In addition to Sinise, Pat Boone, Jon Voight, Kelsey Grammer, Kevin Sorbo, and Scott Baio[3] have stated that they were members of the organization.

[7] It has hosted a number of Republican politicians at its events, including Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Paul Ryan, Rick Santorum, John Boehner, Donald Trump, and Thaddeus McCotter.

[citation needed] Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia received reimbursement for giving a speech at a FOA fundraiser in 2012.

[8][9] Glenn Beck, Ann Coulter, Michael Steele and Mark Levin have also met with Friends of Abe, as have political operatives Frank Luntz and Karl Rove.

[10] In April 2016 it was announced by executive director Boreing that "Effective immediately, we are going to begin to wind down the 501 c3 organization, bring the Sustaining Membership dues to an end, and do away with the costly infrastructure and the abespal.com website ... because we have been successful in creating a community that extends far beyond our events, people just don't feel as much of a need to show up for every speaker or bar night, and fewer people pay the dues that help us maintain that large infrastructure.