- Thomas F. Ellis
Thomas F. Ellis is an American
lawyer and political activist involved in numerous conservative causes. His network of interests were described as "a multimillion dollar political empire of corporations, foundations, political action committees and ad hoc groups" active in the 1980s and developed by Ellis,Harry Weyher ,Marion Parrott ,Carter Wrenn andJesse Helms .Ellis, of
Raleigh, North Carolina , was manager of Senator Jesse Helms' 1972 campaign and an important backer ofRonald Reagan in his 1976 Presidential campaign.Eliis succeeded
Tim LaHaye in 1982 as president of theCouncil for National Policy . He was also chair of theNational Congressional Club ; principal stock-holder and a board member of the tax-exempt, non-profitEducational Support Foundation that in turn ownsJefferson Marketing . He appointed the officers and directors of Jefferson Marketing; was a co-founder ofFairness in Media , and chairman of theCoalition for Freedom , a tax-exempt foundation whose goal is to finance conservative-oriented television programs.Because of the arrangements between the National Congressional Club, the Educational Support Foundation, and Jefferson Marketing, in 1986 he and Carter Wrenn were fined $10,000 each for violating federal election laws. [http://www.fec.gov/law/litigation_CCA_FEC_N.shtml]
He was also a director of the
Pioneer Fund .References
*Dillen, Vicky. [http://www.seekgod.ca/cnp.e.htm The Council for National Policy: Selected Member Biographies.] Retrieved July 17, 2006.
*Edsall, Thomas B. and David A. Vise (March 31, 1985). [http://web.archive.org/web/20060113212443/http://www.ferris.edu/ISAR/Institut/pioneer/helms.htm CBS Fight a Litmus Test for Conservatives: Helms Group Faces Legal Hurdles in Ideological Takeover Bid Helms-Connected Money Machine Bankrolling Fairness in Media.] p. 1; A16 "Washington Post "
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