Mark Block, Wis.Director Americans for Prosperity... past unethical behavior

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http://www.americansforprosperity.org/about/staff/mark-...


Also Board member for

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http://firstfreedomsfoundation.org /


Wilcox Controversy

Mark Block managed the 1997 election campaign of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Jon P. Wilcox. Wilcox won the election, and Block was later charged with illegal coordination with the political activities of Wisconsin Citizens for Voter Participation. During that period the constitutionality of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program was facing a legal challenge. If Wilcox's opponent Walt Kelley had been elected the Milwaukee program might have been ruled unconstitutional.

Block reached a settlement to end litigation by paying a $15,000 fine and agreeing to a three year ban on volunteer or paid political activity. Brent Pickens, a former Assembly Staffer who was running Wisconsin Citizens for Voter Participation, ended related litigation against him by agreeing to pay a $15,000 fine and avoid political activity for five years.


2008 Government Accountability Board Investigation (Cleared)

Mark Block, eleven years removed from the Jon Wilcox controversy faced another Wisconsin Government Accountability Board investigation over whether a mailer sent to Americans for Prosperity members during the 2008 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was legal as the letter sent by Americans for Prosperity was forwarded by the Madison based Law Firm of Godfrey and Kahn as a alleged tip.


In 2007, The West Bend Area School District attempted to pass the largest school referendum in Wisconsin history valuing over $120 million. Americans for Prosperity put a education phone call campaign to educate people on the possible tax ramifications of approving the large Scale Referendum. The district attorney responded to a request from It's Time, a West Bend group supporting passage of the referendum, to investigate whether the message violated state law. The calls were placed Friday before the referendum in November of 2007. In the West Bend referendum, Americans for Prosperity's telephone message said the building plan would cost "$574,000 for each child" added to the district since a 2001 referendum.

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Mark_Block



One classy dude!

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1. Well, it's clear Rove found the guy he wanted. n/t

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2. Hah.. I think your right . Now we just need Wisconsin to connect the dots.

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