| Erik Prince  AKA Erik D. Prince
Born: 6-Jun-1969
Birthplace: Holland, MI
Gender: Male
Religion: Born-Again Christian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business, Military
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Founder of Blackwater Worldwide Military service: Navy SEAL Team Officer (1993-96, Bosnia, Haiti) Erik Prince is a multi-millionaire fundamentalist Christian from a powerful Michigan Republican family. His wealth came from his father, Edgar Prince, who headed Prince Automotive, an auto parts and machinery manufacturer.
A major Republican campaign contributor, he interned in the White House of President George H.W. Bush and campaigned for Pat Buchanan in 1992, finding time to intern for conservative congressman Dana Rohrabacher as well. Prince founded the security and mercenary firm Blackwater Worldwide in 1997 with Gary Jackson, another former Navy SEAL.
Prince's sister Betsy DeVos is a powerful conservative in her own right. Married to the son of Richard DeVos (Republican bankroller and co-founder of Amway), she served as chair of Michigan Republican Party in the 1990s. Father: Edgar Prince (d. 1995, billionaire, started Family Research Council with Gary Bauer)
Mother: Elsa Prince Broekhuizen (Republican Party funder, remarried)
Sister: Betsy DeVos (former chair, Michigan Republican Party, m. Dick DeVos, Amway scion)
Sister: Emilie Prince
Sister: Eileen Prince
Wife: Joan (four children, d. 2003, cancer)
Daughter: Sophia
High School: Holland Christian High School, Holland, MI
University: Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
Blackwater Worldwide Co-Founder and CEO (1997)
Bush-Cheney '04
Family Research Council College intern
National Conservative Campaign Fund
National Republican Congressional Committee
Restoring the American Dream
Santorum 2006
Special Operations Warrior Foundation Board of Directors
Susan B. Anthony List
Tom Delay Congressional Committee
DeVos Family by sister's marriage
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