The Rely on Your Beliefs Fund (ROYB Fund) is an American Political Action Committee associated with Rep. Roy Blunt. Since its inception, the fund has collected and spent more than $1.8 million.
On May 23, 2002, the ROYB Fund was forced to enter into a consent decree with the Missouri Ethics Commission for failing to comply with Missouri law by not filing a statement of organization and required reports in a timely fashion.
People Roy Blunt – honorary chairman. Jim Ellis – founding staffer
Notable contributors AbbVie Altria (one of the top corporate contributors in 2001-02 according to ; Blunt's current wife was previously a lobbyist for the company) American Airlines American Beverage Association American Crystal Sugar Company American Dental Association Amgen Anheuser-Busch Anthem Insurance AT&T Enron Facebook Koch Industries Merck Microsoft PAC National Association of Broadcasters Pfizer Travellers Time-Warner T-Mobile Waste Management Walmart In March 2002, the Tigua tribe began making political contributions on request of Jack Abramoff in hopes of getting a casino approved.
Payees J.W. Ellis Co. (roughly $88,000 in consulting fees)
References
fund's site Pro Publica's page on the fund Federal Election Commission documents Open Secrets page on the fund Washington Post article