America First Policy Institute
| America First Policy Institute | |
| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Type: | 501(c)(3) |
| Top official: | Greg Sindelar, Interim President |
| Founder(s): | Brooke Rollins, Larry Kudlow, Linda McMahon |
| Year founded: | 2021 |
| Website: | Official website |
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The organization was founded in 2021 "to accelerate the transformative, positive changes in American life driven by America First policies."[1]
Background
Linda McMahon, Larry Kudlow, and Brooke Rollins founded the America First Policy Institute in 2021. McMahon is an entertainment executive who served as chief executive officer of World Wrestling Entertainment and as administrator of the Small Business Administration during President Trump's first term. She served as Secretary of Education during President Trump's second term.[2] Kudlow is an economist and television host who served as director of the National Economic Council during President Trump's first term.[3] Rollins is a government and think tank executive who served as policy director to Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) and as director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. During President Trump's first term, she served as director of the Domestic Policy Council, assistant to the president for strategic initiatives, and director of the Office of American Innovation. During President Trump's second term, she served as Secretary of Agriculture.[4]
As of September 2025, the America First Policy Institute had the following mission statement:[5]
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The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan research institute. AFPI exists to advance policies that put the American people first. Our guiding principles are liberty, free enterprise, national greatness, American military superiority, foreign-policy engagement in the American interest, and the primacy of American workers, families, and communities in all we do.[6] |
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Leadership
As of September 2025, the following individuals held leadership positions at the America First Policy Institute:[7]
- Larry Kudlow, vice chairman of the board and chairman of American Prosperity
- Greg Sindelar, interim president and chief executive officer
- Chad Wolf, executive vice president, chief strategy officer, and chairman of AFPI's homeland security and immigration
- Billy Atwell, chief communications and marketing officer
- David Bernhardt, executive vice president and chairman of American Freedom
- Alexandra Caro Campana, chief operating officer
- Laura Cunliffe, chief policy officer
- John Fogarty, chief development officer
- Martin Gillespie, executive vice president
- Ashley Hayck, executive vice president
- Jenn Pellegrino, chief spokeswoman and senior director of media affairs
- Adam W. Schindler, chief technology officer and national director of policy engagement and American values
- Stephanie Witt, chief state action and engagement officer
Work and activities
Legislative and policy work
As of September 2025, the America First Policy Institute published policy research covering the following subject areas:[8]
- Economy
- Debt
- Inflation
- Trade
- Work & Jobs
- Education
- Higher Education
- K-12
- School Boards
- Energy & Environment
- Agriculture
- Energy
- Environment & Climate
- Foreign Policy
- Asia
- Europe
- Israel & the Middle East
- Government Accountability
- Big Tech & Censorship
- Budget, Spending, & Taxes
- Civil Service Reform
- Government Regulation
- The Administrative State
- Weaponization
- Healthcare
- Healthcare Reform
- Public Health
- Law & Order
- Criminal Justice & Public Safety
- The Courts
- Security
- Border Security & Immigration
- Election Integrity
- National Security & Defense
- Societal Issues & Values
- Faith
- Marriage, Family, & Children
- Religious Liberty
- Sanctity of Life
Notable endorsements
This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.
Affilations
The America First Policy Institute is affiliated with the State Policy Network.[9]
Finances
The following is a breakdown of the America First Policy Institute's revenues and expenses from 2021 to 2023. The information comes from ProPublica.
| Year | Revenue | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $14.2 million | $10.8 million |
| 2022 | $23.6 million | $22.3 million |
| 2023 | $27.3 million | $22.9 million |
See also
External links
- Official website
- America First Policy Institute on Facebook
- America First Policy Institute on Instagram
- America First Policy Institute on X
- America First Policy Institute on YouTube
- America First Policy Institute on Rumble
Footnotes
- ↑ America First Policy Institute, "McMahon, Kudlow, Rollins Launch America First Policy Institute," April 13, 2021
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, "Linda E. McMahon," accessed September 24, 2025
- ↑ America First Policy Institute, "The Honorable Larry Kudlow," accessed September 24, 2025
- ↑ America First Policy Institute, "The Honorable Brooke L. Rollins," accessed September 24, 2025
- ↑ America First Policy Institute, "Our Mission," accessed September 24, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ America First Policy Institute, "Team," accessed September 24, 2025
- ↑ America First Policy Institute, "Issues," accessed September 24, 2025
- ↑ State Policy Network, "Directory," accessed September 24, 2025
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