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Founded | 1963 |
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Focus | Business in politics |
Location | |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Timothy Riordan (President & CEO) |
Website | bipac.org |
BIPAC (Business-Industry Political Action Committee) is a bipartisan political organization founded in 1963 [1] with the stated goal of electing "business-friendly" candidates. It was one of the first political action committees in America.
BIPAC was founded in 1963 as “a political action arm for American business and industry”. [2]
In August 1963, members of the business community provided seed funding to establish BIPAC with the goal of electing "business-friendly" candidates. [3] The group is not officially affiliated with either political party. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Several distinct legal entities operate within the framework of BIPAC:
Employees Vote is a get out the vote initiative to encourage private-sector U.S. employees to vote. Employees Vote provides businesses and trade groups. [11]
This article contains content that is written like
an advertisement. (October 2014) |
Founded | 1963 |
---|---|
Focus | Business in politics |
Location | |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Timothy Riordan (President & CEO) |
Website | bipac.org |
BIPAC (Business-Industry Political Action Committee) is a bipartisan political organization founded in 1963 [1] with the stated goal of electing "business-friendly" candidates. It was one of the first political action committees in America.
BIPAC was founded in 1963 as “a political action arm for American business and industry”. [2]
In August 1963, members of the business community provided seed funding to establish BIPAC with the goal of electing "business-friendly" candidates. [3] The group is not officially affiliated with either political party. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Several distinct legal entities operate within the framework of BIPAC:
Employees Vote is a get out the vote initiative to encourage private-sector U.S. employees to vote. Employees Vote provides businesses and trade groups. [11]