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Wisconsin Club for Growth

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Wisconsin Club for Growth is a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization based in Wisconsin. It financially supported Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker during the recall election in 2012. It had $8 million in revenue in 2012.

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Governance

  • Director, Eric O'Keefe
  • Director and spokesman, R.J. Johnson who also worked on Walker's 2010 and 2012 campaigns
  • Treasurer, Valerie Johnson, wife of R.J. Johnson.

    • Funds disbursed

    These are among funds given:

  • 2011, $4.2 million to Citizens for a Strong America Treasurer, Valerie Johnson, and director, John Connors.
  • $450,000 to the Austin, Texas-based Alliance for Self-Governance, an inactive tax-exempt operation launched by Wisconsin Club for Growth director Eric O’Keefe.
  • $250,000 to the Washington, D.C.-based voucher group American Federation for Children
  • $2.9 million to the political arm of the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce

    • Donations received

    These are among donations received:

  • 1,500,000 dollars from John Menard Jr.
  • 1,000,000 dollars from Stephen Cohen, the founder of SAC Capitol Advisors
  • 700,000 dollars from Gogebic Taconite LLC, owned by Chris Cline
  • 250,000 dollars fromQ hedge fund CEO Paul Singer
  • 100,000 dollars from manufacturer Maclean-Fogg Co
  • 50,000 dollars donation from Atlanticus Holdings CEO David Hanna's trust
  • 50,000 dollars from hedge fund chairman Bruce Kovner
  • $50,000 from natural gas and oil producer Devon Energy
  • $15,000 from Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone and
  • $15,000 from Trump.
  • 50,000 dollars from Richard Colburn, vice-president of Consolidated Electrical Distributors
  • 25,000 dollars from Keith Colburn, president of Consolidated Electrical Distributors

    • References

    Wisconsin Club for Growth Wikipedia
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