This is our end of year report and an outline of our future goals; attached is a brief history of the Combat Veterans For Congress is listed on the About Us page of our Web site for your review.  For 6 years, we have recruited, investigated the background, endorsed, and help elect Combat Veterans For Congress.  To date, 27 endorsed Combat Veterans For Congress from 18 states have served in Congress, 7 have since retired as described in the attachment (one went on to be elected as Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, another went on to become a well-known inspirational political commentator).  There are currently 3 endorsed US Senators and 17 endorsed US Congressmen serving in the 114th Congress; they make up 3.7% of the 535 elected members of Congress.

A major strengths developed over the last 6 years, has been our ability to gain the support of a substantial number of the 23 million Veterans at the poles to vote for endorsed Combat Veterans For Congress; we accomplished that goal by providing 42 National Veterans Organization with our stands on various issues with Op Eds we write on a regular basis; our views are passed on to many of their members.  We also have generated the support of 10.000+ committed individuals listed in our data base, and 7000+ followers on Facebook and Twitter.  Over the years, they have volunteered in the Congressional campaigns of endorsed combat Veterans For Congress in 34 states, and many of them have also donated directly to the campaigns of endorsed Combat Veterans For Congress. 

In 2014, the PAC raised $67,666, including $18,166 from an annual fundraising letter; we received a 15.11% response to our letter requesting financial support.  Each election cycle, in order to introduce the endorsed Combat Veterans For Congress to the National Press Corp, we hold a fundraising event; this year we held our third event at the Town and Country Hotel in San Diego on September 6, 2014.  We had 40 national press representation cover the event; they continued to make press releases and distributed radio/TV spots for the candidates they interviewed right up to election day. The event generated many new endorsements for our efforts from Dinesh D’Souza, Texas Governor Rick Perry, One America News Network TV Show Host Rick Amato, The Thomas Moore Law Center, Pat Boone, KABC National Radio Talk Show Host Larry Elder, a number of Flag & General Officers, Combat Veterans, and Corporate Presidents & CEOs who attended the event; they are listed on the Endorsee of PAC page of our Web site along with over 500 well known Americans. 

Unlike most PACs we have no salaried employees; we operate with the support of volunteers, consultant (FEC Report Service, Web Master, DC Attorney, & Bookkeeper), and service providers (eContribute, Bluehost, & Go Daddy).  We’ve established an IRS approved 501 (c) (4), the Combat Veterans Training Group, to train Combat Veterans.  Businesses and corporations can donate an unlimited amount to the 501, and write off their donations as a business expense.     

Our “Achilles Heels” has been our inability to raise the amount of donations we would like to provide for each of the campaigns of the endorsed Combat Veterans For Congress.  We are considering and seeking support for a new initiative prior to the 2016 election.  We would like to hold a fundraising event in Washington DC at the Capitol Hill Club, in order to introduce the elected Combat Veterans For Congress to members of the national press corps, major donors, lobbyist, and Washington based political organizations.  Our goal for 2016 is to try to raise funds for the campaigns of the 45 or so, newly endorsed, as well as the elected Combat Veterans For Congress that we recruit and/or support during each election cycle.  The FEC permits PACs to donate $5000 to a campaign before the primary and $5000 to the same campaign after the primary election.  Because the fundraising event this past year did not raise the amount of financial support we were seeking, we were unable to donate funds to Congressional campaigns as we have done in the past.  

In light of the out of control spending by irresponsible members of Congress, the increased threat posed by Radical Islamic Terrorist, the violation of Federal Laws by the Obama administration, and the downsizing of the US Armed Forces to dangerous levels below WWII strength, it is more important than ever, that the voters elect more Combat Veterans For Congress in 2016.   They will work to rebuild the hollowed out US Armed Forces, will oppose the Obama administration continued violation of Federal Laws, will work to rein in the out of control spending by Congress, and will  protect and defend the US Constitution.  

We’ve made excellent progress over the past 6 years, but would be much more effective with increased financial backing.  Going forward, we are seeking referrals from our supporters to organizations and individuals who would endorse our goals as outlined in our Mission Statement.  The most important national election in 240 years will take place in November 2016.  We will need all the support we can muster from American citizens to help us recruit, investigate the backgrounds, endorse, and campaign for a new slate of Patriotic Combat Veterans For Congress in 2016.