Vance and Buskirk Launch Rockbridge Network for Conservative Donors

JD Vance and Chris Buskirk founded the Rockbridge Network in 2019 to pool tech and finance donor money outside formal party committees. Membership was set at $100,000 to $1 million per year and the network housed five political groups plus a super PAC. Early backers included Peter Thiel, Rebekah Mercer, Blake Masters, and Omeed Malik.