Jim DeMint

Ed Feulner Returns as Heritage Foundation Interim President After DeMint Ousted for Management Failures

2017-05-02 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Ed Feulner, who had retired as Heritage Foundation president in 2013 after 36 years of leadership, returned as interim president and CEO on May 2, 2017, after Heritage’s Board of Trustees unanimously forced out Jim DeMint due to “significant and worsening management issues” that …

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Edwin Feulner Retires as Heritage Foundation President After 36 Years Building Conservative Movement Infrastructure

2013-04-03 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Edwin J. Feulner Jr. retired as president of the Heritage Foundation on April 3, 2013, after an extraordinary 36-year tenure that transformed Heritage from a small Capitol Hill operation with 9 staff members and a $1 million budget into the most influential conservative think tank in Washington, …

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9/12 Taxpayer March on Washington Demonstrates Koch Network Mobilization Power

2009-09-12 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The 9/12 Taxpayer March on Washington represented a pivotal moment in conservative political organizing, mobilizing an estimated 60,000-75,000 protesters against the Obama administration policies. Meticulously organized by Koch-affiliated groups like FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity, the …

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