Ed Buckham

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Edwin A. Buckham is an evangelical minister, former congressional staffer and lobbyist. Buckham served as chief of staff from approximately 1995 to 1998 to then Majority Whip Tom DeLay. Buckham later became a lobbyist, formed the Alexander Strategy Group, a Republican Party-associated lobbying and political strategy firm with offices in Washington DC and Hong Kong. He is connected to the various scandals surrounding lobbyist Jack Abramoff. He joined DeLay and Abramoff on trips to Russia in 1997, Scotland in 2000, and Korea in 2001 that were funded by Jack Abramoff.

[edit] Political activities

Buckham founded and served as the consultant for U.S. Family Network, Inc. (USFN), a tax-exempt 501(c)(4) corporation founded in Virginia that had its principal offices in the District of Columbia.

Buckham also created and raised funds for the Republican Majority Issues Committee (RMIC), a tax-exempt 527 committee, organized as a corporation under the laws of Virginia with principal office located in Virginia. Karl Gallant, a close political ally of DeLay, ran RMIC and served as its registered agent. Gallant formerly ran Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee (ARMPAC), a political action committee controlled by Tom DeLay. Buckham also consulted for ARMPAC.

ARMPAC is now managed by Jim Ellis. Ellis, a close political ally of DeLay, was also a consultant for Buckham's Alexander Strategy Group.

Alexander Strategy Group, USFN, and RMIC have all shared the same office. ^[1]

[edit] External links

George Loper, "Elections 2000: National Republican Congressional Committee Funds National Right to Life Committee and U.S. Family Network," Loper.org, December 1999.
Jim Burns, "Democrats File RICO Suit Against DeLay," USConservatives, May 3, 2000.
"GOP group pays $280,000 campaign fine," Associated Press (MSNBC), April 9, 2004.
"NRCC busted for illegal 'soft money' donations," The Carpetbagger Report, April 9, 2004.
"Political Contributions by DeLay Alumni During the 2003-2004 Election Cycle," Tech Politics (CQ Weekly, Federal Election Commission downloaded March 2005.)

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