History
Founded in December 1964 by author and commentator William F Buckley Jr, the ACU was established after the defeat of Barry Goldwater. By 1974, ACU had roughly 70,000 members.
In 1984, David Keene, assumed this position, which was had by him until 2011, when Al Cardenas became the current chairman. He is also the managing associate of Carmen Group Lobbying, a Washington, DC-based lobbying firm.
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