Themis

Themis is a conservative voter database project spearheaded by Koch Industries in 2010. This project was a right wing response to the highly successful voter database project Catalyst, used in micro-targeting by the Democratic party in years prior.

Themis was compiled by collecting membership information from right wing organizations, which included "personal email addresses and phone numbers, as well as more general information useful to political campaign strategists such as occupation, income bracket and so on."

Ties To Koch Brothers
Themis' chief operating officer, Ben Pratt, is a former Koch Industries executive, and former Koch Industries senior vice president Paul W. Brooks is listed as the sole trustee on Themis' tax documents.

Development
The development of Themis was led by Washington-based lawyer and Koch brothers affiliate Karl Crow. In June of 2010, Crow spoke at a Koch event in Aspen, Colorado, about his mission to mobilize citizens. "Is there a chance to elect leaders who are more strongly committed to liberty and prosperity?" he asked, suggesting a solution through a "strategic plan to educate voters on the importance of economic freedom."

Funding
The now inoperative non-profit organization TC4 Trust contributed $2.5 million directly to Themis Trust and an additional $2.5 million to STN LLC and $1.8 million to DAS MGR LLC, both Themis affiliated organizations. This made up $6.8 million of the $7.7 million of Themis' 2010 revenue as listed on the group's tax documents.

A report by The Guardian claims that the Kochs invested $2.5 million into the Themis project, which was "developed by a hand-picked team of the brothers' advisers." Although the sources of TC4's funding are unclear, the similarities in timing and amount of the $2.5 million donation reportedly given by the Kochs and the $2.5 million contribution of TC4 may suggest that TC4 served as a conduit for Koch funding and that the contributions are one in the same.

Implementation
The data collected in the Themis project were reportedly heavily used to support the recall campaign of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in 2012, with Koch strategists suggesting up to $20 million invested in the project. The database was also used in the 2012 presidential elections by Koch groups including Americans for Prosperity, who used Themis to contact voters.