Formation | 2011 |
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Type | Nonprofit |
Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Region served | United States |
Key people | Leonard Leo |
Affiliations | Concord Fund CRC Advisors |
Formerly called | Judicial Education Project |
The 85 Fund, also known as the Honest Elections Project, and formerly known as the Judicial Education Project,[1][2] is a 501(c)(3) organization based in Washington D.C. It is among a network of conservative organizations associated with Leonard Leo, a longtime prominent figure in the Federalist Society, that are funded mostly by anonymous donors. The 85 Fund had revenue of over $65 million in 2020 and, with the Concord Fund, acts as a funding hub for other organizations in the Leo network.[3][4]
As the Honest Elections Project, it participated in lawsuits during the 2020 United States presidential election and ran advertisements against mail-in voting.[5][6][1][7] It is a proponent of the independent state legislature theory that posits state legislatures have sole authority to establish and enforce state election laws and rules.[8][9] Leo has said that the fund-raising prowess of Arabella Advisors, a liberal consulting firm, was an inspiration for the 85 Fund to serve a similar function on the right.[2]
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