Public Advocate of the United States

The organization's platform includes: • A federal traditional marriage (man-woman) amendment to the Constitution to defend traditional marriage from assaults from those who claim to promote "same sex marriage"; • School prayer and the freedom of religious expression in public places; • Faith-based and community initiatives; • Pro-life legislation; • The promotion and protection of the Boy Scouts, organized sports and other activities that reinforce morality, accountability and leadership in our youth; • Tax cuts, reduction in spending by the federal government and the exposure of wasteful "pork barrel" spending for the benefit of liberal special interests or for social engineering for worse; • Equality under the law, without regard to color, race, creed, sex or religious beliefs. == Principals ==

• Eugene Delgaudio, founder and President • Mark Clayton, Vice President and 2012 Tennessee Democratic Party nominee for U.S. Senate In 2005, Delgadio said that he was the only full-time employee of the organization. On its 2010 tax form, Public Advocate reported $1.07 million in total revenue, and that it paid $158,682 to Eugene Delgaudio & Associates, as an independent contractor. ==Anti-gay activism==

In early 2012, the organization was designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), on the basis of its anti-gay activism. In April 2014, a judge ruled that Public Advocate had not legally misappropriated the image, but that there was a plausible copyright infringement; in June 2014, the parties settled, with the photographer paid $2,501. In March 2014, Public Advocate's attorney submitted a subpoena request seeking detailed information from the SPLC about the criteria, research, and decision process that was used to issue the "hate group" designation. ==See also==