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Saturday, September 30th, 2017

Mike Pence to headline Koch brothers’ network’s strategy session for the midterm elections

Author:     Lisa Mascaro - Tribune Washington Bureau
Source:     The Raw Story/Tribune Washington Bureau
Publication Date:     30 SEP 2017 AT 00:26 ET
 Link: Mike Pence to headline Koch brothers’ network’s strategy session for the midterm elections
Stephan:   If there is any question as to whom the Trump Administration associates itself perhaps this will answer it.

Vice President Mike Pence

WASHINGTON, D.C.  — Vice President Mike Pence will deliver the keynote address next month at a retreat in Manhattan of the conservative Koch network, as wealthy donors gather to plan political and policy strategy ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.

The network, founded by billionaire industrialist Koch brothers Charles G. and David H. Koch, has close ties to Pence, which has helped enable it to exert influence in the White House despite not endorsing President Trump in 2016.Pence held a private conversation in June with Charles Koch ahead of the group’s Colorado Springs seminar with donors who pay $100,000 annual dues to attend network events.Trump’s legislative director, Marc Short, previously headed the Koch-backed Freedom Partners, a chamber of commerce-style advocacy organization with an aligned political fundraising committee.

The Manhattan meeting on Oct. 12-13 will be the first in New York for the Koch donors network. Over two days, the group will focus on “shaping strategy for the upcoming Senate, House, and gubernatorial races, as well as plans to achieve important policy […]

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