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North Carolina ,,4HE00$$))44 55##""ff,,&&0077IINN&&AA33 THE KOCHS’ CAROLINA TAKEOVER In their attempts to turn North Carolina into a “model state,” the Koch brothers have shown us their transparent, self- interested agenda that hurts working families, public education, and the environment. Early in their mission to reshape American politics in their image, the Kochs established an outpost for their flagship astroturf group Americans for Prosperity in North Carolina, which proceeded to push policies and electoral outcomes to benefit their bottom line. Over the years, the Kochs’ dark money network of numerous front groups has only expanded at the cost of North Carolinians. The Koch network provided a financial launchpad for North Carolina’s discriminatory HB2 law, which prevents transgender individuals from using public restrooms that correspond to their gender identity, by funneling money to the bill’s sponsors and supporters. Once HB2 was passed, Koch group Concerned Women for America launched a campaign in support of the law, including prayer vigils at the Governor’s Mansion in Raleigh. Other Koch shills used offensive language to mock the transgender experience and referred to transgender women as “men.” Experts have estimated that HB2 could cost North Carolina as much as $5 billion annually, but that hasn’t stopped the Kochs from continuing to push their bigoted agenda against the state’s LGBTQ+ community. Public education, a frequent target for the Kochs, was not spared in North Carolina. Raleigh schools began integrating four years after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision. In 1976, Wake County schools established a policy that demanded every school be racially balanced which created a diverse school system that was celebrated as a national model. Within one year of implementing the diversity plan, Wake County schools significantly reduced the achievement gap, bolstered test results and became one of America’s top 20 large school districts. That was before the Kochs and Art Pope set their sights on North Carolina and began aggressively pursuing their school privatization agenda. AFP-NC founder Art Pope and a single board member at his Civitas organization contributed a full fifth of all donations during the Wake County school board election of 2009, implementing Pope’s plan to concentrate the poor into neighborhood schools and undo previous desegregation efforts, which AFP attacked as “a wasteful and ineffective policy of social engineering that undermined neighborhood schools.” North Carolina holds more than just a political interest for the Kochs. Koch Industries and its subsidiaries have multiple facilities in the state, and make sure not to give up any ground in defending their profits. The Koch’s front groups made sure to turn out against the Clean Power Plan and the renewable portfolio standard - despite their benefits to public health and the economy of North Carolina - because they want no challenges to their fossil fuel profits. Since the Kochs can’t advance their radical agenda in the state without the help of their puppet politicians, the brothers make every effort to keep them in office. Alarmed by tight poll numbers, AFP quickly rallied behind their puppet Senator Richard Burr, launching a state-wide campaign against his challenger Deborah Ross. AFP president Tim Phillips admitted that he had hoped it would “not be necessary” to bankroll Burr’s success this cycle. AFP has refused to disclose their total projected spending for Burr, simply noting their efforts would be “substantial.” Thus far, AFP has not disappointed their loyal legislator, with spending on voter contact efforts approaching a half a million dollars. No 2016 gubernatorial race has attracted as much attention from the network as the re-election campaign of the Koch-created Governor Pat McCrory. After he pledged loyalty to the Koch’s anti-tax agenda in 2008, AFP allowed McCrory to star in its tea party rallies over the next two years as it spread lies about death panels and a government takeover of healthcare. During their campaign for McCrory, AFP directly advocated in support of legislation attacking reproductive freedom and marriage equality despite claiming to only work on economic issues. With his sights on the 2012 election, McCrory became a leading champion of the Koch agenda, campaigning to keep North Carolina elections open to their dark money influence and recruiting activists on AFP’s behalf to support legislation targeting voter access, reproductive health services and environmental regulations. In office, McCrory lived up to his anti-tax pledge to AFP, which attacked critics of tax cuts for the rich as envious and un- American as it inundated mailboxes and launched petitions defending his implementation of Koch policies. From local school board races to a takeover of the state legislature and the governorship, the Kochs have made clear that they intend to completely remake North Carolina to better suit their businesses’ bottom line. While the Kochs enrich themselves, it’s North Carolina’s families that suffer the consequences of their economic and environmental harm. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Koch Industries In North Carolina ........................................................................................... 5 Georgia-Pacific ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Georgia-Pacific Entities Registered In North Carolina ..................................................................................................................... 5 Previously Registered Georgia-Pacific Entities In North Carolina ................................................................................................. 6 Invista ........................................................................................................................................................... 7 Invista Entities Registered In North Carolina ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Previously Registered Invista Entities In North Carolina ................................................................................................................. 7 Flint Hills Resources .................................................................................................................................... 7 Flint Hills Resources Entities Registered In North Carolina ............................................................................................................ 7 Molex ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 The Kochs’ Disregard For Worker Safety .................................................................................................... 8 Georgia-Pacific Was Fined At Least $28,000 For OSHA Violations In North Carolina ............................................................ 8 Invista Was Fined At Least $11,200 For OSHA Violations In North Carolina............................................................................ 8 The Kochs’ Damage To North Carolina’s Environment ............................................................................. 9 A Georgia-Pacific Facility In Dudley, NC Was Found To Be Noncompliant With A Section Of The Clean Air Act .......... 9 An Invista Facility In Wilmington, NC Was Found To be In Violation Of The Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, And The Safe Drinking Water Act ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 The Koch Network In North Carolina ................................................................................... 10 Americans For Prosperity ............................................................................................................................ 10 AFP Launched A North Carolina Chapter Within Its First Year Of Existence ......................................................................... 10 AFP-NC’s Organizational Structure ................................................................................................................................................... 13 LIBRE Initiative .......................................................................................................................................... 16 The LIBRE Initiative Was A Textbook Example Of Koch Astroturfing .................................................................................... 16 LIBRE Announced Plans To Establish A Presence In North Carolina In January 2015 ......................................................... 18 LIBRE’s North Carolina Leadership .................................................................................................................................................. 19 Concerned Veterans for America ................................................................................................................ 20 Concerned Veterans For America Was Created By The Koch Brothers ..................................................................................... 20 CVA-NC Leadership And Presence ................................................................................................................................................... 20 CVA Organized North Carolina Tour Events
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