The Campaign for a Progressive Future has begun running ads attacking pro-gun candidates. The ads bill the group as a grassroots organization of concerned citizens, the reality is quite different. Most of the group`s donors are extremely wealthy social activists with a history of supporting extreme causes that many American`s don`t agree with, such as the legalization of drugs. Below you can see for yourself a listing of the group`s officers, donors and those they have given money to. A summary of the officers of Campaign for a Progressive Future follows.
Laura Bergthold
Director/President
Associations:
Founder, Campaign for Americas Future. She is currently employed with Act III Communications owned by Norman Lear, Chairman and CEO. Noman Lear is a major Hollywood film producer, director, screenwriter, political and social activist. He contributed $10k (maximum amount) to the Clinton Legal Defense Fund.Frank Smith
Director/Secretary
Associations:
Founder, Campaign for Americas Future GreenVote - College youth led national organization founded to protect the environment.Steven Cobble
Director/Treaurer/Consultant
Associations:
Currently an independent political consultant. Formerly employed with The Arca Foundation as Executive Director. Their interests are campaign finance reform, "concern with the dramatic deterioration of conditions for working people in this country," U.S. policy toward Cuba. The Arca Foundation gave $50,000 to the Institute for America`s Future (Campaign for Americas Future) in 1999.
A summary of contributors follows.Alida R. Messinger--$80,000.00
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112Associations:
Alida R. Messinger Charitable Trust, Rockefeller Family Trust --TrusteeInterests:
energy conservation, environmental, child health organizationsSteven T. Kirsch--$250,000.00
1010 Rincon Circle
San Jose, CA 95131Associations:
Kirsch Foundation -- a $75 million foundation Founder of InfoseekInterests:
primarily devoted to environmental, medical researchGeorge Soros--$500,000.00
Soros Fund Management
888 Seventh Ave.
New York, NY 10106Associations:
Soros FoundationInterests:
in the U.S. "Correcting the deficiencies of the essentially open society," gun control, international human rightsElizabeth Gilmore--$250,000.00
218 East 18th Street
New York, NY 10003Associations:
Global Habitat Project--Executive Director,Interests:
GHP is an organization that seeks to inform youngsters about the natural world, motivate them to protect the environment, and enable them to become confident learners. GHP publishes Greenspeak, and environmental publication researched and written by kids for kids that promotes environmental awareness, science education, literacy, and English as a Second Language. Elizabeth`s background includes acting as the Lead Project Designer for an award-winning educational video series and, while the New England Director of UNICEF she was instrumental in organizing the Boston Summit for Children in 1990.Irene Diamond--$500,000.00
375 Park Ave.
New York, NY 10152Associations:
The Irene Diamond Fund, Inc., Aaron Diamond Foundation, Warner Brothers, Samuel Goldwyn -- movie producer, Paramount Pictures, Hal Wallis -- movie producerIrene Diamond had been head of the story department at Warner Brothers where she was in charge of examining and identifying scripts for possible production as motion pictures.
A native of Pittsburgh, Diamond pursued a film industry career in New York City and Hollywood, becoming a senior story and talent editor for Warner Brothers, Samuel Goldwyn and Paramount Pictures. Among her credits, during many years of work with the producer Hal Wallis, are the purchase and development of the scripts Come Back Little Sheba, The Rose Tattoo, and Casablanca.
Interests:
arts, aids research, human rights, civil libertiesEli Broad--$25,000.00
SunAmerica, Inc
One SunAmerica Center
Century City
Los Angeles, CA 90067Associations:
Sun America, Inc. - CEO & Chairman of the Board, Kaufman & Broad Home Corporation - Chairman, Democratic National Convention, Los Angeles 2000 - Chairman, Broad Foundation, The Broad Art FoundationInterests:
art, culture and the community, education contributed $10k (maximum amount) to Clinton Legal Defense FundExpenditures by The Campaign for a Progressive Future have gone to the following:
|
NAME |
ADDRESS |
CITY |
EMPLOYER |
OCCUPATION |
AMOUNT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Coie Perkins |
607 Fourteenth St, NW |
Washington, D.C. 20005 |
Perkins, Coie, Inc. |
Law Firm |
$1,731.69 |
|
Crounse, Malchow & Schlackman |
1133 Fifteenth St, NW |
Washington, D.C. 20005 |
Crounse, Malchow & Schlack |
Direct mail firm |
$1,014,971.50 |
|
Laguens, Hamburger, Stone Med |
4301 Connectiicut Avenue, |
Washington, D.C. 20008 |
LHS Media |
Television & radio production |
$94,508.90 |
|
The Maccabee Group |
216 Third Street, SE, #1 |
Washington, D.C. 20003 |
The Maccabee Group |
Research |
$6,000.00 |
|
Lake, Snell, Perry & Associates |
1726 M Street, NW |
Washington, D.C. 20036 |
Lake, Snell, Perry & Associates |
Polling Firm |
$52,901.30 |
|
Steve Cobble |
P.O. Box 6608 |
Falls Church, VA 22040 |
Self Employed |
Political Consultant |
$16,036.34 |
|
Robert L. Borosage |
3714 Morrison St, NW |
Washington, D.C. 20015 |
Self Employed |
Research & Consulting |
$8,602.23 |
|
Media Strategies & Research |
445 Union Boulevard |
Lakewood, CO 80228 |
MSR |
TV & radio time buying firm |
$457,832.00 |
|
National Journal |
1501 M Street NW |
Washington, D.C. 20005 |
National Journal |
Publishing firm |
$1,997.00 |
|
Million Mom March PAC |
San Francisco General Hospital |
San Francisco, CA 94110 |
Million Mom March PAC |
Gun safety advocacy |
$200,000.00 |
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