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Arizona Free Enterprise Club
| Arizona Free Enterprise Club | |
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| Location: | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Type: | 501(c)(4) |
| Top official: | Scot Mussi, President and Executive Director |
| Year founded: | 2005 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization based in Arizona. The group describes itself as "the leading organization in the state dedicated to advancing a pro-growth, limited government agenda in Arizona."[1]
Background
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club was founded in 2005. The organization's founding president was Steve Voeller.[2] As of September 2025, Voeller was the vice president of government and community relations at the University of Arizona. He earlier worked in the congressional offices of Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.), including as Flake's chief of staff.[3]
As of September 2025, the organization described its mission as:[1]
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The Free Enterprise Club is focused on getting results, which means being fearless when it comes to taking on the establishment and radical left in Arizona. Through active lobbying, litigation and our extensive grassroots network, the Club has secured numerous policy victories in the state, including historic income tax cuts, enhanced election security, expanded school choice and protection of our property rights, medical freedoms and free speech.[4] |
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Leadership
As of September 2025, the following individuals held leadership positions at the Arizona Free Enterprise Club:[5]
- Scot Mussi, president and executive director
- Aimee Yentes, vice president
- Darla Gonzalez, grassroots director
- LouAnn Sedgwick, development director
- April Smith, director of field operations
Work and activities
Legislative and policy work
As of September 2025, the Arizona Free Enterprise Club listed the following as among its policy accomplishments:[1]
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Tax Cuts & Fiscal Policy
Taking on The Left
Defeating Bad Ideas
Election Integrity
Free Speech & Intellectual Diversity
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Notable endorsements
This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.
Affiliations
As of September 2025, the Arizona Free Enterprise Club had an associated PAC known as the Freedom Club PAC.[6]
Finances
The following is a breakdown of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club's revenues and expenses from 2005 to 2023. The information comes from ProPublica.
| Year | Revenue | Expenses |
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| 2005 | $0.2 million | $0.1 million |
| 2006 | $0.1 million | $0.2 million |
| 2007 | $0.2 million | $0.2 million |
| 2008 | $0.2 million | $0.2 million |
| 2009 | $0.2 million | $0.2 million |
| 2010 | $0.3 million | $0.2 million |
| 2011 | $0.2 million | $0.2 million |
| 2012 | $0.5 million | $0.6 million |
| 2013 | $0.3 million | $0.2 million |
| 2014 | $7.9 million | $7.2 million |
| 2015 | $0.4 million | $0.5 million |
| 2016 | $0.5 million | $0.9 million |
| 2017 | $0.5 million | $0.7 million |
| 2018 | $0.7 million | $0.7 million |
| 2019 | $0.8 million | $0.7 million |
| 2020 | $1.5 million | $1.6 million |
| 2021 | $1.2 million | $1.1 million |
| 2022 | $3.4 million | $3.4 million |
| 2023 | $1.1 million | $1.1 million |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Arizona Free Enterprise Club, "Home page," accessed September 16, 2025
- ↑ ProPublica, "Arizona Free Enterprise Club Form 990-O for period ending December 2005," accessed September 16, 2025
- ↑ University of Arizona, "Steve Voeller," accessed September 16, 2025
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Arizona Free Enterprise Club, "About Us," accessed September 16, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Free Enterprise Club, "Freedom Club PAC," accessed September 16, 2025
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