Rely on Your Beliefs Fund
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The Rely on Your Beliefs Fund (ROYB Fund) is an American Political Action Committee associated with Rep. Roy Blunt. Since its inception, the fund has collected and spent more than $1.8 million.
On May 23, 2002, the ROYB Fund was forced to enter into a consent decree with the Missouri Ethics Commission for failing to comply with Missouri law by not filing a statement of organization and required reports in a timely fashion. [1]
People
- Roy Blunt – honorary chairman. [link removed]
- Jim Ellis – founding staffer [2]
Notable contributors
- AbbVie[1]
- Altria (one of the top corporate contributors in 2001-02 according to [3]; Blunt's current wife was previously a lobbyist for the company)
- American Airlines[2]
- American Beverage Association[3]
- American Crystal Sugar Company
- American Dental Association[4]
- Amgen [4]
- Anheuser-Busch[5]
- Anthem Insurance[6]
- AT&T[7]
- Enron [5]
- Facebook[8]
- Koch Industries[9]
- Merck[10]
- Microsoft PAC [6]
- National Association of Broadcasters[11]
- Pfizer[12]
- Travellers [13]
- Time-Warner[14]
- T-Mobile[15]
- Waste Management[16]
- Walmart[17]
- In March 2002, the Tigua tribe began making political contributions on request of Jack Abramoff in hopes of getting a casino approved. [7]
Payees
- J.W. Ellis Co. (roughly $88,000 in consulting fees) [8]
References
- ^ "Rely on Your Beliefs PAC Donors • OpenSecrets".
- ^ "FEC Disclosure Report Search Results".
- ^ "FEC Disclosure Report Search Results".
- ^ "FEC Disclosure Report Search Results".
- ^ "FEC Disclosure Report Search Results".
- ^ "FEC Disclosure Report Search Results".
- ^ "Rely on Your Beliefs PAC Donors • OpenSecrets".
- ^ "Rely on Your Beliefs PAC Donors • OpenSecrets".
- ^ "Rely on Your Beliefs PAC Donors • OpenSecrets".
- ^ "Rely on Your Beliefs PAC Donors • OpenSecrets".
- ^ "Rely on Your Beliefs PAC Donors • OpenSecrets".
- ^ "Rely on Your Beliefs PAC Donors • OpenSecrets".
- ^ "FEC Disclosure Report Search Results".
- ^ "FEC Disclosure Report Search Results".
- ^ "Rely on Your Beliefs PAC Donors • OpenSecrets".
- ^ "FEC Disclosure Report Search Results".
- ^ "FEC Disclosure Report Search Results".