Motto | "Organizing for freedom" |
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Formation | 2008 |
Type | Non-profit |
Legal status | Active |
Headquarters | Purcellville, Virginia |
Region served
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United States |
President
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Ned Ryun |
Affiliations | American Majority Action |
Website | www |
American Majority is a nonprofit organization that provides training to conservative activists and political candidates in the United States. Registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, American Majority says that it "is dedicated to developing a new generation of American leadership that will reject the self-destructive policies associated with government expansion."
American Majority is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The organization began as an affiliate of the Sam Adams Alliance. The president of American Majority is Ned Ryun, a former presidential writer for George W. Bush and the son of former Republican U.S. Congressman Jim Ryun. Headquartered in Purcellville, Virginia, the organization conducts trainings across the country and has offices in Vermont and Wisconsin. American Majority opened its Wisconsin office in October 2010.
The organization makes use of social media to disseminate their opinions and electoral information, and publishes guides illustrating the basics of social media. They provide guides on how to use Twitter and Facebook for political purposes.
In 2010, 8 of 12 school board candidates that the organization trained in Oklahoma were elected. The organization also trained the state’s superintendent of public instruction, Janet Barresi, who was elected in 2010.
When the 2011 Wisconsin protests began, American Majority organized a rally in support of Scott Walker in Madison, Wisconsin. American Majority also sponsored training sessions in Wisconsin to assist in efforts to support Governor Walker.