26 Facts About Howard Rich

Howard Rich established advocacy organizations such as Americans for Limited Government and US Term Limits.

Howard Rich is the former chairman of the Legislative Education Action Drive and the Parents in Charge Foundation.

Howard Rich is an effective advocate; National Public Radio identified Rich as a leader behind the independent groups with potential to influence elections.

Howard Rich studied economics at Baruch College in New York City.

Howard Rich studied investing at the New York University Stern School of Business.

Howard Rich began a pattern of buying Manhattan properties, fixing them up, and selling them.

Howard Rich's wife was an owner of Laissez-Faire Books and was a trustee of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation.

Howard Rich serves on the Board of Directors of the Cato Institute.

In 1992, Howard Rich met Bill Wilson and the two worked together on a variety of causes.

Howard Rich financed Wilson's efforts at US Term Limits, Parents in Charge and Americans for Limited Government.

Howard Rich has supported referendum measures that would limit government spending, curb the seizure of land, and scholarship tax credits.

Howard Rich prefers underwriting ballot measures rather than lobbying in state capitols.

Howard Rich was a supporter of Americans for Limited Government which was headed by Bill Wilson.

In 1992 Howard Rich founded US Term Limits, which supports limits on the length of office of officials at the local, state, and federal levels.

Howard Rich was agitated by plans of the New York City Council to undo term-limit laws passed by a referendum, and compared a possible repeal to undoing the smoking ban.

Howard Rich helped engineer and encourage a number of ballot initiatives in state elections in 2006 to rein in such takings.

One estimate is that Howard Rich contributed as much as $11 million to support property rights initiatives on ballots throughout much of the West.

In 2000 Howard Rich founded the Legislative Education Action Drive, or LEAD, which focused on enacting school choice legislation across the country.

Howard Rich is Chairman of US Term Limits which is headquartered in Palm Beach, Florida.

Howard Rich is a director of the Fund for Democracy which provides seed money to state initiative campaigns.

In 2001 Howard Rich acquired the web-based voting software and systems firm, Votenet Solutions during the Dot-com bubble.

Howard Rich has been described as being attacked by left-leaning activists.

Howard Rich's mailing was "two months behind the Democrats" letter campaign.

One estimate was that Howard Rich sent 11,000 letters to left-leaning supporters of liberal causes.

Howard Rich has an office in the SoHo section of Manhattan.

Howard Rich gives scholarships to talented kids to leave public schools and study at top private schools; it is called the Student Sponsor Partnership in New York.