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 Revere America
Revere America is a newly formed, politically active 501(c)(4) nonprofit group headed by former Governor George Pataki (R-NY).
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 So far, Revere America has spent more than $2.5 million during this election cycle, but the group has not disclosed a single donor.
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 Revere America advocates for repealing the health care reform law.
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 The group’s first political endeavor was a national petition drive and cross-country bus tour to gather signatures from individuals opposed to the health care bill.
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 The group has also launched a campaign to solicit  pledges from current members of Congress and congressional candidates to repeal and replace the bill.
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 Revere America has spent more than $2.5 million as of October 28, 2010, and has been  particularly active in the New Hampshire and New York House races, spending more than $1.4 million in New Hampshire opposing Democrats Carol Shea-Porter and Ann McLane Kuster, and more than $797,508 in New York House races.
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 Revere America dramatically increased its spending in the last week before the election, spending $287,409 in races nationwide, including $55,647 opposing incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) in the California Senate race.
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 As a 501(c)(4) organization, Revere America is not required to disclose its donors, though at least one  public official has called for Gov. Pataki to reveal the source of the groups’ funding, given the former governor’s previous support of transparency and campaign finance reform.
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 Gov. Pataki defended Revere America’s anonymous donors, claiming that disclosure could subject contributors “to boycott, to intimidate, to picket.”
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 Press Release, Revere America, Governor George Pataki Announces Formation of Revere America, April 15, 2010.
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 David Chen, De Blasio Is Taking Battle Over Unnamed Donors to Pataki,
The New York Times
, October 27, 2010; Center for Responsive Politics, Revere America: Outside Spending, October 28, 2010, http://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/detail.php?cmte=C90011701.
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 Press Release, Revere America, Apr. 15, 2010.
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 Press Release, Revere America, Governor George Pataki Kicks off National Petition Drive to Repeal and Replace the Health Care Reform Bill with Six State Swing, April 04, 2010.
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 Press Release, Revere America, Rep. Boehner Signs Revere America’s Pledge to Repeal and Replace Healthcare Law, October 14, 2010.
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 Center for Responsive Politics, Revere America: Outside Spending, October 28, 2010, http://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/detail.php?cmte=C90011701.
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 Chen,
The New York Times,
 Oct. 27, 2010.
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Parker Collier
e Parker Collier is a principal f Collier Enterprises, according to federal contribution records.
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ollier’s Links to Revere America
 Parker Collier appears to be a main Revere America funder. She is the wife of Miles Carnes Collier, who is the grandson of Barron Collier, the founder of Collier County, Florida.
 ThColliers are well-known land developers in Florida.
 Miles founded and manages Collier Enterprises, a real estate investment and development company.
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ca, is officer or director of several Collier companies in Florida incorporation ive Museum in Naples, Florida, according to an online posting on as ott Collier was the sole donor to ARHC, donating $527,294, f Suite 500, Naples, Florida 34109.
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 According to Collier County property records, this
 
At least two of Revere America’s directors are tightly linked to the Colliers. One, Michael Lenzner, is the chief executive officer of the Collier Family Office according to his LinkedIn profile.
 Florida lawyer Marianne Zuk, the president of Revere Amerilisted as an records.
 
 
On May 5, 2010, Parker and Miles Collier 
 
hosted a Revere America reception at theCollier AutomotMeetup.com.
 
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 In 2010, Parker according to FEC filings.
 
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 Mary Jane Park, Couple Adds $15M To Gifts For Eckerd,
St. Petersburg Times,
 November 19, 2008.
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 New Hampshire Republican State Committee, FEC Form 3, April Monthly Report 2010, May 20, 2010.
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 Revere America Foundation, Articles of Incorporation, Secretary of State: Tallahassee, Florida, filed October 7, 2010; Transcript, Press Conference with Former New York Governor George Pataki, Chairman, Revere America,
Federal News Service
, September 8, 2010; 2010 Not-For-Profit Corporation Annual Report, The Revs Institute for Automotive Research, Inc.,
Florida Secretary of State
, March 15, 2010; 2010 Not-For-Profit Corporation Annual Report, PJC & Associates, Inc.,
Florida Secretary of State
, March 15, 2010
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 Transcript,
Federal News Service
, Sept. 8, 2010.
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 Americans for Responsible Health Care, FEC Form 5: April Quarterly 2010, April 15, 2010.
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 Revere America Foundation, Articles of Incorporation, Secretary of State: Tallahassee, Florida, filed October 7, 2010.
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address does not exist. However, 9045
 
Strada Stell Court is an address for the Collier Family Office Inc., as well as many other Collier-run companies.
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 Americans for Responsible Health Care
Parker Collier was the sole funder of an earlier political group, Americans for Responsible Health Care.
 
 
According to a March 11, 2010
Politico
 article, Jeff Cohen was the spokesman for ARHC (Mr. Cohen has also been the spokesman for Revere America).
 Mr. Cohen disclosed that Parker Collier was the sole funder of an ARHC radio ad aimed at Democrats who voted for health care reform.
 Parker Collier also paid $200,000 for TV ads supporting U.S. Senator Scott Brown’s (R-MA) health care platfom.
 According to FEC records, ARHC paid Jamestown Associates for the Brown ads.
 (Jamestown and its affiliate Magnolia Media wer e the sole recipients of expenditures from Revere America until October 27, 2010.)
 
 
Americans for Responsible Health Care came under fire in a January 14, 2010
 Boston Globe
 article criticizing a pair of ads produced by ARHC in support of U.S. Senate candidate Scott Brown.
 The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee questioned whether the ads – one of which featured New Hampshire Senate primary candidate William Binnie  – were illegal because “a fellow Republican U.S. Senate candidate is  behind them.”
 Mr. Binnie denied his involvement in forming or funding ARHC and said he is only a spokesman for the group.
 
Colliers’ Political Contributions
 
The Colliers are politically active in their native Florida. They, their businesses and relatives have contributed at least $78,000 to Prosperity Florida, a political group
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 Valley Air, Inc., 2010 For Profit Corporation Annual Report, Secretary of State: Tallahassee, Florida, filed March 15, 2010.
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 Americans for Responsible Health Care, FEC Form 5: April Quarterly 2010, April 15, 2010.
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 Jordan Fabian, Pataki Group Claims MSNBC Won’t Air Its Ads,
The Hill
, April 4, 2010; Gabriel Beltrone, Right-Wing Groups Bombard Dems,
Politico
, March 11, 2010.
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 Americans for Responsible Health Care, FEC Form5: April Quarterly 2010, April 15, 2010.
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 Revere America, FEC Form 5, October Quarterly Report 2010, October 15, 2010; Revere America, FEC Form 5, 48 Hour Notice, October 6, 2010; Revere America FEC Form 5, 48 Hour Notice, October 14, 2010; Revere America FEC Form 5, 48 Hour Notice, October 14, 2010;Revere America, FEC Form 5, 24 Hour Notice, October 22, 2010.
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 Brian C. Mooney, Outside Groups Fund Attack Ads,
 Boston Globe
, January 14, 2010.
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 Binnie Denies Illegally Funding Group,
wmtw.com
, January 14, 2010.

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