Elected Officials to Protect America

What Elected Officials to Protect America does

Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) is a U.S. nonprofit organization founded in 2012 (firmographics list 2009) and headquartered at 20 Main Street, Rockland, Maine. It operates a bipartisan national network of current and former elected officials — described as the only such organization mobilizing veterans who are lawmakers — spanning all 50 states and Puerto Rico, with formalized state chapters in California, New York, New Jersey, and New Mexico. The organization positions itself around energy security solutions, including offshore wind advocacy, a 100% clean energy transition, climate emergency policy frameworks, and clean transportation electrification.

EOPA's "product surface" is a portfolio of advocacy programs, educational offerings, and events rather than a software platform. The portfolio includes a Certificate in Public Leadership delivered in partnership with the University of San Francisco, multiple fellowship and scholarship programs (1776 Fellowship, Solon Fellowship, Carmen Ramirez Scholarship), signature summits (EOPA Energy Security Summit 2025, California Climate Emergency & Energy Security Summit, EOPA Health & Energy Security EV Tour 2024, Offshore Wind Virtual Summit), and media assets (Code Blue Water Security documentary series, Protect Earth Newsmagazine). The organization also drafts and circulates state-level advocacy letters (offshore wind, public lands, oil and gas, EPA rollbacks) and a National Climate Emergency Letter campaign tied to a Defense Production Act policy framework.

The business model is donation- and membership-driven. Revenue streams are categorized as donations/fundraising from individuals, foundations, and supporters, alongside a membership network of elected officials who participate in programming. Partnerships with institutions such as the California Energy Commission, USC Schwarzenegger Institute, American Security Project, University of San Francisco, Climate Mayors, ICLEI USA, Resource Legacy Fund, Mayors in Innovation, and Young Elected Officials provide convening power, sponsorship, and co-programming rather than commercial revenue. Headcount is reported at 1-10 employees, and EOPA is led by President Alex Cornell du Houx, Executive Director and Co-Founder Dominic Frongillo, CEO Christian Brock, and Communications Director Ramona du Houx.

Name

Elected Officials to Protect America

Legal name

Elected Officials to Protect America

Website

https://protectingamerica.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Elected Officials to Protect America is a bipartisan nonprofit network of current and former U.S. elected officials, primarily veterans, that mobilizes members across all 50 states and Puerto Rico to advocate for energy security, offshore wind, and a 100% clean energy transition through policy campaigns, fellowships, and summits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

akta.pro primary industry

Environment, Climate & Sustainability Congresses (THAHAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Standards, Certification & Compliance (RECs/GOs, sustainability reporting) (EUAMANAJ), Cause, ESG & Sustainability Communications (MPAAADAL)

Keywords

• Climate policy advocacy
• Clean energy education
• Elected officials network
• Energy security advocacy
• Environmental policy training

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: EOPA operates as a nonprofit organization that relies on donations from individuals, foundations, and supporters who share their mission of protecting the environment and advancing clean energy policy.
2. Membership Network: The organization functions as a membership network of current and former elected officials who join to collaborate on energy security and climate policy solutions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

EOPA is a national bipartisan network of current and former elected officials that educates lawmakers on energy security solutions through value-based storytelling and policy advocacy. The organization mobilizes veterans who are lawmakers across all 50 states and Puerto Rico to advance clean energy policy, support offshore wind development, promote climate emergency action, and provide training programs and fellowships for elected officials.

Product overview

Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) is a network organization, not a software technology company. It does not offer a unified software product or platform. Instead, EOPA provides a portfolio of advocacy programs, educational offerings, and policy initiatives including: the Certificate in Public Leadership (in partnership with University of San Francisco); scholarship and fellowship programs (EOPA Scholarship, 1776 Fellowship, Solon Fellowship, Carmen Ramirez Scholarship); advocacy campaigns (EOPA National E.V. Tour, Offshore Wind Advocacy, Climate Emergency Plan, Energy Security Marshall Plan); training programs (Visual Storytelling Training); media content (Documentary Series); and networking programs (EOPA State Leadership Councils, EOPA Events and Summits). These programs collectively support EOPA's mission to mobilize veterans who are elected officials to work on energy security solutions through education, storytelling, and policy advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Code Blue Water Security: Documentary series investigating dangers of global water security and solutions for communities
• Protect Earth Newsmagazine
• 1776 Fellowship
• Solon Fellowship
• Carmen Ramirez Scholarship

Products and services

• Certificate in Public Leadership Educational certificate program offered in partnership with the University of San Francisco, covering emotional intelligence in public leadership, cyber security, body language, disinformation, video production, debate on energy security issues, and other leadership skills for elected officials.
• 1776 Fellowship Fellowship program for elected officials to engage in climate and energy security advocacy and training through EOPA's national network.
• Solon Fellowship Fellowship program providing opportunities for involvement in climate policy and advocacy work for elected officials.
• Carmen Ramirez Scholarship Named scholarship program under the Solon Fellowship initiative supporting students interested in climate and energy security leadership.
• Visual Storytelling Training Training program for elected officials in value-based storytelling techniques to communicate climate and energy security messages effectively to peers and communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Network spans all 50 states and Puerto Rico with elected officials at all government levels
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• USC Schwarzenegger InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 December 2022Elected Officials to Protect America and the USC Schwarzenegger Institute gathered over 50 key leaders at the Port of Long Beach to learn about the proposed Pier Wind Project and held a California Offshore Wind roundtable conversation with stakeholders, elected officials, and labor representatives.
• University of San FranciscocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEOPA offers a Certificate in Public Leadership in partnership with the University of San Francisco. Students learn about emotional intelligence in public leadership, cybersecurity, body language, disinformation, video production, debate on energy security issues and more.
• California Energy CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalifornia Energy Commission hosted the inaugural EOPA California Climate Emergency & Energy Security Summit focusing on offshore wind and transition to 100% clean energy economy. The CEC Vice Chair delivered keynote address.
• Climate MayorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting clean energy initiatives, listed as official partner/sponsor for California Climate and Clean Energy Summit.
• ICLEI USAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for local government climate initiatives, listed as official partner/sponsor for California Climate and Clean Energy Summit.
• Resource Legacy FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation sponsor for the California Climate and Clean Energy Summit, supporting clean energy policy initiatives.
• Mayors in InnovationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for mayors' climate innovation initiatives, listed as official partner/sponsor for California Climate and Clean Energy Summit.
• Young Elected Officials (YEO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for young elected officials network, listed as official partner/sponsor for California Climate and Clean Energy Summit.
• American Security ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrigadier General Stephen Cheney, USMC (Ret.), 30-year Marine veteran and President of American Security Project, co-hosted Veterans Day press conference with EOPA on climate change as national security threat. ASP's mission is to develop bipartisan consensus on national security strategy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Environmental Defense Fund: Large environmental advocacy organization using science, economics, and policy to advance climate and clean energy solutions. Overlaps with EOPA in climate and clean energy policy advocacy but operates with significantly greater resources and a much larger paid staff.
• Sierra Club: One of the largest and oldest environmental advocacy organizations in the U.S., active across climate, conservation, and clean energy policy. Operates at much larger scale with millions of members, but overlaps with EOPA in advocating for clean energy transition and mobilizing citizens to influence elected officials.
• Natural Resources Defense Council: Major environmental advocacy organization combining policy expertise, lobbying, and litigation to advance climate and clean energy goals. Comparable to EOPA in its policy advocacy focus, though NRDC operates as a much larger, professionally staffed organization.

Direct peers

• Climate Mayors: Bipartisan network of U.S. mayors committed to climate action and clean energy adoption. Functionally identical network model to EOPA but operating at city-level rather than state-level, and EOPA explicitly lists Climate Mayors as a partner organization.
• Citizens' Climate Lobby: Grassroots bipartisan climate advocacy organization that mobilizes citizens to lobby elected officials on clean energy and carbon pricing policy. Closely comparable to EOPA in its constituency-based approach to influencing climate legislation through organized personal engagement of lawmakers.
• National Caucus of Environmental Legislators: Bipartisan network of state legislators from all 50 states focused on environmental and clean energy policy. Directly comparable to EOPA in its mission to organize elected officials across party lines around environmental legislation at the state level.
• League of Conservation Voters: National environmental political advocacy organization that works directly with elected officials to advance climate and clean energy policy. Most direct peer given shared focus on engaging lawmakers, electoral accountability, and environmental policy outcomes, though at much larger scale.
• American Security Project: Nonpartisan national security-focused organization developing bipartisan consensus on critical security issues including climate change. EOPA's partner (Brigadier General Stephen Cheney co-hosted Veterans Day press conference) with directly overlapping mission on framing climate as national security.

Emerging players

• America Is All In: Broad coalition of U.S. leaders including subnational governments, businesses, universities, and civil society committed to climate action. Comparable to EOPA in mobilizing non-federal actors on climate but with much broader membership base and stakeholder types.

Regional players

• U.S. Climate Alliance: Bipartisan coalition of U.S. state governors committed to upholding the Paris Agreement and advancing state-level climate action. Comparable to EOPA in its state-elected-officials model targeting climate policy, though focused on governors rather than the full legislative spectrum.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eopamerica
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCAeqoCp5LmAklsF0vgIqSFQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/EOPAmerica
• Instagraminstagram.com/eopamerica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eopamerica

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries4 records

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