Karen Jaroch, Florida regional coordinator for Heritage Action

Karen Jaroch, Florida regional coordinator for Heritage Action, co-founded a vibrant, active tea party in 2009 and then co-led a successful campaign that defeated a local sales tax increase for light rail despite overwhelming odds. During the 2012 election cycle she served as a field coordinator in the Tampa area building grassroots relations with conservative organizations while managing a top-producing volunteer phonebank and canvassing center.