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Public Policy OfficesArizona, United States51-200 Employees
Goldwater Institute is a mid-sized public policy research and litigation organization guided by free-market principles. It conducts research and engages in litigation and policy advocacy to promote limited government, economic freedom, and individual liberty, with focus areas including education, free speech, healthcare, equal protection, property rights, occupational licensing, and constitutional limits. Founded in 1988 in Phoenix with Senator Barry Goldwater’s blessing, the institute emphasizes that states are laboratories of democracy and pursues its work through state courts, legislatures, and communities nationwide to defend freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. and state constitutions. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, the organization operates across the United States, applying its state-level approach to advance liberty. It maintains a mid-sized staff and seeks to affect policy outcomes by conducting research, advocacy, and litigation that protect individual rights.