American Majority Action Explained

American Majority Action
Type:Grassroots Political Action Organization
Founded Date:2010
Founder:Ned Ryun
Location:Purcellville, Virginia
Key People:Ned Ryun, CEO
Matt Batzel, Executive Director
Area Served:United States
Focus:Conservative principles, small government, and grassroots activism
Method:Political campaign strategy, grassroots organizing
Affiliations:American Majority

American Majority Action is a conservative 501(c)(4) non-profit political action organization which focuses on voter education and mobilization efforts.[1]

Founded in August 2010, American Majority Action is affiliated with American Majority, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that identifies and trains grassroots candidates and activists for local and state campaigns. The founder and president of American Majority Action is Ned Ryun.[2]

According to OpenSecrets, almost all of American Majority Action's 2022 funding came from dark money organization Restoration Action and its super PAC.[3] Conservative donor Richard Uihlein is a major contributor to Restoration Action PAC.[4]

Activities

In October 2010, American Majority Action released the Voter Fraud App, a smartphone app developed to report and track illegal voting activity at polling places. Using photographs and text, the Voter Fraud App compiled a list of alleged vote fraud incidents and was updated in real-time throughout election day.[5]

In 2012, American Majority Action launched a #FireBoehner campaign aimed at removing John Boehner from his position as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Underwood. Madison. Mark Lester hits Gary Palmer on 'fees' from 'radical, Tea Party organization'; Palmer fires back . 30 June 2015 . AL.com . September 10, 2014.
  2. News: Vogel. Kenneth. Haberman. Maggie. Karl Rove, Koch brothers lead charge to control Republican data . 30 June 2015 . Politico. April 22, 2013.
  3. Web site: Top Organizations Disclosing Donations to American Majority Action, 2022 . www.opensecrets.org . OpenSecrets . 4 October 2024.
  4. Web site: Millions of dollars poured into a ‘dark money’ group tied to billionaire-backed super PAC and efforts to expose voter rolls . www.opensecrets.org . OpenSecrets . 4 October 2024.
  5. News: Kaplan. Jeremy. Got Voter Fraud? Yeah, There's an App For That . 30 June 2015 . Fox News . November 2, 2010.
  6. News: Enloe. Chris. Boehner's 'Failures' Might Get Him Tossed as Speaker if Trey Gowdy and His Supporters Have Their Way. 30 June 2015 . IJ Review . https://web.archive.org/web/20150701002753/http://www.ijreview.com/2014/12/216225-trey-gowdy-take-speaker-house/ . 1 July 2015 . dead.
  7. News: House . Billy . Trouble for Boehner's Speakership? . 30 June 2015 . National Journal . December 20, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131223225255/http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/trouble-for-boehner-s-speakership-20121220 . 23 December 2013 .