Ann Widdecombe
Photo credit: Catholic Church (England and Wales)/Flickr/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Ann Widdecombe Credentials Background Ann Widdecombe is a former MEP for the South West of England, having represented the Brexit Party, led by former UKIP leader Nigel Farage, until Britain’s withdrawal from the EU. She was previously a Conservative minister under Prime Minister John Major.1“Brexit Party’s […]
Mitch McConnell
Photo credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr/CC BY SA 2.0 Mitch McConnell Credentials Background Mitch McConnell is the Republican senior Senator for Kentucky, having first been elected in 1984. McConnell has been the Senate Majority Leader since 2015, having served as Minority Leader from 2007. […]
Joni Ernst
Image credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 Joni Ernst Credentials Background Joni Ernst is the Republican junior United States Senator for Iowa as of 2014, making her the first woman to represent Iowa in the United States Congress. Ernst was in the Iowa Senate for a term between 2011 and 2014, and prior to entering politics […]
James Lankford
Image credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 James Lankford Credentials Background James Lankford is the Republican junior Senator for Oklahoma as of 2015, having served as U.S. Representative for Oklahoma’s 5th congressional district between 2011 and 2015. Lankford has received donations from the fossil fuel industry, […]
Sterling Varner
Sterling Varner (Deceased) Credentials Background Sterling Verl Varner was president of Koch Industries from 1974 to 1987. He had served on the board of directors since 1967 and was vice chairman of the board from 1987 to 1990. Varner died in 2009, aged 89.1 “Former Koch executive Sterling Varner dies,” Wichita Business Journal, September 30, […]
Sean Noble
Photo credit: screengrab from Twitter Sean Noble Credentials Background Sean Noble is a rightwing political strategist who founded and runs consulting firms, including DC London, Noble Associates, and Compass Strategies, along with the non-profit group dubbed American Encore. American Encore was formerly known as the Center to Protect Patient Rights (CPPR), originally set up to funnel money […]
Nancy Pfotenhauer
Nancy Pfotenhauer Credentials Background Nancy M. (Mitchell) Pfotenhauer is the president of MediaSpeak Strategies, a DC-based communications firm. She has played a major role in a wide range of Koch organizations and connected groups. Pfotenhauer was president and CEO of the Independent Women’s Forum (IWF) from […]
Michael Morgan
Michael Morgan Credentials Background Michael (Mike) Morgan is a Kansas-based lobbyist for Koch Industries. Morgan also sits on the Private Enterprise Advisory Council of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a “free market” organization designed to link state legislators with corporations and create template bills. ALEC has worked closely with the fossil fuel and tobacco […]
Mark Holden
Mark Holden Credentials Background Mark V. Holden is the senior vice president of Koch Industries, chairman of the board of Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, and chairman of the board of the Americans for Prosperity Foundation. Holden began working for Koch Industries in 1995 […]
Kevin Gentry
Kevin Gentry Credentials Background Kevin Gentry is director of strategic development for Koch Industries, vice president of the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation, and a top aide to Charles Koch and David Koch. He has also served as vice president for special projects at Koch Companies Public Sector (KCPS).1“Annual Meeting Bios A – L,” Philanthropy […]
