Family Research Council Action (FRC Action) is a right-of-center lobbying organization that seeks to advance faith, family, and freedom by educating and influencing elected officials. FRC Action supports candidates in order to influence elections and impact public policy to reflect the fundamental U.S. values, including life, traditional family values, and religious liberty. ¹

FRC Action is the political action arm of the Family Research Council. ²

Activities

Family Research Council Action recognizes the value of every individual life and advocates for legislation that supports fetal dignity laws, prenatal nondiscrimination acts, and prohibits the trafficking of fetal body parts. FRC Action opposes dismemberment abortions, funding abortion with taxpayer dollars, or federally funding research using fetal tissue derived from induced abortions. ³

Family Research Council Action champions for traditional family values and supports the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act. FRC Action does not support protecting sexual orientation and gender identity as special categories under the law and opposes the Equality Act and the Fairness for All Act. ⁴

The Family Research Council Action PAC endorses candidates who share its values of faith, family, and freedom. Its 2022 endorsements include Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL), Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL), congressional candidate Chad Slotta (R-NC), Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), and Sen. James Lankford (R-OK). ⁵

Funding

FRC Action is funded by donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations. While FRC Action does not disclose its donors, reports to the IRS confirm donations from Evangchr4 Trust ($375,000 in 2014), CitizenLink ($72,222 in 2009), and National Organization for Marriage ($44,000 in 2010). ⁶

People

Tony Perkins is the president of FRC Action and Family Research Council. Perkins is a former Republican Louisiana state representative, former chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, and a past president of the Council for National Policy. ⁷

Jerry Boykin is the executive vice president of both FRC Action and Family Research Council, and was Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence during the George W. Bush administration. ⁸

Brent Keilen is the vice president of FRC Action. Keilen formerly worked as a legislative aide and policy director in the Michigan state legislature and with the Republican National Committee during the 2004 George W. Bush presidential campaign. ⁹

Matt Carpenter is the director of FRC Action. Carpenter formerly worked as a legislative and budget analyst for former Florida Governor Rick Scott (R). ¹⁰

Chrysta Johnson is the assistant director of programs at FRC Action and the former director of the Truth for a New Generation Conference. ¹¹

Worth Loving is the political engagement manager at FRC Action. Loving formerly worked as a development assistant at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and is a former fellow at the John Jay Institute. ¹²

Board of Directors

Phil Burress is the former president of Citizens for Community Values (now Center for Christian Virtue). ¹³

Tom Shields is the former chair of the Coalition for Marriage and Family. ¹⁴

Other members of the board include Jeff Armour, David Langdon, Brian Pharris, Mark Smith, and Paul Tripodi.

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