Winning Our Future have been in the news for working as the attack dog for Gingrich, and also for being the exhibitors of the Anti-Romney movie “King of Bain: When Mitt Romney Came to Town,”. In viewing FEC PAC filing (dated December 13, 2011), Solid Principles was able to find out the following on this PAC, and people behind it. First reported Published Jan 15, 2012.
FEC Filing for Winning The Future – Dec 13th, 2011 – Click for Larger Image
Rebecca A. Burke – Custodian of Records
Prior to appearing as Custodian of Records with Winning the Future, Burke’s other connection to Gingrich was serving as chief development officer for American Solutions, Gingrich’s defunct PAC. She has also run for office as a Republican candidate in the PA State House 083, before losing at the Primary stage in 2006 & 2008. She also served three terms of Chairwoman of the Lycoming County Commissioners until late 2011/early 2012. Burke was listed as resident of Williamsport, Pennsylvania during her tenure as Commissioner of Lycoming County, according to this PAC paperwork, her address is now listed in Lawence, GA.
Brent A. Mudd – Tresurer - John M. Lee – Assistant Treasurer
Mudd (left) is a Partner of accounting firm Mudd Lee, LLC, his Facebook account lists Winning Our Future as one of his Activities and Interests. According to Linkedin, Lee (right) is a Partner at Mudd Lee, LLC – a certified public accountant, studied at The University of West Florida, and has been practicing since 1995 in GA.
SUPER PAC?
Now ask yourself, are these people a fearsome troupe of political king-pin power brokers? Hardly, yet according to press releases issued on the PAC’s website, Gingrich’s crew have moved in to help them along, including John Grimaldi a fomer aide to Gingrich is reportedy now working at the WOF PAC as well as some staffers that jumped Gingrich’s campaign back in June of 2011. It looks more like Mudd, Lee, & Burke are the flunkies that filed the paperwork, while Team Gingrich are running the ship.
Location Location?
Winning Our Future PAC’s address according to FEC filing is 2100 Riverside Parkway, SUITE 119 #351, Lawrenceville GA 30043. In conducting a search on the address it is listed as River Exchange Shopping Center, for business such as Krogers, Riverside Pizza, and Cato. The site is managed by Wheeler/Brand Management Company of Duluth, GA. Solid Principles spoke to a manager at one of businesses listed at this location, they confirmed there are some vacancies, but the location is mostly retail only and did not recall seeing any business offices. If someone is reading this in Lawrenceville, GA, please check out suite 119 #351, it might hold some answers to our future.
UPDATE: Thanks to IG, who emailed us to inform us that Suite 119, is a Fed Ex Postal Box location , while reviewing the FEC PAC rules (Instructions for Statement of Organization FEC FORM 1), a mailing address suffices requirements, and actual office location of the PAC is not required for registering the PAC. Therefore, my sensationalism was implied, and a paper tiger once taking this into consideration.
Craig Edwards
