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AFPI Names Norm Champ as Chair of Financial Freedom Initiative

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) named Norm Champ, a prominent regulatory lawyer, author, and former Director of Investment Management at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as the new Chair of AFPI’s Financial Freedom Initiative.

One Judge. One Ruling. One Nation Put on Hold.

America First Unfiltered: Major Wins from President Trump’s White House – Feb. 28, 2025

Welcome to America First Unfiltered: The People's Agenda—your briefing on the massive wins from the White House that put you, the American people, first.

 Just days after celebrating the one-month anniversary of President Trump’s second administration, the numbers are in. From the deportation of criminal illegal immigrants—arrests are up 627% over last month—to the Department of Justice reigning in billions of dollars in wasteful government spending, to keeping men out of women’s sports and imposing reciprocal tariffs, the momentum is undeniable.

America First Nomination: John Ratcliffe

John Ratcliffe’s career in public service is routed in his commitment to national security, most recently serving as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) under President Donald Trump. In that role, Ratcliffe served as the leader of the U.S. intelligence community and principal intelligence advisor to the President from 2020 to 2021.

America First Nomination: Pam Bondi

Pam Bondi, a native of Tampa, Florida, serves as Chair of the America First Policy Institute’s Center for Litigation and Co-Chair of the Center for Law and Justice. A trailblazer with more than 18 years as a prosecutor, she became Florida’s 37th and first female Attorney General, tackling issues like Florida’s reputation as the “pill mill capital” by successfully advancing reforms to shut down unscrupulous doctors and clinics.