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Americans for Honesty on Issues
Americans for Honesty on Issues is a Houston, Texas based 527 group that had spent over one million dollars on television advertisements, critical of Democratic Party candidates, in advance of the 2006 United States general election.〔("As Election Nears, Groups Plan Negative Ads" ), ''New York Times'', 2006-10-11〕 527 groups are tax-exempt organizations that participate in political activities, typically via soft money contributions, which have no legal limit.〔(527 Committee Activity ) at OpenSecrets.org〕 By United States federal law, they are not allowed to coordinate their efforts with political campaigns.
==Backers==
* Sue Walden, a Houston business owner, is the president of Americans for Honesty on Issues. Walden was a lobbyist for Enron and is considered a close ally of the former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who was forced to resign from Congress amid ethics scandals. Walden has been a Minor League Pioneer fundraiser for George W. Bush,〔(Sue Walden entry ) at Texans for Public Justice website〕 raising $43,000.〔''Houston Chronicle'', 2003-07-19, cited by (Iowa Democratic Party website )〕 and was an adviser to Kenneth L. Lay, the former chief executive of Enron.〔
* Bob J. Perry, a Houston construction firm owner, appears to be the sole funder of AHI. Perry was the major funder of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, who ran a campaign against John Kerry in the 2004 election. He also is the majority funder of the Economic Freedom Fund〔("New Front-Group Alert - Americans for Honesty on Issues" ), Patriot Project website, 2006-10-20〕 and has donated $5,000,000 to the Free Enterprise Fund.〔("Builder's $8 million tops GOP donor list" ), ''Houston Chronicle'', 2006-10-17, page A1〕
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