Americans for Prosperity – NY

Front GroupAstroturf OperatorHigh activityCross-state operator

State chapter with a paid field operation

Albany, NYFirst tracked April 22, 2010

The field engine of the network: 41 logged hearing appearances, paid canvassers, and the handouts that co-opted local officials read verbatim. Presents as a grassroots taxpayer group at every appearance.

Free-market absolutistsFossil incumbents

Recommended engagement strategy

Map the group's real membership geography and brief local press on the out-of-county admin overlap.

Astroturf Operator profile: Manufactures the appearance of local consensus. Expose the out-of-town infrastructure.

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Hearing appearances

Logged in minutes

Counties active

Saratoga, Orange

Projects opposed

Solar & storage dockets

Funding received

$3.9M

3 traced inbound edges

Funding given

$410K

3 traced outbound edges

Arguments logged

136

Top: Property Value Claims

Where They OperateCounties with a tracked filing, appearance, or monitored channel, and the specific project dockets involved.Counties with a tracked filing, appearance, or monitored channel, and the specific project dockets involved.

Counties

Saratoga18 ev.
Orange15 ev.
Chautauqua8 ev.
Steuben11 ev.
Dutchess8 ev.
Niagara12 ev.

Project dockets

Wilton Solar ProjectSaratoga Co.
Goshen Ridge SolarOrange Co.NO DOSSIER
Silver Creek SolarChautauqua Co.
Prattsburgh SolarSteuben Co.NO DOSSIER

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What They ArgueArgument classification from filings, testimony transcripts, and monitored posts. Counts are statements, not documents.Argument classification from filings, testimony transcripts, and monitored posts. Counts are statements, not documents.

Property Value Claims39 · 28.7%
Home Rule / Preemption33 · 24.3%
Ratepayer Cost27 · 19.9%
Fire / Battery Safety22 · 16.2%
Visual / Aesthetic15 · 11%

Most-repeated claim

“Homes within two miles lose 30% of their value.”

Who Funds ThemTraced grants, dues, contractor payments, and campaign contributions. Amounts come from 990 filings, grant letters, and NYS BOE data.Traced grants, dues, contractor payments, and campaign contributions. Amounts come from 990 filings, grant letters, and NYS BOE data.

Inbound

Outbound

Open in funding network

Activity Log7 entriesChronological record assembled from hearing minutes, local law filings, 990 disclosures, and monitored channels.Chronological record assembled from hearing minutes, local law filings, 990 disclosures, and monitored channels.

Board minutes matchedMay 28, 2025Language in Wilton board minutes matched a submission filed on Wilton Solar Project.
Hearing appearanceMay 21, 2025Spoke for 7 minutes against Wilton Solar Project at the Wilton planning board.
Written comment filedMay 9, 2025Submitted a comment package on Goshen Ridge Solar citing ratepayer cost and setback adequacy.
Mobilization detectedApr 24, 2025Turnout post shared 413 times across Saratoga and Orange County groups.
Local law draftedApr 2, 2025Circulated setback overlay text to the Wilton board; matches model legislation distributed statewide.
Op-ed placedMar 18, 2025Near-identical op-ed ran in two Saratoga County weeklies within four days.
First tracked activityApr 22, 2010Entered the monitor via a Saratoga County record referencing Goshen Ridge Solar.

Aliases & AffiliationsAlternate names seen in filings and the organizations this actor is formally or functionally tied to.Alternate names seen in filings and the organizations this actor is formally or functionally tied to.

Known aliases and filing names

AFP-NY
AFP Empire State

Affiliations

Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce
NYers for Local Control
Wendell Brace

Network position

Classified as a front group in the three-tier model, with 6 traced funding edges.