The Republican Majority Issues Committee (RMIC), a tax-exempt 527 committee, organized as a corporation under the laws of Virginia with its principal office located in Virginia, was created by and through the fundraising efforts of Ed Buckham, the founder of Alexander Strategy Group. [1] Karl Gallant, a close political ally of House Majority Leader Thomas D. DeLay, ran RMIC [a.k.a. ReMIC] and served as its registered agent. [2]