Wisconsin Club for Growth

Wisconsin Club for Growth is a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization based in Wisconsin.^[1] It financially supported Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker during the recall election in 2012.^[2]^[3] It had $8 million in revenue in 2012.^[3]

Governance

Director, Eric O'Keefe
Director and spokesman, R.J. Johnson^[4] who also worked on Walker's 2010 and 2012 campaigns^[3]
Treasurer, Valerie Johnson, wife of R.J. Johnson.^[3]

Funds disbursed

These are among funds given:

2011, $4.2 million to Citizens for a Strong America Treasurer, Valerie Johnson, and director, John Connors.^[5]
$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.^[3]
$250,000 to the Washington, D.C.-based voucher group American Federation for Children^[3]
$2.9 million to the political arm of the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce^[3]

Donations received

These are among donations received:

1,500,000 dollars from John Menard Jr.^[6]
1,000,000 dollars from Stephen Cohen,^[7] the founder of SAC Capitol Advisors
700,000 dollars from Gogebic Taconite LLC,^[7] owned by Chris Cline
250,000 dollars fromQ hedge fund CEO Paul Singer^[7]
100,000 dollars from manufacturer Maclean-Fogg Co^[7]
50,000 dollars donation from Atlanticus Holdings CEO David Hanna's trust^[7]
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.^[7]
50,000 dollars from Richard Colburn, vice-president of Consolidated Electrical Distributors^[7]
25,000 dollars from Keith Colburn, president of Consolidated Electrical Distributors^[7]

References

↑ DeFour, Matthew (October 28, 2014). "Complaint: Wisconsin Club for Growth violated IRS rules". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/08/us/politics/behind-scott-walker-a-longstanding-conservative-alliance-against-unions.html
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Also from Lisa Kaiser. "Who Was Wisconsin Club for Growth's $1 Million Donor?". Shepherd Express. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
↑ "Prosecutor in Scott Walker Probe Asks Justices to Recuse". PR Watch. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
↑ http://shepherdexpress.com/article-permalink-22099.html
↑ "Secret $1.5M donation from Wisconsin billionaire Menard uncovered in Scott Walker dark-money probe - Milwaukee - Milwaukee Business Journal". Bizjournals.com. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Marley, Patrick (2014-08-22). "Walker wanted funds funneled to Wisconsin Club for Growth". Jsonline.com. Retrieved 2015-07-05.

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