PERSON: Amy Kremer

Tea Party Express PAC

Director of grassroots and coalitions

Amy Kremer considers herself a true Southern belle. She was born and raised in Atlanta and attended Auburn University. She is a former Delta Airlines flight attendant who has traveled all over the world. Before flying, Amy had a successful career in real estate in the Atlanta market. After leaving Delta, Amy enjoyed the opportunity to stay at home with her only daughter until she went away to college. <br> <br> Amy became politically active early in 2009 through social media. She was one of the original founders of the Atlanta Tea Party and was also the nationwide event coordinator for the first round of tea parties that took place across the country on Feb. 27. In August 2009, Amy joined the Tea Party Express bus tour and traveled across the country. Shortly before the second Tea Party Express tour, Amy left Tea Party Patriots and joined the Tea Party Express PAC as director of grassroots and coalitions. Amy is now chairman of the Tea Party Express and has four successful nationwide bus tours under her belt. <br> <br> During the 2010 election cycle, Kremer played a major role in several key elections. From supporting Scott Brown’s historic victory in the Massachusetts Senate race, to primary victories for Sharron Angle for Senate in Nevada, Mike Lee for Senate in Utah, Joe Miller for Senate in Alaska and Christine O’Donnell for Senate in Delaware. Kremer and the Tea Party Express also played critical roles in defeating Arlen Specter’s bid for reelection to the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, and Bart Stupak’s bid for reelection to Congress in Michigan.<br> <br> The Tea Party Express played a vital role in several other races including Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Raul Labrador of Idaho, Allen West and Marco Rubio of Florida. \Most recently Amy and the Tea Party Express have been working in Wisconsin to support Gov. Scott Walker and were instrumental helping to reelect David Prosser to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.<br> <br> In addition to her role with Tea Party Express, Amy is also a co-founder of a nonprofit organization, American Grassroots Coalitions. Amy has also joined the Doctor Patient Medical Association as a co-chair of the Patient Power Project. DPMA is a nonpartisan association of doctors and patients dedicated to preserving free choice in medicine. In October 2009, Amy was awarded the Shining Scalpel Award by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons.<br> <br> Since becoming involved with the grassroots movement, Amy has spoken at many tea parties and rallies across the country. She was a speaker at the 9/12 March on D.C. and was a keynote speaker at the Tea Party Convention in Nashville. In fall 2009 and 2010, Amy participated as a panelist at the Value Voters Summit in Washington, D.C. She has appeared on Fox News Channel numerous times and was the original tea party contact with the Sean Hannity Radio Show. In the spring of 2010, Amy was the first guest from the tea party movement to appear on The View. Amy has also appeared on CNN, Fox News, NBC, and MSNBC and other media outlets.<br> <br> Amy resides in Atlanta with her family and two chocolate labs.