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The 85 Fund

The 85 Fund
Formation2011 (2011)
TypeNonprofit
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Region served
United States
Key people
Leonard Leo
AffiliationsConcord 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]

  1. ^ a b "Revealed: conservative group fighting to restrict voting tied to powerful dark money network". The Guardian. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  2. ^ a b Swan, Jonathan. "Leonard Leo to shape new conservative network, step aside from the Federalist Society". Axios. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  3. ^ Colby Itkowitz; Isaac Stanley-Becker (July 1, 2022). "Democracy advocates raise alarm after Supreme Court takes election case". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ Vogel, Kenneth P. (October 12, 2022). "Leonard Leo's Network Is Increasingly Powerful. But It Is Not Easy to Define". The New York Times.
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  9. ^ Wang, Hansi Lo (August 12, 2022). "This conservative group helped push a disputed election theory". National Public Radio.

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