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Non-profit
Civic Influencers, formerly the Campus Election Engagement Project, promotes left-leaning policies and get-out-the-vote efforts on college campuses across the United States. The organization was formed as an ostensibly nonpartisan voter registration organization and later rebranded as an explicitly left-leaning organization supporting abortion access and other left-leaning policies. The organization also
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Non-profit
Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) is a left-of-center nonprofit that advocates for student voting through lawsuits, supporting legislation, and on-campus get-out-the-vote campaigns. AGF is named for Andrew Goodman, a college student who joined Freedom Summer, a 1964 civil rights voter registration drive in Mississippi who was murdered along with two other
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Political Party/527
Occupy Democrats Election Fund is a political action committee started in 2019 by Omar Rivero who created the left-wing political organization Occupy Democrats. 1 The Occupy Democrats Election Fund is classified as a hybrid PAC/super
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For-profit
Morgan and Morgan is a personal injury law firm based in Orlando, Florida founded and led by Democratic political donor John Morgan. The firm is heavily focused on personal injury, medical malpractice, and class action lawsuits. The firm is among the largest personal injury law firms in the United
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For-profit
Grant & Eisenhofer (G&E) is a plaintiff-side trial law firm 1 headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware 2 that specializes in U.S.
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Person
Tulsi Gabbard is an American politician who represented Hawaii in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021. Gabbard was a member of the Democratic Party throughout her career until 2022 when she announced she was leaving the party after years of conflict with the party establishment. Gabbard started
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For-profit
Baron & Budd is a law firm specializing in class-action lawsuits, particularly those dealing with mesothelioma. It is also notable for its work with left-of-center nonprofits and ties to Democratic Party politicians. Background Founded in 1977, Baron & Budd (Formally Baron & Budd, P.C.) is a Texas-based law firm that
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Non-profit
The Everglades Foundation is an environmental advocacy group focused on supporting Everglades National Park in southern Florida. The organization engages in research, public education, and conservation efforts. The Everglades Foundation was co-founded by billionaire financier Paul Tudor Jones. Both the foundation and Jones have been criticized for associations with Florida
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Person
Ruth Shaber is the founder of Tara Health Foundation and Reproductive Health Investors Alliance (Rhia Ventures), which are both impact investment firms focused on women’s health and related issues, including abortion and contraception access. She is president of Tara Health Foundation, board chair of Rhia Ventures, and
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Non-profit
Voters’ Right to Know (VRTK) is a social welfare advocacy group that promotes transparency in elections and the disclosure of political spending. 1 It is led by and has partnered with left-of-center individuals and
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Non-profit
The Good Information Foundation is a left-of-center nonprofit organization funded by multiple left-of-center donors and organizations formed in 2021 to combat “disinformation” and promote “fact-based reporting.” The group is the nonprofit foundation arm of Good Information Inc., which was launched in 2021 by Democratic political consultant Tara McGowan. Critics
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Non-profit
The Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) is a major philanthropic organization backed by major players in the film industry, the music industry, and other American entertainment industries. Founded in 1942 by several leading figures in Hollywood, the foundation claims to have raised more than $1 billion throughout its existence and contributes
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Person
Paul Tudor Jones is an American billionaire investor and philanthropist. He is the founder of the Tudor Investment Company and conducts his philanthropic work through the Robin Hood Foundation and Everglades Foundation. Tudor Jones has historically supported both Republican and Democratic politicians, and has praised both President Donald
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Non-profit
The Center for Open Data Enterprise (CODE) is a nonprofit founded in January 2015. The group works with governments and private organizations to use data for left-of-center social agendas. CODE’s president, Joel Gurin, is the former Chair of White House Task Force on Smart Disclosure under President Barack Obama
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Person
Stephanie Cutter is the co-founder of political consulting firm Precision. Previously, she served as the deputy campaign manager for President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign and was the Chief Program Executive for the 2020 virtual Democratic National Convention (DNC) event.
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Non-profit
The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, previously known as the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, is a nonprofit organization which owns and runs Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s historical estate. The Foundation states that its vision is to use Thomas Jefferson’s legacy to revisit history in light of “national and global dialogues.”
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Person
Rachel Laser is the president and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AUSCS), a left-of-center advocacy group. She formerly worked for Planned Parenthood, the National Women’s Law Center, Third Way, and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. For two years, Laser
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Political Party/527
The Democratic Coalition is a Democratic super PAC that was created to oppose then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016. The organization has been criticized for directing an inordinate amount of the funds its raises to salaries and consulting firms instead of independent expenditures in support of Democratic candidates.
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Labor Union
The International Union of Electrical Workers (IUE) was a left-of-center labor union chartered by the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). It negotiated labor protections for electrical and radio workers and organized several strikes, most notably the Westinghouse strikes of 1955-56 and the General Electric (GE) strikes of 1960
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Person
Michael T. Morley is a law professor who has written extensively on election and constitutional law. He has contributed to both the conservative-leaning Federalist Society and the National Task Force on Election Crises, an ostensibly nonpartisan commission on election security that criticized President Donald Trump. Morley is
