don L. Blackford Chapter Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Harrison County Chapter Logan IA Participated In Iowa City, Iowa Tea Party Event
Don Marciniak Columbiana County Team Leader FIRE Coalition Columbiana OH Tea Party Patriots
Doug Kagan Chairman Nebraska Taxpayers For Freedom - Illegal Immigration Project Omaha NE 1776 Tea Party, Tea Party Patriots His Group Became A Tea Party Chapter
Douglas Roy President KFIRE Lexington KY Spoke At Lexington Tea Party Events
Dr. Howard Garber Founder American Civil Responsibilities Union Orange CA 1776 Tea Party
Duane Smith State Director FIRE Coalition Las Vegas NV Leader, Nevada Action Coalition (A Tea Party Group), Member Of Nevada Active Conservatives, Organized Tea Party Express Stop
Ed Hayes Founder Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Heart Of America Chapter Overland Park KS Tea Party Patriots
Elise Marciano Founding Member United States Citizens For Immigration Law Enforcement West Redding CT Participated In Danbury, CT Tea Party
Enos Schera Vice President Citizens Of Dade United Miami FL Patriot Action Network, Tea Party Nation
Evert Evertsen Founder Minutemen Midwest Harvard IL Patriot Action Network
Gianluca Zanna Founder Mohave County Minutemen Golden Valley AZ Tea Party Recording Artist
Ginger Saunders Treasure Coast Team Leader FIRE Coalition Stuart FL Tea Party Patriots
Greg Letiecq Executive Director Save The Old Dominion Manassas VA His Group Is A Partner Of Virginia Tea Party Patriots; He Also Does The Video For The Prince William County, VA Tea Party
Greg Serbon Co-Founder And Lake County Regional Director Indiana Federation For Immigration Reform Enforcement Valparaiso IN Spoke At Tea Party Rally In Indianapolis, IN
Hal Washburn Vetting Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Washington Chapter Olalla WA Patriot Action Network
James Carter State Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Tennessee Chapter Murfreesboro TN Tea Party Patriots
James Flohr Vice Chair Citizens Council On Illegal Immigration Of Washington County Spanish Fork UT Spoke At Salt Lake County Tea Party Events
James G. McDonald VCIR, Founder; FAIR, Board Of Directors Virginia Coalition For Immigration Reform Alexandria VA Patriot Action Network
Janet Renner President Floridians For Immigration Enforcement Ballwin MO Member, Southwest Florida 9-12 Project
Jay Schoby San Gabriel Valley Team Leader FIRE Coalition South Pasadena CA Member, Teapac - Pasadena Patriots
Jeff Henry Chapter Leader Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Colorado Springs Chapter Peyton CO Patriot Action Network
Jeff Lewis National Director FIRE Coalition; Patriot Watchdog Wilson NC Member, Wilson NC Tea Party
Jeff Schwilk Founder, San Diego County Team Leader San Diego Minutemen, FIRE Coalition San Diego CA Leader, Socal Patriots
Jeffrey Fabi Central Florida Patriots Minuteman Project, FIRE Coalition Paisley FL Freedomworks
Jeremy Doucet State Director FIRE Coalition Portsmouth RI Tea Party Patriots Member, Rhode Island Tea Party
Jesse Lee Peterson President BOND Los Angeles CA Member, South Central LA Tea Party
Jim Eckland Lancaster, MA Team Leader FIRE Coalition Lancaster MA Tea Party Nation, Tea Party Patriots Member, Northborough MA Tea Party
Jim Gilchrist President Minuteman Project Aliso Viejo CA 1776 Tea Party
Jim Ludwick Director Of Communications, Former President Oregonians For Immigration Reform Mcminnville OR Spoke At Oregon 9-12 Project Meetings
Jim Nixon Tucson, AZ Team Leader FIRE Coalition Tucson AZ Patriot Action Network
Jim Rizoli Founder Concerned Citizens And Friends Of Illegal Immigration Law Enforcement Framingham MA Patriot Action Network
Jim Robb Staff Member NumbersUSA Alexandria VA Spoke At Alexandria Tea Party Events
John Hendrix Chapter Leader Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Florida Chapter Tampa FL Patriot Action Network
John Ryan Founder Pennsylvania Minutemen Southampton PA Tea Party Nation
Joyce Mucci Founder, Staff Mid America Immigration Reform Coalition, FAIR Kansas City MO Spoke At Baton Rouge Tea Party Event, Tampa & Inverness Florida TP Events
Kenny J. Wallis President Keeparkansaslegal Little Rock AR Spoke At March 14, 2009 Arkansas Tea Party Protest
Kris Kobach Counsel Immigration Reform Law Institute (FAIR) Overland Park KS Spoke At Several Tea Party Events In Kansas
Larry Jones Pinal County, AZ Team Leader FIRE Coalition Maricopa AZ Member, Arizona Tea Party
Lawrence Headrick Chapter Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Northwest Georgia Chapter Tunnel Hill GA Member, Local Tea Party
Lex Price Chapter Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Emporia Chapter Emporia KS Leader, Kansans For Constitutional Integrity And Emporia Tea Party
Louise Whiteford President Texans For Immigration Reform, Inc. Houston TX Tea Party Nation
Mark Boughton Mayor Of The City Of Danbury Mayors And County Executives For Immigration Reform Danbury CT Campaigned At Tea Party Events
Mark Ryan Chapter Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Crawford County Chapter Denison IA Active with Local Tea Party
Marlene Tobin Chapter Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Pittsburgh Chapter Canonsburg PA Tea Party Patriots Member, Southwest PA Tea Party; Member, Pittsburgh South 912 Group; Member, Washington County, PA 912 Project
Michael Crowe President Virginia Coalition For Immigration Reform Springfield VA Patriot Action Network
Mike Jarbeck Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Florida Chapter Orlando FL Patriot Action Network
Pat Byrne Texas State Deputy Director & Texas Border Operations Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Texas Chapter Austin TX Executive Director, Patriots Coalition
Penny Magnotto Founder Minutewomen On The Road Lake Elsinore CA Participated In California Tea Party Events
Peter Gadiel President 9-11 Families For A Secure America Kent CT 1776 Tea Party
Peter Lanteri New York Chapter Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - New York Chapter Long Island NY Spoke At Long Island Tea Party Coalition Meeting, March 30, 2011
Ray Bostard Berks County Team Leader FIRE Coalition Reading PA Patriot Action Network, Tea Party Nation, Tea Party Patriots, Member, Berks County Patriots
Rebecca Forest Co-Founder Immigration Reform Coalition Of Texas (IRCOT) Austin TX Leader, Texas Tea Party
Renee Slinkard Founder Kansas FIRE Coalition Paola KS Leader Tea Party Immigration Coalition Kansas Chapter
Rick Haley Vice President Oregonians For Immigration Reform McMinnville OR Spoke Salem Tea Party Event. OFIR Also Participated In Tea Party Events
Rick Oltman National Media Director (Former) Californians For Population Stabilization Novato CA Spoke At California Tea Party Events
Robert Dameron Founder Citizens For The State Of Washington Yakima WA Patriot Action Network
Robert Najmulski Northeast Field Director Federation For American Immigration Reform Washington DC Spoke At Lorain County Tea Party, Greater Boston Tea Party, And Adrian, MI 9-12 Project Meetings
Robert Wren Chair UFIRE Spanish Fork UT Spoke At October 18, 2010 Salt Lake County Tea Party Event
Robin Hvidston Co-Founder, Leader FIRE Coalition; Southern California Minuteman Upland CA Patriot Action Network
Rodney Hunt Co-Founder Mississippi FIRE Flowood MS Patriot Action Network, Tea Party Patriots Director, Central Mississippi Tea Party Inc.
Ron Bass Founder United Patriots Of America Elizabeth NJ Patriot Action Network
Ron Woodward Director NC Listen Cary NC Spoke At Tea Party Rally In Raleigh, NC
Rosanna Pulido Founder Chicago Minutemen Chicago Il Patriot Action Network
Roy Beck Executive Director NumbersUSA Arlington VA Spoke At Several Tea Party Events
Ruthie Hendrycks Founder Minnesotans Seeking Immigration Reform Hanska MN Patriot Action Network
Sandra Beene Co-Founder Texas Minutemen Huntsville TX Patriot Action Network
Schuylar Crist Chapter Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - San Antonio Chapter San Antonio TX Member Local Tea Party
Shawna Forde Founder Minuteman American Defense Everett WA Active With Phoenix Tea Party Before Arrest
Stan Weekes Director Colorado Alliance For Immigration Reform Lakewood CO Spoke At Denver Tea Party Events
Steve Eichler Executive Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Riverside CA 1776 Tea Party
Steve Salvi Founder Ohio Jobs & Justice - PAC Cleveland OH Patriot Action Network
Steven R. Maness Founder New Jersey Minuteman Project Sayreville NJ Tea Party Patriots
Susan Tully National Field Director Federation For American Immigration Reform Viroqua WI Tea Party Patriots
Ted Hayes Co-Founder Crispus Attucks Brigade Los Angeles CA His Group, American Black Shield, Is Listed As A Member Group Of The SoCal Patriots. Also Spoke At Tea Party Events.
Teresa Alvelo Chapter Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Austin Chapter San Marcos TX Member, Austin, TX Tea Party; San Marcos 912 Patriots, Caldwell 9.12 Project; Constitution Meetup Group
Terry Gorman Founder Rhode Islanders For Immigration Law Enforcement (MMP) Lincoln RI Active With Rhode Island Tea Partiers
Tim Bueler Media Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Laguna Beach CA 1776 Tea Party
Tony Dolz Chapter Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - LA Chapter Thousand Oaks CA FreedomWorks
Walter Adams State Director Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Pennsylvania Chapter Croydon PA Patriot Action Network
Wendell Neal Leader Tulsa Minutemen Broken Arrow OK Patriot Action Network
William Gheen President ALIPAC Raleigh NC Organized Tea Party Against Amnesty Events Across Country


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