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The $14 Million LIBRE Initiative Already Had Staff In Ten States And Planned To “Expand Further In 2016.”
According to CNN, “In anticipation of the upcoming election cycle, Libre is undertaking one of the most ambitious and
expensive Latino outreach programs by any conservative organization yet. It will have a $14 million operating budget in 2015,
according to a source with knowledge of the group's fiances [sic] who requested anonymity to speak freely. Libre now has field
staff in ten states, with plans to expand further in 2016. Most of Libre's funding comes from a network of conservative donors
organized by billionaire businessmen Charles and David Koch.” [CNN, 6/21/15]
• LIBRE Plans To Expand To Wisconsin And North Carolina In 2015 And Increase Its Staff By About 30
Percent Ahead Of 2016. According to Politico, “LIBRE, which already has a presence in eight states, plans to
expand to Wisconsin and North Carolina this year and increase its staff by about 30 percent ahead of 2016, the
group’s president Daniel Garza told POLITICO after the Rancho Mirage conference.” [Politico, 1/28/15]
Journal Sentinel: The LIBRE Initiative Announced That It Is “Hiring A State Field Director To Be Based In The
Milwaukee Area,” Who Will Be The Second Full-Time Paid Staffer In The State After National Spokesperson
Rachel Campos-Duffy. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “The Libre [sic] Initiative is now hiring a state field
director to be based in the Milwaukee area. It will be the first full-time paid staffer the group has had in the state, with the
exception of its national spokeswoman — Rachel Campos-Duffy, the wife of U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.).” [Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel, 11/29/15]
• WUWM: The LIBRE Initiative “Plans To Open A Field Office” In Milwaukee. According to WUWM,
“Milwaukee’s Latino voters may find themselves being courted next year. A national conservative-leaning group, The
Libre Initiative, plans to open a field office in town.” [WUWM, 12/7/15]
WUWM: LIBRE “Spokeswoman Rachel Campos-Duffy Says [They Planned] An Aggressive Voter Education
Campaign In Milwaukee Because Of The City’s Large Latino Population.” According to WUWM, “Spokeswoman
Rachel Campos-Duffy says it plans an aggressive voter education campaign in Milwaukee because of the city’s large Latino
population.” [WUWM, 12/7/15]
• Campos-Duffy: LIBRE Planned To Court Small Businesses By Emphasizing “Limited Government, Less
Regulation On Small Businesses, More Opportunity And Issues Like School Choice.” According to WUWM,
“‘This is a very entrepreneurial culture that very much wants to be in control of their destiny and we think that limited
government, less regulation on small businesses, more opportunity and issues like school choice. These are issues that
affect their ability to create their own American dream,’ Campos-Duffy says.” [WUWM, 12/7/15]
LIBRE’S NATIONAL SPOKESWOMAN RACHEL CAMPOS-DUFFY IS BASED IN
WISCONSIN
Rachel Campos-Duffy
As Of April, 2016 Rachel Campos-Duffy Was The National Spokesperson For The LIBRE Initiative. According to the
LIBRE Initiative, “Rachel is an author and television personality specializing in political punditry, culture and parenting. She is
the national spokesperson for The LIBRE Initiative, a non-profit that educates and advocates for the economic empowerment
of Hispanics.” [LIBRE Initiative, accessed 4/26/16]
• Campos-Duffy Has Lived In Wisconsin With Her Husband, Rep. Sean Duffy. According to the LIBRE
Initiative, “She lives in Wisconsin with her husband, Congressman Sean Duffy and her seven awesome kids.” [LIBRE
Initiative, 1/26/16]
Campos-Duffy Got Her Television Start On MTV’s Reality Television Show, The Real World, San Francisco.
According to the LIBRE Initiative, “Rachel’s television credits are large and diverse. She got her television start on MTV’s
iconic reality television show, The Real World, San Francisco.” [LIBRE Initiative, 1/26/16]
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