Centerline Action

Activities

Centerline Action uses results from public opinion surveys to support its claim that Americans are more united than divided. Centerline Action states that there is a forgotten majority of Americans who want lawmakers from all sides to work collectively to create policies that would positively impact all Americans. To this end, Centerline Action seeks to advance centrist public policy solutions. ¹

Centerline Action advocates for LGBT interests and points to surveys showing that 72% of registered voters believe that same-sex marriage should remain legal, which includes 56% of Republicans. ² In a July 11, 2024 press release, Centerline Action president James Dozier applauded the Republican Party for formally removing its opposition to the same-sex marriages from its 2024 Party Platform. A 2024 report commissioned by Centerline Liberties, Centerline Action’s charitable arm, found widespread societal benefits from state recognition of such unions, including an increase in adoption rates and mortgage applications, enhanced public safety and health, and savings to the national health care system. ⁴

Centerline Action advocates for conservation investments and maintaining a clean energy infrastructure in the U.S. In a series of voter surveys commissioned by American Conservation Coalition Action, the Audubon Action Fund, and Centerline Action, results showed bipartisan support for maintaining funding for programs in the Farm Bill like conservation and climate-smart agriculture. Additionally, the survey results show that both Republicans and Democrats are looking to the U.S. Congress to protect and advance commonsense conservation solutions that can curb carbon emissions and improve the quality of our land, water, and wildlife. ⁵

Funding

Centerline Action is funded by donations from individuals, foundations, and businesses. While Centerline Action does not disclose its donors, tax filings confirm donations from the Clean Future Action Fund ($474,824 in 2022) ⁶ and Centerline Liberties ($143,500 in 2022). ⁷

Politics and Lobbying

In 2022, Centerline Action made political and lobbying contributions to Community Leaders of America ($25,000), the Republican Governors Association ($100,000), and the Republican State Leadership Committee ($80,000). ⁸

Board of Directors

James Dozier is the founder and president of both Centerline Action and Centerline Liberties, a principal at the Civitas Public Affairs Group, and the founding president and board chair of Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions. Dozier formerly worked as deputy political director at the LGBTQ Victory Fund, a program officer at the Gill Action Fund, and a field director at Log Cabin Republicans. ⁹

Michael Napolitano is an independent policy consultant. Napolitano formerly worked as a vice president at Goldman Sachs, a senior manager at the Markle Foundation, and a special assistant to the White House political director. Napolitano formerly worked on the 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns of George W. Bush. ¹⁰

David Langdon is a former vice president at Hill and Knowlton Strategies. Langdon formerly worked as special assistant to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) during his 2012 presidential campaign, as special assistant to the chair of the Republican National Committee, and as a staff assistant for George W. Bush’s 2004 presidential re-election campaign. ¹¹