James Warren DeMint is an American businessman, author, and retired politician who served as a United States Senator from South Carolina and as president of The Heritage Foundation. A leading figure in the Tea Party movement, DeMint is a member of the Republican Party and is the founder of the Senate Conservatives Fund.
DeMint in 2005
DeMint campaigning in Erlanger, Kentucky with Congressman Ron Paul of Texas and Congressman Geoff Davis of Kentucky in on behalf of Rand Paul in 2010
DeMint speaking at rally for United States Senate candidate Rand Paul in October 2010
DeMint speaking at Conservative Political Action Conference in 2017
The Heritage Foundation, sometimes referred to simply as Heritage, is an activist American conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1973, it took a leading role in the conservative movement in the 1980s during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, whose policies were taken from Heritage Foundation studies, including its Mandate for Leadership.
The Heritage Foundation's headquarters on Massachusetts Avenue on Capitol Hill
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead speaking at the Heritage Foundation in May 2010