Opportunity Ohio

Opportunity Ohio (O2) is a right-wing advocacy group based in Ohio. It is a member of the State Policy Network, a web of state pressure groups that denote themselves as "think tanks" and drive a right-wing agenda in statehouses nationwide. It was formed on June 15, 2012.

Ties to "True the Vote"
In 2012, O2 gave $50,000 to True the Vote/Legacy Foundation (TTV) for "an initiative aimed at training state and local volunteers to ensure the integrity of votes."

According to a letter sent to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in October 2012," TTV has a "horrendous record of filing inaccurate voter registration challenges." Many believe that the organization's activities are aimed at voter suppression and a right-wing agenda to further a new administration.

TTV trains volunteers to monitor elections and report incidents of voter fraud. It also holds local rallies to promote "voter ID" laws, which it staunchly supports. TTV has been accused of voter intimidation and advancing hysterical claims about the pervasiveness of voter fraud. TTV's current president is Catherine Englebrecht, who is also the founder of the King Street Patriots, a Tea Party 501(c)(4) group based in Texas.

Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council
O2 Treasurer Michael C. Carnuccio is on the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force as of 2011, representing the SPN Member Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, of which he is president.

Finances
 2012 
 * Total Revenue: $267,228
 * Total Expenses: $156,173
 * Net Assets: $111,055

Staff
As of November 2013: :


 * Matt A. Mayer, President (COO, The Liberty Foundation for America; former Visiting Fellow, Heritage Foundation; former President, SPN Member Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions; former senior official, U.S. Department of Homeland Security under Secretaries Tom Ridge and Michael Chertoff; former Deputy Director for the Department of Regulatory Agencies, Colorado)
 * Mary McCleary, Vice President for Policy (Director of Data Mining, The Liberty Foundation for America; former data analyst, Alliance Data Systems; former Policy Analyst, SPN Member Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions)
 * Janel Domenico, Vice President of Development (former fundraiser for Senators John Thune, George Allen, Wayne Allard, and John Ensign, and Congressmen Bob Schaffer; called "a GOP superstar" by The Denver Post)

Board of Directors
As of April 2013:


 * Richard F. O'Donnell, Chairman
 * Michael C. Carnuccio, Treasurer (President, SPN Member Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs; Member, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force)
 * Samuel Gallo, Secretary
 * Matt A. Mayer, President

Contact Details
Opportunity Ohio P.O. Box 98 Dublin, OH 43017-0098 Phone: (614) 636-2663 Email: contact AT opportunityohio DOT org Web: http://www.opportunityohio.org/