Mark Jay Meckler (born March 10, 1962) is an American political activist, attorney, and business executive.

Approximately 150 people participated, and Meckler began planning further protests, which led him to make contact with other activists in the burgeoning Tea Party movement.

[8] Meckler co-founded the Tea Party Patriots organization in March 2009, along with Rob Neppell, Jenny Beth Martin and Amy Kremer.

He said the movement was "neither left nor right", but consisted of "people of common sense who coalesce around the principles of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government and free markets.

[18] Shortly after the book was published, Meckler resigned from the Tea Party Patriots, citing differences with Martin and other board members over how the organization was being managed.

"[20] In September 2015, Meckler wrote an article for The Hill noting his satisfaction with Republican John Boehner's resignation from his position as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

"[21] Meckler founded the organization Citizens for Self-Governance (CSG) to "focus on broadening the philosophical reach of the idea of 'self-governance' outside of the Tea Party movement".

[25][26] In March 2016, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit made a unanimous ruling rebuking the IRS and giving the agency two weeks to produce the names of organizations it targeted based on their political leanings.

"[29][30] In September 2016, CSG held a simulated convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution in Williamsburg, Virginia.

[32] Meckler sits on the executive committee of Parler,[33] an American alt-tech microblogging and social networking service popular with supporters of former President Donald Trump.

[22] In December 2011, Meckler attempted to check in a hand gun prior to a flight departing from New York's LaGuardia Airport.