ðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm mˈuːvmənt wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd æz ɐ nˈɑːnpɹˈɑːfɪt ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən baɪ sˈɛvɹəl pəlˈɪɾɪkəl fˈɪɡjɚz: dˈɛməkɹˌæts hˈæməltən dʒˈoːɹdən, dʒˈɛɹəld ɹæfʃˈuːn, ænd ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən kənsˈʌltənts dˈʌɡ bˈeɪli ænd dʒˈɪm dʒˈoʊnəz ænd ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ tˈuːtˈɜːm ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt mˈeɪn ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ˈæŋɡəs kˈɪŋ.
The political reform movement was founded as a non-profit organization by several political figures: Democrats Hamilton Jordan, Gerald Rafshoon, and Republican consultants Doug Bailey  and Jim Jonas and the former two-term independent Maine Governor Angus King.