Association of Mature American Citizens

Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) is a United States-based conservative advocacy organization and interest group, founded in 2007. Its president and founder was Daniel C. Weber, a retired insurance agency owner.[1][2]

AMAC, Inc.
Formation2007
President and founder
Daniel C. Weber
Websiteamac.us
Congressmember Kyrsten Sinema receiving the Friend of Mature Americans Award in 2016.

AMAC is a membership organization for people age 50 and over.[3] The group calls itself "the conservative alternative to the AARP."[2] It is one of several organizations to position itself as a conservative rival to the AARP; others include the American Seniors Association and 60 Plus Association.[3][4][5]

Political activities

AMAC describes itself as "vigorously conservative" and gained support from talk show host Glenn Beck and other conservative figures.[6] AMAC strongly opposes the Affordable Care Act (ACA)[7][8] and has pushed for its repeal.[4] In March 2014, AMAC claimed a membership of 1.1 million members, up from 40,000 in 2008, which it attributed to backlash over the ACA.[4]

AMAC supports a plan for Social Security which would gradually increase the earliest retirement age to 64 (from 62) and "guarantee cost-of-living increases in a tiered structure based on income."[4] AMAC supports the oil and gas industry, claiming that they "are safer for the environment than ever before." The group's president, Dan Weber, called for a rollback of Obama administration policies to promote clean energy.[9]

The AMAC has a volunteer "delegate" program, aiming to select an AMAC member in each congressional district across the country to meet and lobby members of Congress.[10]

In February 2017 AMAC issued a warning to the upcoming 2017 Academy Awards ceremony to not tolerate speeches against President Donald Trump, threatening to launch a boycott of theaters.[11]

Political analyst Josh Bernstein is currently a National Spokesperson for AMAC, which sponsors his weekly political talk show.[12]

Rebecca Weber, current CEO of AMAC, attended the January 6 United States Capitol attack. [13]

References
  1. "Association of Mature American Citizens". PolitiFact.
  2. Hill, John (December 2, 2012). "Association of Mature American Citizens says under Affordable Care Act, 16,000 IRS agents will pry into private medical records". PolitiFact.
  3. Lade, Diane C. (January 14, 2013). "Anti-AARP groups looking to woo new retirees". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014.
  4. Johannes, Laura (March 30, 2014). "AARP Faces Competition From Conservative-Leaning Groups". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  5. Zernike, Kate (September 11, 2012). "A Silver Tinge to the Political Ring". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012.
  6. "AARP Brushes Off Obamacare Complaints During 1200 WOAI News Interview". WOAI (AM). December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014.
  7. Angle, Jim (February 24, 2014). "Sebelius' cuts in home health care funds could jeopardize hundreds of thousands of jobs". Fox News.
  8. Angle, Jim (February 24, 2014). "New concerns over ObamaCare impact on jobs". Fox News. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  9. Grimaldi, John (February 14, 2014). "AMAC: We need a new energy policy". The Gilmer Mirror (Press release). Association of Mature American Citizens. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014.
  10. Voorhees, Linda (January 24, 2014). "Tom Platek selected as liaison delegate to Congressman Tim Walberg". MLive.
  11. Bedard, Paul. "Oscars warned: 'Diss Trump and face a theater boycott". Washington Examiner.
  12. "The Association of Mature American Citizens". PR Buzz (Press release). Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  13. "AMAC CEO Rebecca Weber Gives Eyewitness Account of January 6th Protest". Association of Mature American Citizens. January 9, 2021. Archived from the original on September 14, 2023.
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