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December 31, 2000

The Conservative Movement Moves In

Tracking the migration of sponsored conservatives into the George W. Bush administration.

Since the selection of Republican George W. Bush as president by the US Supreme Court, the people of the sponsored conservative movement, holed up in think tanks, universities, and sponsored media institutions across the country have appeared like Jackals at a fresh kill to pounce on our bloodied democracy and are now populating the new administration. Media Transparency is seeking to document this transition from privately sponsored, tax-exempt, government-in-waiting to actual government. If you have info on this transition, please pass it along to media@cursor.org.

Who Where were they? Where did they go? A Spencer AbrahamHelped found the Federalist Society*.Secretary, Department of Energy Elliott AbramsPresident of Ethics and Public Policy Center; On boards of Media Research Center, Center for Security Policy, and was a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute.Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director on the NSC for Southwest Asia, Near East and North African Affairs; Senior Director for Democracy, Human Rights, and International Operations,National Security Council** Alex AcostaMember of the Federalist Society. Before joining the Bush administration, Acosta directed the Project on the Judiciary at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.*Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Angela AntonelliDirector of Economic Policy Studies, Heritage FoundationChief Financial Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development Kris ArdizzoneExecutive Director, Eagle Forum, former legislative assistant for John AshcroftDeputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Policy Development B Sam BeardMember of the Cato Institute’s social security privatization advisory board.*Member, Commission to Strengthen Social Security Bradford BerensonMember of the Federalist Society*Associate Counsel to the President Andrew BiggsWas an assistant for the Cato Institute’s Project on Social Security Privatization. *Staff member, Commission to Strengthen Social Security Anita BlairFounder of the Independent Women's Forum and also served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and President of the group at various times.*Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy in Manpower and Reserve Affairs John BoltonVice president at the American Enterprise Institute. Bolton was also a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and served on the advisory board of the Center for Security Policy.*Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs Ralph F. Boyd Jr.Member of the Federalist Society. Clint Bolick of the Institute for Justice called Bush’s nomination of Boyd “inspired,” saying he hoped for changes in a division that he charged “has gone adrift on ideological crusades over the last eight years.”*Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights L. Paul Bremer III Chairman of Heritage Foundation's Homeland Security Task Force Governor of Iraq Andrew BushDirector of the Welfare Policy Center at the Hudson Institute.*Director of the Office of Family Assistance at HHS C Stephen Cambone National Defense University Foundation, Inc. Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Elaine L. Chao Heritage Foundation,Independent Women's Forum Labor Secretary Linda ChavezEqual Opportunity Foundation,Independent Women's Forum, Center of the American Experiment(almost Labor Sec) Lynne V. CheneyAmerican Enterprise Institute, American Council of Trustees and Alumni,Independent Women's ForumSecond Lady Michael ChertoffMember of Federalist Society *Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division Jeffrey ClarkeMember of Federalist Society *Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division Paul ClementMember of Federalist Society *Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice Randy ClerihueWas press secretary for the Cato Institute *Spokesman, Commission to Strengthen Social Security Eric CohenWas managing editor of The Public Interest, and is an alumnus of the Collegiate Network. *Senior Research Analyst, President's Council on Bioethics Daniel CollinsMember of Federalist Society *Associate Deputy Attorney General Cesar CondaExecutive director of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution *Assistant to the Vice President for Domestic Policy R. Ted CruzMember of Federalist Society *Associate Deputy Attorney General D Carol D'Amico Adjunct fellow at the Hudson Institute *Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. On the boards of the Capital Research Center and the Hudson Institute.*Director, Office of Management and Budget John J. DiIulio Jr. Manhattan Institute, Princeton University, New Citizenship Project, Inc. Brookings InstitutionWhite House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives** Viet DinhMember of Federalist Society *Assistant Attorney General, Office of Policy Development Paula J. DobrianskyIndependent Women's Forum, Hudson InstituteUndersecretary of State for Global Affairs E Don EberlyCapital Research Center, Founder, National Fatherhood Initiative deputy assistant with the Faith Based Initiative F Douglas FeithServed on the advisory board of the Center for Security Policy*Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Timothy E. FlaniganStrong ties and funding from the Federalist Society*Deputy Counsel to the President Noel FranciscoMember of the Federalist Society*Associate Counsel to the President Aaron FriedbergPrinceton UniversityDirector of policy planning on VP Cheney's foreign-policy staff David FrumFellow at the Manhattan Institute*Special Assistant to the President for Economic Speechwriting G Robert P. GeorgeServes on the boards of directors of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, the Institute for American Values, the Institute on Religion and Democracy, the National Association of Scholars, and the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights. George is also on the editorial board of First Things magazine.*Member, President's Council on Bioethics Michael J. GersonSenior Policy adviser at the Heritage Foundation*Director of Presidential Speechwriting and Senior Policy Adviser Stephen GoldsmithManhattan InstituteHead of Faith-Based Advisory Board - now head of the Corporation for National and Community Service (oversees Americorp, among other opportunites for faith-based funding) Mark GroombridgeResearch fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the Cato Institute*.Special Assistant, Office of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security H Sarah V. Hart Was Chairman of the Sentencing and Corrections Subcommittee of the Federalist Society *Director, National Institute of Justice Jay Hein Worked for many years at Hudson Institute Jay F. Hein named Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and a deputy assistant to the president Amy Holmes Independent Women's ForumPublic Affairs, Corporation for National and Community Service Kim R. Holmes Heritage Foundation's principal spokesman on foreign and defense policy issues.Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs [NOTE: Holmes -- long a critic of anti-Americanism at the United Nations -- will now be the State Department's point man for designing a new U.S. strategy to work with the U.N.] Jeffrey Holmstead Served as an adjunct scholar for Citizens for the Environment, an organization formed in 1990 as a project of Citizens for a Sound EconomyThe Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency, is responsible for the oversight of agency air activities, including the development of national programs, technical policies, and regulations for air pollution control. Oversees development of national standards for air quality and emission standards for new stationary sources and hazardous pollutants. Wade Horn National Fatherhood Initiative,Independent Women's ForumAsst Sec. for Family Support at the Dept of Health and Human Services R. Glenn Hubbard Visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research*Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers J Kay Cole JamesBoard of Directors of Focus on the Family, was a Sr. Fellow at the Heritage Foundation., was Sr. VP at Family Research Council, Dir. of Public Affairs at Natl. Right to Life, and was a dean at Regent University. director of the Office of Personnel Management Brian W. JonesServed as vice-chair of the civil rights meeting group of the Federalist Society; helped launch the Center for New Black Leadership *General Counsel, Department of Education K Leon KassFellow at the American Enterprise Institute. *Chairman, President's Council on Bioethics Brett KavanaughMember of the Federalist Society*Associate Counsel to the President Peter KirsanowPast chair of the board of directors of the Center for New Black Leadership*Commissioner, Commission on Civil Rights Anne KruegerSenior fellow at the Hoover Institute*Member, Council of Economic Advisers Floyd KvammeChairman of the board of Empower America. *Co-chair, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology L Lawrence B. LindseyResident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington*Assistant to the President for Economic Policy; Director, National Economic Council** M Brunno V. MannoWas a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and executive director for the National Commission on Philanthropy and Civic Renewal, which was established by the Bradley Foundation. Manno is also a contributing editor to Philanthropy magazine, which is published by the Philanthropy Roundtable.*Chairman, Commission on Presidential Scholars N Gale NortonMountain States Legal Foundation Interior Secretary O Eileen J. O'ConnorIndependent Women's ForumAsst. Attorney General for the Justice Department's Tax Division Paul O'NeillBoard member of the American Enterprise Institute*Secretary, Department of Treasury** Theodore OlsonServed on the boards of Washington Legal Foundation, Independent Women's Forum. Head of Washington, DC chapter of the Federalist Society; involved in the "Arkansas Project" an effort by the American Spectator magazine; funded by Richard Mellon Scaife. *Solicitor General, Department of Justice Susan OrrSocial Studies Policy Director at the Reason Public Policy Institute *Associate Commissioner, Children’s Bureau, Department of Health and Human Services Lee Sarah Liberman OtisFounding member of the Federalist Society *General Counsel, Department of Energy P Tim PennyMember of the Cato Institute’s social security privatization advisory board. Penny has also been a policy fellow at both the Cato Institute and the Center of the American Experiment*Member, Commission to Strengthen Social Security Richard PerleResident Fellow, American Enterprise InstituteChairman, Defense Policy Board, Department of Defense R Bennet William RaleyHas been a member of the Defenders of Property Rights Attorney Network and a member of the Board of Litigation at Mountain States Legal Foundation*Assistant Secretary, Water and Science, Department of Interior Nina Shokraii ReesEthics and Public Policy Center, American Enterprise InstituteAccording to the American Enterprise Institute's website, where she was a "senior policy analyst", she is now Deputy Assistant to Vice President Cheney for Domestic Policy. Robert ReillyWas President of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation*.Director, Voice of America Gerald ReynoldsCenter for New Black Leadership, Equal Opportunity Foundation Head of the US Department of Education's office of civil rights James RocheAdvisory Board, Center for Security Policy Secretary of the Air Force Diana Furchtgott-RothAmerican Enterprise Institute,Independent Women's ForumChief of Staff for the White House Council of Economic Advisers Donald RumsfeldServed on the advisory boards of the Center for Security Policy and William Bennett's Empower America*.Secretary of Defense S Thomas SavingSigned the Cato Institute petition calling for the privatization of social security. *Member, Commission to Strengthen Social Security Thomas L. SansonettiMember of the Federalist Society *Assistant Attorney, Environment and Natural Resources Division Eugene ScaliaSon of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, is a member of the Federalist Society *Solicitor, Department of Labor (serving by recess appointment) Lynn ScarlettReason Institute (a project of the Reason Foundation), American Enterprise InstituteAssistant Interior Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget William SchambraDirector of Programs, Bradley FoundationBoard of Directors, Corporation for National and Community Service Joseph E. Schmitz Member, Federalist Society Inspector General, Department of Defense Josette ShinerFormer president of Empower America, served on the advisory board of CEO America and is a member of the Independent Women’s Forum*Associate U.S. Trade Representative for Policy and Communications Abram ShulskyRand Corporation, National Strategy Information Centerdirector of the Office of Special Plans T Larry ThompsonMember of the Federalist Society.*Deputy Attorney General Jason TorchinskyMember of the Federalist Society*Executive Assistant to the Counsel to the President and Paralegal W John P. WaltersPhilanthropy Roundtable (head of), The New Citizenship Project (president of) (rumored) director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Rebecca W. Watsonserved on the Board of Litigation at Mountain States Legal Foundation and is listed on the Defenders of Property Rights Attorney Network.*Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, Department of Interior Carolyn WeaverAuthored what the New Republic called “the original 1979 Cato [Institute] article on privatization. *Member, Commission to Strengthen Social Security Peter WehnerExecutive director for policy at Empower America*Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director, Speechwriting M. Edward Whelan IIIMember of the Federalist Society*Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel James Q. WilsonHas served as chairman of the board of academic advisers of the American Enterprise Institute and the Policy Board of Ward Connerly’s American Civil Rights Union.*Member, President's Council on Bioethics Paul WolfowitzServed on the advisory board of the Center for Security Policy*Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert L. Woodson Sr. Founder and president of the National Center for Neighborhood EnterpriseMember of the Homeland Security Advisory Council Y Stephen YatesSenior Policy Analyst, Heritage FoundationDeputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs John YooMember of the Federalist Society*Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel Sarah YoussefResearch assistant, Heritage FoundationAssociate Director, Domestic Policy Z Karl ZinsmeisterScholar, American Enterprise InstituteTop domestic policy adviser, George W. Bush * From People for the American Way's The Right-Wing Affiliations of Bush Administration Officials. ** Already either quit, fired, or moved into different job in the administration.