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'''Howard Rich''' is a [[libertarian]] [[political activist]] and real estate developer in [[New York City]], [[United States|USA]].


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Rich is a contributing writer to the web site Townhall.com.<ref>http://townhall.com/columnists/HowieRich</ref>
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==History==
[http://www.howierich.net Howard Rich] serves as Chairman of [http://www.getliberty.org Americans for Limited Government]. He has been a leading force in the limited government movement since 1992, when he founded the group [http://www.termlimits.org U.S. Term Limits]. Fifteen states now have term limits on their legislatures and the term limits movement is one of the largest grassroots movements in American history.
Rich serves on the boards of various nonprofit organizations, including [http://www.cato.org The Cato Institute], [http://www.clubforgrowth.org The Club for Growth] and the Foundation for Educational Choice. He currently heads [http://www.cfgsa.org/ Club for Growth State Action] which establishes and supports the state affiliates of the national organization.


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Rich's political activity has focused on financing [[ballot initiative]]s in numerous states and monitoring left-wing activists' political activities.<ref>http://wweek.com/wwire/?p=16053</ref>. Ballot issues include restrictions on [[regulatory taking]] and [[eminent domain]], [[term limit]]s for judges and legislators, and state spending limits modeled after [[Colorado]]'s [[Taxpayer Bill of Rights]].
In 2000, he founded [http://www.leadaction.org Legislative Education Action Drive (LEAD)] which focuses on enacting school choice legislation across the country. He also serves as Chairman of the [http://www.picfoundation.org Parents in Charge Foundation]. Rich is a strong supporter of school choice and has been honored with the Herman W. Lay Memorial Award for his work in education.
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|author=Rich, Howie
|title=Howie Rich Biography
|url=http://www.howierich.net
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Rich holds (or has held) leadership positions with the following organizations: [[Americans for Limited Government]], the [[Cato Institute]], [[SocialSecurityChoice.org]], and [[U.S. Term Limits]].<ref>[http://www.stealthpacs.org/agent.cfm?agent_id=445#2 StealthPacs.org | Selected Affiliations of Howard Rich]</ref>
==Causes==
Howard Rich has long been politically active. He was member of the Libertarian party, until he became an independent in during his youth. his political activities today focus on:


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==History==
<p>- [http://www.termlimits.org Term Limits]
Rich has financed numerous initiatives since 1992.
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|url=http://www.termlimits.org
|title=U.S Term Limits
|accessdate=2008-11-20}}</ref></P>
<p>- [http://www.howierich.wordpress.com Government Reform]
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<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.howierich.wordpress.com
|title=Howie Rich's Personal Blog
|accessdate=2008-11-20}}</ref> </p>
<p>- [http://www.cato.org School choice]
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<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.cato.org
|title=CATO Institute
|accessdate=2008-11-20}}</ref></p>


2006 has been called a "breakout year" for Rich's financial involvement in states' initiative processes; Rich spent over $15 million to back measures in 14 states in 2006.<ref>{{cite news
[http://www.howierich.net Howie Rich] also maintains an active [http://www.howierich.wordpress.com blog], and is a weekly contributor to [http://townhall.com/columnists/HowieRich/ Townhall.com]
|author=Hogan, Dave and Betsy Hammond
<ref>{{cite news
|title=N.Y. cash colors Oregon ballot
|url=http://townhall.com/columnists/HowieRich/
|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/115474653084000.xml?oregonian?lcpltop&coll=7
|title=Town Hall
|work=The Oregonian
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|date=August 5, 2006
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|accessdate=2006-12-26
}}</ref><ref>[http://www.howierichexposed.com/updates.php#1203-maine HowieRichExposed.com], citing Wall Street Journal article, below.</ref> Of the 35 measures he backed,
only one passed.<ref>[http://www.howierichexposed.com/updates.php#1116-success Howie Rich from New York City<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Controversy==
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<font size=".08">'''Howard Rich''' is a [[libertarian]] [[political activist]] and real estate developer in [[New York City]], [[United States|USA]].
Rich is not known to seek out public attention,<ref>
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{{cite news
|author=Cooper, Christopher
|title=How Mr. Rich Spreads The Republican Word
|url=http://users1.wsj.com/lmda/do/checkLogin?mg=wsj-users1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB116286042216815062.html%3Fmod%3Delection_primary_hs
|work=The Wall Street Journal
|accessdate=2006-12-21}}</ref> but he has received it nonetheless.


Initiative petitions backed by Rich have run afoul of state law in Montana, Nevada, and Oregon. In five cases, state courts or elections officials have disqualified or modified initiatives or declared thousands of signatures invalid due to fraudulent signature-gathering techniques or constitutional problems.<ref>{{cite news
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Rich is a contributing writer to the web site Townhall.com.<ref>http://townhall.com/columnists/HowieRich</ref>
|author=Dennison, Mike
|title=Election 2006 / Initiative ruling stands
|url=http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2006/10/27/news/mtregional/news08.txt
|work=Missoulian
|date=October 27, 2006
|accessdate=2006-12-26
}}</ref>


State officials and other interested parties in various states have taken notice of the influence of out-of-state money into the ballot initiative process, and are working to protect systems originally designed for a more populist purpose.<ref>{{cite news
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Rich's political activity has focused on financing [[ballot initiative]]s in numerous states and monitoring left-wing activists' political activities.<ref>http://wweek.com/wwire/?p=16053</ref>. Ballot issues include restrictions on [[regulatory taking]] and [[eminent domain]], [[term limit]]s for judges and legislators, and state spending limits modeled after [[Colorado]]'s [[Taxpayer Bill of Rights]].
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|author=Florio, Gwen

|title=State officials push overhaul of initiative process
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Rich holds (or has held) leadership positions with the following organizations: [[Americans for Limited Government]], the [[Cato Institute]], [[SocialSecurityChoice.org]], and [[U.S. Term Limits]].<ref>[http://www.stealthpacs.org/agent.cfm?agent_id=445#2 StealthPacs.org | Selected Affiliations of Howard Rich]</ref>
|url=http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061219/NEWS01/612190303/1002
|work=Great Falls Tribune
|date=December 19, 2006
|accessdate=2006-12-26
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|author=Hogan, Dave and Betsy Hammond
|title=N.Y. cash colors Oregon ballot
|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/115474653084000.xml?oregonian?lcpltop&coll=7
|work=The Oregonian
|date=August 5, 2006
|accessdate=2006-12-26
}}</ref>


In 2006, Governors [[Ted Kulongoski]] (of [[Oregon]]) and [[Brian Schweitzer]] (of [[Montana]]) challenged Rich to debate legislation he had backed in each of their states, but Rich did not accept.<ref>
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{{cite news
|author=Dennison, Mike
|title=Governor wants CI-97 debate
|url=http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/09/09/news/state/45-gov.txt
|work=Billings Gazette
|date=September 9, 2006
|accessdate=2006-12-21
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|author=Editorial
|title=Spotlighting Rich
|url=http://www.registerguard.com/news/2006/08/31/ed.edit.m48debate.0831.p1.php?section=opinion
|work=Eugene Register-Guard
|date=[[August 31]], [[2006]]
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|accessdate=2006-12-29}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 17:37, 24 November 2008

Howard Rich is a libertarian political activist and real estate developer in New York City, USA.

Rich is a contributing writer to the web site Townhall.com.[1]

Rich's political activity has focused on financing ballot initiatives in numerous states and monitoring left-wing activists' political activities.[2]. Ballot issues include restrictions on regulatory taking and eminent domain, term limits for judges and legislators, and state spending limits modeled after Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights.

Rich holds (or has held) leadership positions with the following organizations: Americans for Limited Government, the Cato Institute, SocialSecurityChoice.org, and U.S. Term Limits.[3]

History

Rich has financed numerous initiatives since 1992.

2006 has been called a "breakout year" for Rich's financial involvement in states' initiative processes; Rich spent over $15 million to back measures in 14 states in 2006.[4][5] Of the 35 measures he backed, only one passed.[6]

Controversy

Rich is not known to seek out public attention,[7] but he has received it nonetheless.

Initiative petitions backed by Rich have run afoul of state law in Montana, Nevada, and Oregon. In five cases, state courts or elections officials have disqualified or modified initiatives or declared thousands of signatures invalid due to fraudulent signature-gathering techniques or constitutional problems.[8]

State officials and other interested parties in various states have taken notice of the influence of out-of-state money into the ballot initiative process, and are working to protect systems originally designed for a more populist purpose.[9][10]

In 2006, Governors Ted Kulongoski (of Oregon) and Brian Schweitzer (of Montana) challenged Rich to debate legislation he had backed in each of their states, but Rich did not accept.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ http://townhall.com/columnists/HowieRich
  2. ^ http://wweek.com/wwire/?p=16053
  3. ^ StealthPacs.org | Selected Affiliations of Howard Rich
  4. ^ Hogan, Dave and Betsy Hammond (August 5, 2006). "N.Y. cash colors Oregon ballot". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
  5. ^ HowieRichExposed.com, citing Wall Street Journal article, below.
  6. ^ Howie Rich from New York City
  7. ^ Cooper, Christopher. "How Mr. Rich Spreads The Republican Word". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
  8. ^ Dennison, Mike (October 27, 2006). "Election 2006 / Initiative ruling stands". Missoulian. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
  9. ^ Florio, Gwen (December 19, 2006). "State officials push overhaul of initiative process". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
  10. ^ Hogan, Dave and Betsy Hammond (August 5, 2006). "N.Y. cash colors Oregon ballot". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
  11. ^ Dennison, Mike (September 9, 2006). "Governor wants CI-97 debate". Billings Gazette. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
  12. ^ Editorial (August 31, 2006). "Spotlighting Rich". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved 2006-12-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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