Matthew Dempsey
Matthew Dempsey Credentials Background Matthew Dempsey is the managing director of strategic communications at FTI Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based public relations firm. His primary areas of focus are “regulatory matters” at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “as well as oil, gas and mining sectors.” Dempsey was […]
Ed Clark
Ed Clark Credentials Background Edward E. Clark is an American politician and lawyer. Clark joined the Libertarian Party in 1972, and was the Libertarian Party candidate for president in 1980. Clark unsuccessfully ran for governor of California on the Libertarian ticket in 1978, […]
Roger MacBride
Roger MacBride (Deceased) Credentials Background Roger Lea MacBride (1929 – 1995) was a Libertarian Party candidate for president in 1976 and ally to Charles Koch. He has been described as possibly “the first candidate to explicitly describe himself as a ‘libertarian-Republican.’” According to a 1976 profile and interview in Reason magazine, MacBride “gained national attention in […]
Simon Lomax
Simon R. Lomax Credentials Background Simon R. Lomax is an Australian-born journalist. After earning a degree in journalism at Queensland University of Technology, Lomax immigrated to the United States in 2002. He moved to Washington as an energy and environment reporter for Argus Media in 2004 where he has written articles favorable to the fossil […]
Philip Davies
Philip Davies Credentials Background Philip Davies was the Conservative MP for Shipley between 2005-2024, having lost bid for re-election in the July 2024 general election. He is a lifelong Eurosceptic, claiming to be “the […]
Coalition to Protect Patients’ Rights
Coalition to Protect Patients’ Rights Background The Coalition to Protect Patients’ Rights (CPPR) was a group that opposed health care reform and Obama’s Affordable Care Act. It openly admitted that it was managed by the Republican lobbying firm DCI Group. 1Lee Fang. “EXCLUSIVE: Infamous Astroturf Lobbying Firm Behind New Anti-Health Reform Group,” ThinkProgress, July 28, 2009. Archived August 29, […]
Californians for Affordable & Reliable Energy (CARE)
Californians for Affordable & Reliable Energy (CARE) Background Californians for Affordable & Reliable Energy (CARE) describes itself as a “broad-based coalition of small businesses, community groups, local business organizations, and statewide associations that are calling on policymakers to prioritize affordability and working Californians when making energy policy decisions.”1“About CARE,” CARE. Archived August 29, 2019. Archive.fo […]
Esther McVey
Esther McVey Credentials Background Esther McVey has been a Conservative MP since 2010, first representing the Wirral West constituency and subsequently Tatton. After losing her seat in 2015, McVey served as Chair of the British Transport Police Authority for two years before being re-elected to parliament.1Mat Hope, Richard Collett-White. “Is Boris Johnson’s Cabinet the Most Anti-Climate Action […]
Priti Patel
Priti Patel Credentials Background Priti Patel is the UK’s former Home Secretary, having been a Conservative MP for Witham in Essex since 2010.1 Mat Hope, Richard Collett-White. “Is Boris Johnson’s Cabinet the Most Anti-Climate Action Ever?” DeSmog, July 25, 2019 2 “The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP,” Gov.uk. Archived August 21, 2019. Archive.fo URL: http://archive.fo/4hoVG […]
Liz Truss
Liz Truss Credentials Background Liz Truss was elected as leader of the Conservative Party and UK prime minister on September 5, 2022 having stepped down as prime minister on October 20, 2022, 45 […]