Citizens for a Sound Economy

Citizens for a Sound Economy

Formation	1984
Legal status	501(c)(3)
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Founders	Charles Koch and David Koch
Chairman	Ron Paul
Affiliations	Koch family foundations

Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE) (1984–2004) was a conservative political group operating in the United States. It was established in 1984 by Charles and David Koch of Koch Industries. Ron Paul was appointed as the first chairman of the organization. The CSE described itself as "hundreds of thousands of grassroots citizens dedicated to (1) free markets and limited government, and (2) the highest level of personal involvement in public policy activism."^{[citation needed]}

In 2002, the CSE designed its tea party movement website, though the movement did not take off until 2009.^[1] In 2003, Dick Armey became the chairman of CSE after retiring from Congress.^[2] In 2004, Citizens for a Sound Economy split into two new organizations, with Citizens for a Sound Economy being renamed as FreedomWorks, and Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation becoming Americans for Prosperity. Both organizations played key roles in the Tea party movement beginning in 2009.