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The '''Tea Party Patriots''' is perhaps the largest group in the [[Tea Party Movement]], claiming 2,800 smaller affiliate groups and over 15 million members. Tea Party Patriots co-founders and national coordinators include Jenny Beth Martin and Mark Meckler.

The '''Tea Party Patriots''' is one of thousands of groups in the [[Tea Party Movement]], and is not as supportive on the [[pro-life]] and [[marriage]] issues as other groups are.  For example Ralph King, reportedly a member of the Tea Party Patriots national leadership council and also its co-coordinator in Ohio, was quoted as follows:<ref>http://www.lifenews.com/2010/11/15/nat-6849/</ref>

 

{{cquote|When they were out in the [[Boston Harbor]], they weren’t arguing about who was gay or who was having an abortion. I look at myself as pretty socially conservative. But that’s not what we push through the Tea Party Patriots.}}

A $1 million anonymous donor to the Tea Party Patriots will benefit the thousands of its affiliate groups across the [[United States]].<ref>Jake Gibson. [[Fox News|FOXNews]]: [http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/09/21/tea-party-group-receives-anonymous-million-dollar-donation-accepts-obamas-challenge Tea Party Group Receives Anonymous Million Dollar Donation; Accepts Obama's Challenge], September 21, 2010.</ref> As a 501(c)4 entity under the federal tax code, Tea Party Patriots is not regulated by federal campaign finance laws and therefore not required to reveal its funding sources.

A $1 million anonymous donor to the Tea Party Patriots will benefit the thousands of its affiliate groups across the [[United States]].<ref>Jake Gibson. [[Fox News|FOXNews]]: [http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/09/21/tea-party-group-receives-anonymous-million-dollar-donation-accepts-obamas-challenge Tea Party Group Receives Anonymous Million Dollar Donation; Accepts Obama's Challenge], September 21, 2010.</ref> As a 501(c)4 entity under the federal tax code, Tea Party Patriots is not regulated by federal campaign finance laws and therefore not required to reveal its funding sources.