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| '''Americans For Prosperity''' (AFP) is a ] based political advocacy group which describes itself on its website as "... an organization of grassroots leaders who engage citizens in the name of limited government and free markets on the local, state and federal levels." | '''Americans For Prosperity''' (AFP) is a conservative ] based political advocacy group which describes itself on its website as "... an organization of grassroots leaders who engage citizens in the name of limited government and free markets on the local, state and federal levels." | ||
| ==History and Mission== | ==History and Mission== | ||
| In 2003, an internal rift between Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE) and its affiliated Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation led to a split in which CSEF was renamed as a separate organization, called Americans For Prosperity. AFP is affiliated with the Independent Women's Forum. Both organizations share the same Washington address, and they also share most of the same operational staff. | |||
| AFP is dedicated to promoting a sound economic policy that supports business and regulatory restraint by government. AFP recently hosted an event in Washington D.C. entitled, "Defending the American Dream Summit" on ] ]. The topic of the debate was government spending and taxation. Presidential candidates attending included ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. Other speakers included ], ], ], ], ], ], Dr. Barry Poulson, and AFP founder ]. | AFP is dedicated to promoting a sound economic policy that supports business and regulatory restraint by government. AFP recently hosted an event in Washington D.C. entitled, "Defending the American Dream Summit" on ] ]. The topic of the debate was government spending and taxation. Presidential candidates attending included ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. Other speakers included ], ], ], ], ], ], Dr. Barry Poulson, and AFP founder ]. | ||
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| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
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| Website | http://www.americansforprosperity.org |
Americans For Prosperity (AFP) is a conservative Washington D.C. based political advocacy group which describes itself on its website as "... an organization of grassroots leaders who engage citizens in the name of limited government and free markets on the local, state and federal levels."
History and Mission
In 2003, an internal rift between Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE) and its affiliated Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation led to a split in which CSEF was renamed as a separate organization, called Americans For Prosperity. AFP is affiliated with the Independent Women's Forum. Both organizations share the same Washington address, and they also share most of the same operational staff.
AFP is dedicated to promoting a sound economic policy that supports business and regulatory restraint by government. AFP recently hosted an event in Washington D.C. entitled, "Defending the American Dream Summit" on October 5 2007. The topic of the debate was government spending and taxation. Presidential candidates attending included Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Ron Paul, Sam Brownback, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thompson. Other speakers included John Stossel, Dinesh D'Souza, Art Laffer, John Fund, Steve Moore, Herman Cain, Dr. Barry Poulson, and AFP founder David H. Koch.
The organization has state chapters in 20 of the 50 states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.