Patriotic Millionaires was founded in 2010 by Erica Payne to advocate for expiration of the Bush tax cuts.

[2][3][4][1] Some notable members include Lawrence Lessig, Jeffrey Gural, Roberta Kaplan, Chuck Collins, George Zimmer, Norman Lear, Whitney Tilson, and Abigail Disney.

Its purpose was to push for an expiration of the Bush tax cuts during the Presidency of Barack Obama.

[3][12] In 2012, President Obama mobilized support from prominent members of the Patriotic Millionaires group to advocate for the Buffett Rule.

[13][14] In 2015, Patriotic Millionaires announced a merger with Wealth for the Common Good, which is now part of the organization.