AAF Welcomes Ed Schweitzer to Board

June 5, 2026

WASHINGTON — Today, Advancing American Freedom (AAF) announced Edmund Schweitzer has joined its Board of Directors.

Edmund Schweitzer is an American businessman and inventor who founded Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, which employs more than 6,000 workers, and holds numerous patents.

AAF Board Member Ed Schweitzer released the following statement:

“I’m honored to join the board of Advancing American Freedom (AAF.) As we enter our 250th year as a nation, we face a $40 trillion national debt, $2 trillion budget deficits, and interest payments that dwarf key federal obligations. I believe we can solve these problems by getting back to first principles, with civility. After all, we have so much more in common than we do in difference. AAF unites free-market thinkers and policy experts committed to the long-term future of our nation and the well-being of generations to come. I will do my best to contribute to this vital institution, dedicated to the rich traditions of American freedom and opportunity.”

AAF President Tim Chapman released the following statement:

“Ed Schweitzer is exactly the kind of principled, accomplished American that AAF was built to serve and to amplify. His lifetime of building, innovating, and investing in American workers makes him an ideal addition to our Board. We are thrilled to welcome him.”

Advancing American Freedom is a 501(c)(4) organization founded by former Vice President Mike Pence to promote and defend the successful policies of the Trump-Pence administration that yielded unprecedented prosperity at home and restored America’s strength abroad.