Veterans and Minority Candidates take Center Stage
Washington, DC–Congressman Jack Bergman, MI-1, Chairman of the Guardian Fund, is pleased to announce that the PAC had a record-breaking year with 96 endorsements of conservative veterans and/or minority candidates. Of the 96, 94 made it to the November ballot and of that total 49 Incumbent Members of Congress, and 20 Members-elect won on Election Day.
Congressman Bergman stated, “As we celebrate these victories we recognize the critical role our men and women in uniform have on the future of our great Nation. Now, more than ever, it’s critical that we have Patriots in Congress who are willing to fight for the heart and soul of America.”
Bergman continued, “With over $355,000 donated directly to candidates this cycle, the Guardian Fund endorsed the largest group of conservative Veterans and minorities in its ten-year history.”
Guardian Fund is a political action committee established in 2012 by Lt Col Allen West. The current Chairman is Congressman Jack Bergman, MI-1. The Guardian Fund has assisted in the elections of 160 veteran and minority candidates nationwide since its inception.
Guardian Fund Independent Expenditures 2022
During the 2022 Election Cycle, Guardian Fund supported incumbent candidates through a social media program highlighting each candidate’s “Guardian Fund” qualifying strengths. Three rounds of social media posts were created for each candidate and promoted to targeted audiences in the respective districts. These posts included a bio-post for each candidate along with the importance of having military members in Congress, the importance of American Conservative values and a GOTV post. All of the Guardian Fund endorsed incumbent candidates were reelected to Congress.
For the Guardian Fund endorsed challenger candidates, a 60-second ad was created. This “Send a Battalion” ad was placed on digital and cable outlets, including Fox News, Fox and Friends, and Fox Business. The ad showcased each candidate and emphasized the importance of having veteran and minority conservatives elected to Congress. Through these combined efforts, Guardian Fund was able to reach a targeted audience of 1,025,540 people with over 5 million impressions served.
Guardian Fund New Members
Rep. Eli Crane, AZ-2
Rep. Juan Ciscomani, AZ-6
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, FL-13
Rep. Cory Mills, FL-7
Rep. Rich McCormick, GA-6
Rep. Zach Nunn, IA-3
Rep. John James, MI-10
Rep. Mike Ezell, MS-4
Rep. Ryan Zinke, MT-1
Rep. Nick LaLota, NY-1
Rep. Brandon Williams, NY-22
Senator JD Vance, OH-Senate
Rep. Max Miller, OH-7
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, OR-5
Rep. Keith Self, TX-3
Rep. Monica de la Cruz, TX-15
Rep. Wesley Hunt, TX-38
Rep. Morgan Luttrell, TX-8
Rep. Jen Kiggans, VA-2
Rep. Derrick Van Orden, WI-3Rep. Eli Crane, AZ-2
Rep. Juan Ciscomani, AZ-6
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, FL-13
Rep. Cory Mills, FL-7
Rep. Rich McCormick, GA-6
Rep. Zach Nunn, IA-3
Rep. John James, MI-10
Rep. Mike Ezell, MS-4
Rep. Ryan Zinke, MT-1
Rep. Nick LaLota, NY-1
Rep. Brandon Williams, NY-22
Senator JD Vance, OH-Senate
Rep. Max Miller, OH-7
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, OR-5
Rep. Keith Self, TX-3
Rep. Monica de la Cruz, TX-15
Rep. Wesley Hunt, TX-38
Rep. Morgan Luttrell, TX-8
Rep. Jen Kiggans, VA-2
Rep. Derrick Van Orden, WI-3
Fundraising 2022 Election Cycle!
The Guardian Fund, under the leadership of Congressman Jack Bergman, continues to be a leadership PAC of the people. We are proud of the fact that we are a grassroots fundraising organization. To that end, in 2022 over 20,000 separate donations supported the PAC with an average gift of $39.00. For the entire election cycle, we had over 45,000 separate donations!
Guardian Fund donated over $355,000 in contributions directly to individual campaigns and spent over $300,000 in independent expenditures (IE’s).
The Guardian Fund, also made the decision this year to set up The Guardian SuperPAC to help with independent expenditures (IE’s) to further help our candidates. Funding the SuperPAC will be a point of focus in 2023.
As we go into the 2024 presidential election cycle, we will once again be seeking out and supporting principled conservative veterans and minority candidates who believe in our constitutional republic.
The Guardian Fund team wants to thank each and every one for your unwavering support and hopes that we can continue to count on your financial support going forward!