A major Republican campaign contributor, he interned in the White House of President George H.W. Bush and campaigned for Pat Buchanan in 1992, finding time to intern for conservative congressman Dana Rohrabacher as well. Prince founded the mercenary firm Blackwater USA in 1997 with Gary Jackson, another former Navy SEAL.
Prince's sister Betsy DeVos is a powerful conservative in her own right. Married to the son of Richard DeVos (Republican bankroller and co-founder of Amway), she served as chair of Michigan Republican Party in the 1990s.
Father:Edgar Prince(d. 1995, billionaire, started Family Research Council with Gary Bauer)
Mother: Elsa Prince Broekhuizen (Republican Party funder, remarried)
Sister: Betsy DeVos (former chair, Michigan Republican Party, m. Dick DeVos, Amway scion)
Sister: Emilie Prince
Sister: Eileen Prince
Wife: Joan (four children, d. 2003, cancer)
Daughter: Sophia
High School: Holland Christian H.S.
University: Hillsdale College
Blackwater Co-Founder and CEO (1997)
Family Research Council College intern
DeVos family by sister's marriage
ERIK CLAIMS HE HAS VISITED IRAQ 8 TIMES (SO HAS BUSH)
Edgar Prince
Religion: Born-Again Christian (now deceased)
Executive summary: Prince Manufacturing (parent company of Blackwater USA until recently it became Prince Minerals)Edgar Prince developed the lighted vanity mirror and made his fortune with Prince Automotive, an auto parts and machinery manufacturer that became, after his death, part of Johnson Controls. He established the Prince Foundation, which has spread millions of dollars to such groups as Focus on the Family, Promise Keepers, and Don Wildmon's American Family Association, and he co-founded the Family Research Council with Gary Bauer. Prince's children, Erik Prince and Betsy DeVos, have become major players in right-wing political circles.Betsy DeVos
AKA Elisabeth Prince
Religion: Christian
Occupation: Activist
Party Affiliation: Republican
Raised well over $100,000 for George W. Bush's 2004 presidential campaign.
Gary Bauer
Religion: BaptistOccupation: Government, Activist
Party Affiliation: Republican
A "family values" kind of guy, headed the Office of Policy Development during Ronald Reagan's presidency, later went on to head the Family Research Council for ten years, increasing its budget from $1M to $14M. His Republican candidacy for nomination in 1999-2000 was a miserable failure. Widespread allegations exist that Bauer had an affair with a sweet young 26 year old staffer, not exactly in keeping with the whole family values thing. Nine members of his staff resigned over this scandal. Bauer has also accepted over $100K from the Moonie cult, and in seeming reciprocity, the Family Research Council has placed multiple advertisements in the Moonie-owned Washington Times. He was also Director of Government Relations for the Direct Marketing Association from 1973 to 1980 -- yes, those sleazebags.
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