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TPUSA's Southwest Regional Conference

Charlie Kirk is the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, a national student movement dedicated to identifying, organizing, and empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets and limited government.

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With representation on over 2,000 high school and college campuses nationwide and over 160 full-time staff, Turning Point USA is the largest and fastest-growing conservative youth activist organization in the country. At just 26-years-old, Charlie has appeared on CNBC, Fox News, and FOX Business News over 600 times, is a columnist at Newsweek and The Hill and was named to the Forbes “30 under 30” list. Charlie was also the youngest speaker at the 2016 Republican National Convention and is the author of two books, and his most recent title, “The MAGA Doctrine: The Only Ideas That Will Win the Future” is a #1 Best Seller. Charlie is also the Chairman of <a class="sc-bwzfXH sc-bxivhb jAEiZs sc-htpNat duJkyJ" href="https://trumpstudents.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Students for Trump</a>, which aims to activate one million new college voters on campuses in battleground states in the lead up to the 2020 presidential election.
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In 2019, Charlie was granted an honorary doctorate from Liberty University citing his exceptional leadership and energetic voice for conservatives. His social media reaches over 100 million people per month and according to Axios, he is one of the "top 10 most engaged" Twitter handles in the world, behind only President Trump among conservatives. Charlie is the host of “The Charlie Kirk Show”—which regularly ranks among the top 15 news shows on Apple podcast charts—where Charlie delivers in-depth analysis of the modern political and cultural landscape, mixing in philosophy and history with his signature campus activism along with interviews of some of the most influential people of our time.

Michael Knowles is the celebrated host of “The Michael Knowles Show” at the Daily Wire, “The Book Club” at PragerU, and “Verdict with Ted Cruz.” In 2017, Michael published the #1 national bestselling treatise Reasons to Vote for Democrats, which President Donald Trump hailed as “a great book for your reading enjoyment.” In late 2020, after an appearance guest-hosting “The Rush Limbaugh Program,” it was announced that Michael’s daily podcast would be syndicated to terrestrial radio.

 

Michael has appeared regularly on Fox News Channel and other major networks, and his writing has been featured on the Daily Wire, the American Mind, Fox News, and the Daily Caller. Michael is a graduate of Yale University and has lectured at colleges and universities around the country.

Benny is the Chief Creative Officer of Turning Point USA. He is obsessed with the intersection of politics, culture and the social web. He believes conservatives deserve a better class of internet and sets out day-to-day creating one. Often times, that involves cooking bacon on a machine gun and making some of the internet's most hated videos. Benny has worked at the tip-of-the-spear in viral publishing. He has previously held the position of Viral Politics Editor at BuzzFeed, Viral Politics editor at TheBlaze, Digital Director of National Review; Creative Director of IJR. Previously, Benny served as a reporter for Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller. Benny joined the TPUSA family in 2019 and currently oversees the Productions Department. Benny is based in Washington D.C. and hails from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Alex Clark is a Turning Point USA Contributor, and host of the all-new daily show “POPlitics” from Turning Point USA where she covers entertainment news and “pop culture without the propaganda” with a bonus of wit and humor all through a refreshingly right-of-center lens.

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She was recently co-host of the #1 rated pop radio morning show in Indianapolis, IN, “The Joe and Alex Show”. Before joining Turning Point USA you may have also heard her in Houston, TX (Plus anywhere you get your podcasts). She is an outspoken young conservative, who worked in mainstream radio for 7 years. You also may recognize her from IG as @realalexclark and Twitter as @yoalexrapz! Her 1 minute video series called “#Triggered” showcased her passionately giving an opinion on many hot button issues.

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She was the September 2018 cover girl for “Expressions” Magazine, the first ever magazine for Conservative women, and in 2016 was seen on Mark Burnett’s first reality dating show “Coupled” on FOX, where she proudly spoke about navigating the dating scene as someone on the Right.

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For several years she woke up listeners by discussing the hottest pop culture stories, dating issues, and lifestyle topics through what’s seen as a “controversial” Conservative lens.

Kari Lake stands as a symbol of truth in journalism and represents the growing ranks of
journalists who have walked away from the mainstream media market peddling fake news.
Lake is a former evening anchor for FOX 10 News in Phoenix, who was number one in ratings
for more than two decades at Fox. She was half of the top-rated anchor team of “Hook &amp; Lake”
for 22 years on Fox 10 in Arizona. She and John Hook were the longest running anchor team in
the US. Lake is a household name in Arizona—trusted for her fair coverage of stories affecting
the state since 1994.
She stunned viewers when she resigned in 2021 at the top of her game blowing the whistle on the
dishonesty and bias in the media. Lake walked away from a lucrative and high-profile career.
In a video announcing her departure to Arizona viewers, Lake said she is concerned about how
journalism has changed since she first entered the news business, “I don’t like the direction it is
going. The media needs more balance in coverage and a wider range of viewpoints represented
in every newsroom at every level and in each position.”
Lake said she no long felt proud to be a member of the media and no longer wanted to read
“news copy that [she] did not believe was fully truthful or only told part of the story.” She
decided she had to leave after realizing by remaining she was contributing to the fear and
division in America.
Lake credits her return to her faith for finding the courage to step into the unknown and leave a
safe job saying she seeks guidance each day by asking God to “use her as He sees fit.”
Lake has won Emmy Awards and AP Awards for her reporting and anchoring. Some of the most
memorable are stories took her to the landmine fields of Cambodia, to the White House—twice.
She has conducted three exclusive interviews with sitting U.S. Presidents and covered stories allacross the beautiful state of Arizona, but her favorite stories are those involving regular people
doing amazing things.
Before joining FOX’s Phoenix affiliate, Lake worked as a news and weather anchor and reporter
at NBC and CBS stations in New York, Arizona, and Illinois.
Lake was raised in Iowa, the youngest in a family of nine children: eight girls &amp; one boy. She
received her degree from the University of Iowa.
Kari enjoys reading, swimming, and hiking with her family. After recently taking up golf she is
working diligently on her swing and her patience. She and her husband, Jeff, live in Phoenix
with their daughter and son and three dogs.
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Rob McCoy, the Senior Pastor of Godspeak Calvary Chapel of Thousand Oaks (California), is the son of a conservative Naval officer father and a Republican activist mother. An All-American Water Polo player and a National Finalist Swimmer, he graduated from California State University Fresno with a B.A. in History and received his seminary training from The Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary in Fresno, California. Prior to entering the ministry, he was a Divisional Manager with Unilever and an Area Manager with Chesebrough Ponds, Inc. He has served as the Senior Pastor of Godspeak Calvary Chapel of Thousand Oaks for 17 years. He has been a member of the Thousand Oaks City Council since 2015 and is the former Mayor of Thousand Oaks, term starting in December of 2018. He served as a Ventura County Sheriff’s Chaplain for 4 years and on the board of the Conejo Pregnancy Center. He and his wife, Michelle, have been married 28 years and have 5 children and 3 grandchildren

Joe Mitchell is President and Founder of Run GenZ, a 501(c)4 non-
profit organization dedicated to empowering, recruiting, and
mentoring the next generation of young, conservative leaders as
they step up to the plate and run for public office. Joe, originally
elected at the age of 21, serves the citizens of Iowa’s 84th House
District which is located in the southeast region of the state.
On November 3rd, 2020, the constituents of Iowa’s 84 th House
district overwhelmingly supported Joe’s re-election campaign where
he garnered 71.2% of the vote. In the legislature, Joe serves on the
Ways and Means, Judiciary, State Government Committees as well
as the RIFF Budget Sub-Committee.

Ben is the Programs Coalitions Coordinator at the Leadership Institute.

Prior to working at LI, Ben worked in the UK Parliament as a researcher to the Chairman of the Committee for Arms Export Controls; Hon. Chris White MP, and previously as a caseworker for Paul Uppal MP.

Ben grew up in Halesowen, a small industrial town in the UK.  He studied Political Science at the University of Birmingham. While at University, Ben worked at a movie theater to help pay for internship opportunities.

Gabriel grew up in the San Gabriel Valley in California and graduated from Citrus College in 2015. He is currently enrolled at Northwestern California School of Law and hopes to practice Constitutional Law upon passing the California Bar.

Gabriel first became involved in politics in 2009 as a member of the left and eventually joined the Antifa movement. Disillusioned with leftist politics, Gabriel reached out to conservative organizations, in hopes that they would provide an alternative to the left’s extremist views. Finally, a Leadership Institute Regional Field Coordinator contacted him in 2013, and Gabriel began his career in conservative politics.

Ever since working with the Leadership Institute, Gabriel has fought for the rights of conservative students and in 2016 he was named ‘Gentleman of the Year’ by the Network of Enlightened Women. Today, Gabriel speaks at universities across the country and argues in favor of civility over political violence.

Gabriel has appeared on Fox and Friends, the Ingraham Angle, Tucker Carlson Tonight, and Varney &amp; Co. on the Fox Business Network.

Stephen Rowe is a Deputy Director at Leadership Institute where he trains thousands on digital and political technology across the country every year.
Before joining LI, Stephen was the Editor-in-Chief of Hypeline where he executed its start-up, website re-design and achieved over 12 million page views in one calendar year.
Stephen has been listed on multiple 30 under 30 awards. His work has been featured on Fox News, Fox Business, The Blaze, The Daily Caller, The Washington Times, Townhall, Breitbart, and The Daily Wire. Stephen grew up in Montana, the "Treasure State".

Tyson C. Langhofer serves as senior counsel and director of the Center for Academic Freedom with
Alliance Defending Freedom.

Langhofer has represented college students and student organizations throughout the country in defending their freedom of speech, freedom of association, and free exercise of religion. In Young Americas’s Foundation v. Covino, he successfully represented YAF, Ben Shapiro, and California
State University-Los Angeles students in a lawsuit against university administrators for First Amendment violations—when they allowed a mob of professors and students to physically block students from attending Shapiro’s scheduled speech on the campus. In Grace Christian Life v.
Woodson, he successfully represented a religious student group at North Carolina State University in a lawsuit against administrators for violating their First Amendment freedoms when they prevented students from discussing religious topics because they did not acquire the university’s pre-approval.

Before joining ADF, Langhofer was a partner with Stinson Leonard Street LLP, where he worked as a commercial litigation attorney for 15 years and earned Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent® rating.

Numerous media outlets have interviewed or featured Langhofer, including The Washington Post, The Washington Times, Townhall, The Federalist, and The Daily Wire, among others.

Langhofer earned his Juris Doctor from Regent University School of Law, where he graduated cum laude in 1999. He obtained a B.A. in international business with a minor in economics from Wichita State University in 1996. A member of the bar in Kansas and Arizona, Langhofer is also admitted to practice in numerous federal district courts.

Confirmed Speakers

Turning Point USA would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support of the 2021 Southwest Regional Conference

Sponsorship Opportunities: Please contact Alex Seavey at alex@tpusa.com to discuss sponsorship opportunities for your business or organization for SWRC 2021.

Lincoln Club Institute

Alliance Defending Freedom

The Atlas Society

FreedomWorks

Run GenZ

2021 Southwest Regional Conference Sponsors

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Student Action Summit 2021

Michael R. Pence was born in Columbus, Indiana, on June 7, 1959, one of six children born to Edward and Nancy Pence. As a young boy he had a front row seat to the American Dream. After his grandfather immigrated to the United States when he was 17, his family settled in the Midwest. The future Vice President watched his Mom and Dad build everything that matters – a family, a business, and a good name. Sitting at the feet of his mother and his father, who started a successful convenience store business in their small Indiana town, he was raised to believe in the importance of hard work, faith, and family.
Vice President Pence set off for Hanover College, earning his bachelor’s degree in history in 1981. While there, he renewed his Christian faith which remains the driving force in his life. He later attended Indiana University School of Law and met the love of his life, Second Lady Karen Pence.

After graduating, Vice President Pence practiced law, led the Indiana Policy Review Foundation, and began hosting The Mike Pence Show, a syndicated talk radio show and a weekly television public affairs program in Indiana. Along the way he became the proud father to three children, Michael, Charlotte, and Audrey.

Growing up in Indiana, surrounded by good, hardworking Hoosiers, Vice President Pence always knew that he needed to give back to the state and the country that had given him so much. In 2000, he launched a successful bid for his local congressional seat, entering the United States House of Representatives at the age of 40.

The people of East-Central Indiana elected Vice President Pence six times to represent them in Congress. On Capitol Hill he established himself as a champion of limited government, fiscal responsibility, economic development, educational opportunity, and the U.S. Constitution. His colleagues quickly recognized his leadership ability and unanimously elected him to serve as Chairman of the House Republican Study Committee and House Republican Conference Chairman. In this role, the Vice President helped make government smaller and more effective, reduce spending, and return power to state and local governments.

In 2013, Vice President Pence left the nation’s capital when Hoosiers elected him the 50th Governor of Indiana. He brought the same limited government and low tax philosophy to the Indiana Statehouse. As Governor, he enacted the largest income tax cut in Indiana history, lowering individual income tax rates, the business personal property tax, and the corporate income tax in order to strengthen the State’s competitive edge and attract new investment and good-paying jobs. Due to his relentless focus on jobs, the state’s unemployment rate fell by half during his four years in office, and at the end of his term, more Hoosiers were working than at any point in the state’s 200-year history.

As Governor of Indiana, Vice President Pence increased school funding, expanded school choice, and created the first state-funded Pre-K plan in Indiana history. He made career and technical education a priority in every high school. Under Vice President Pence’s leadership, Indiana, known as “The Crossroads of America,” invested more than $800 million in new money for roads and bridges across the state. Despite the record tax cuts and new investments in roads and schools, the state remained fiscally responsible, as the Vice President worked with members of the Indiana General Assembly to pass two honestly balanced budgets that left the state with strong reserves and AAA credit ratings that were the envy of the nation.

It was Indiana’s success story, Vice President Pence’s record of legislative and executive experience, and his strong family values that prompted President Donald Trump to select Mike Pence as his running mate in July 2016. The American people elected President Donald Trump and Vice President Pence on November 8, 2016. President Donald Trump and Vice President Pence entered office on January 20, 2017.

Vice President Mike Pence remains grateful for the grace of God, the love and support of his family, and the blessings of liberty that are every American’s birthright. He looks forward to working with the American people as together they seek to Make America Great Again.

Tucker Carlson is the host of Tucker Carlson Tonight, airing on primetime on FOX, and founder of The
Daily Caller, one of the largest and fastest growing news sites in the country. Carlson was previously the
co-host of Fox and Friends Weekend. He joined FOX from MSNBC, where he hosted several nightly
programs. Previously, he was also the co-host of Crossfire on CNN, as well the host of a weekly public
affairs program on PBS.

A longtime newspaper and magazine writer, Carlson has reported from around the world, including
dispatches from Iraq, Pakistan, Lebanon and Vietnam. He has been a columnist for New York magazine
and Reader's Digest. Carlson began his journalism career at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper in
Little Rock. His most recent book is entitled, Politicians, Partisans and Parasites: My Adventures in Cable
News. He appeared on the third season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars.

In this penetrating look at today's political climate, Tucker Carlson takes audiences behind closed doors,
offering a candid, up-to-the-moment analysis of events as they unfold. From a look at Congress and the
agenda ahead for the next Administration, to behind-the-scenes stories from his time following Donald
Trump and his campaign during the 2016 race for the White House, you can always count on Tucker for a
witty, informative and frank take on the future of the Republican party and all things political.

Kimberly Ann Guilfoyle is an American television news personality who also served as an advisor to Donald Trump. Guilfoyle studied at University of California, Davis, and the University of San Francisco and was a prosecuting attorney in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California.

U.S. Senator Rand Paul, M.D., is one of the nation’s leading advocates for liberty. Elected to the United States Senate in 2010, Dr. Paul has proven to be an outspoken champion for constitutional liberties and fiscal responsibility. As a fierce advocate against government overreach, Dr. Paul has fought tirelessly to return government to its limited, constitutional scope. As a hard-working and dedicated physician - not a career politician - Dr. Paul came to Washington to shake things up and to make a difference.

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.), American lawyer and politician who served as mayor of New York City (1994–2001). He was especially known for his handling of the September 11 attacks of 2001. Giuliani was educated at Manhattan College. He worked for the U.S. government, holding positions in the office of the U.S. attorney and in the Department of Justice. From 1977 to 1981 he practiced law privately, but in 1981 he returned to the Justice Department as associate attorney general. He was also appointed U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Throughout his life, Ted Cruz has proven to be a passionate and effective fighter for limited government, economic growth, and the Constitution.
Ted’s calling to public service has been inspired by his firsthand observation of the pursuit of freedom and opportunity in America. Ted’s mother, Eleanor, was born in Delaware to an Irish and Italian
working-class family. She became the first in her family to go to college, graduated from Rice University with a degree in mathematics, and became a pioneering computer programmer in the 1950s.
After being tortured and imprisoned in Cuba, Ted’s father, Rafael, fled to the United States to attend the University of Texas at Austin in 1957. He then started a small business in the oil and gas industry. Today, Ted’s father is a
pastor in Dallas.
As Solicitor General for the State of Texas and in private practice, Ted authored more than 80 U.S. Supreme Court briefs and argued 43 oral arguments, including nine before the U.S. Supreme Court. He also won an unprecedented series of landmark national victories that include his defense of U.S. sovereignty against the UN and the World Court in Medellin v. Texas, our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, the constitutionality of the Ten Commandments monument at the Texas StateCapitol, and the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance.
In the U.S. Senate, Ted has led the fight to repeal Obamacare, to secure the border, and to confirm Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. He has also led the fight to defend life, marriage, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, and our entire Bill of Rights. And most importantly, he’s kept his promise to speak the truth and do what he said he’d do.
Ted has proven to be the exact type of courageous conservative we need in the U.S. Senate to restore economic growth, defend our Constitution, and protect the values we all hold dear. Ted, his wife Heidi, their two daughters, Caroline and Catherine, and his entire family have been blessed to live the American Dream — the idea that anyone, through hard work and determination, can achieve anything. And he is committed to ensuring every family has that same opportunity.

Dennis Prager is a best-selling author, columnist and one of America’s most respected and popular radio talk show hosts. He also appears regularly on TV on such shows as Fox and Friends, Hannity, and Red Eye. A highly sought-after
speaker, he has lectured all over the world including Europe, Asia, Israel and Australia.

In 2011, Dennis co-founded with Allen Estrin, Prager University, an Internet based website for higher education with a unique difference -- all the courses are five minutes long. These highly professional video courses distill the best ideas of the best minds in the world and cover the disciplines of Political Science, History, Philosophy/Religion, Economics and Psychology. The faculty includes Paul Johnson, George Gilder, Arthur Brooks, George Will and Peter Kreeft among
others.

Allie Stuckey is a wife, mom, born-and-raised Texan, podcast host, author, commentator, and speaker. She is passionate about helping women build their worldview upon the truth of God's Word.

Elected in 2010 as Utah's 16th Senator, Mike Lee has spent his career defending the basic liberties of Americans and Utahns as a tireless advocate for our founding constitutional principles.

Lee graduated from BYU's Law School in 1997 and went on to serve as law clerk to Judge Dee Benson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, and then with future Supreme Court Justice Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Lee spent several years as an attorney with the law firm Sidley &amp; Austin specializing in appellate and Supreme Court litigation, and then served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Salt Lake City arguing cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Lee served the state of Utah as Governor Jon Huntsman's General Counsel and was later honored to reunite with Justice Alito, now on the Supreme Court, for a one-year clerkship. He returned to private practice in 2007.
Today, Lee fights to preserve America's proud founding document in the United States Senate. He advocates efforts to support constitutionally limited government, fiscal responsibility, individual liberty, and economic prosperity.

Eric spent 15 years in the business world, at the New York Mercantile Exchange. In his capacity on the Board of Directors, he was solely responsible for driving the exchange to an IPO in 2005. It was the largest IPO in history at the time. From there, he accepted a host position on CNBC’s “Fast Money.” He was an original cast member. Then he moved to Fox News, where he spent 10 years as a host and co-host of numerous shows in prime time, as Fox News Channel reached its greatest heights in ratings and audience. Eric was the go-to fill in host for the number one show at the time, The O’Reilly Factor, where he successfully hosted more than 200 shows. Additionally, Bolling was the trusted guest host for the top-rated Sean Hannity TV show, where he hosted more than 70 shows. He hosted his own show on Fox News, the hit prime weekend show, “Cashin’ In”, where he provided a mix of business and political commentary. He currently hosts AMericA on CRTV, a political talk show that broadcasts live from a working bar off Capitol Hill that gives viewers outside the Beltway a better understanding of what’s REALLY going on inside the DC Swamp. He is the highly acclaimed author of 2 New York Times Best Sellers, “Wake Up America” in 2016 and “The Swamp” in 2017. Eric has been a front-line advocate for President Trump’s war on the opioid crisis in America.

Jesse Watters currently serves as the host of Watters' World (Saturdays, 8PM/ET) and co-host of The Five (weekdays, 5-6PM/ET) on FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in 2002 as a production assistant.
On Watters' World, Jesse takes on compelling guests and top newsmakers with his original style and fun personality. Recently in March 2017, he aired an exclusive interview with President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One.
On The Five, Jesse is part of a roundtable ensemble of FNC personalities who discuss, debate and even debunk the hot news stories, controversies and issues of the day.
In 2003, Jesse made his on-camera debut as a correspondent for The O'Reilly Factor. While working with the program, he showcased his popular man-on-the-street interviews, traveling to different locations while quizzing individuals about politics, pop culture, and current events.
Jesse graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor of Arts in history.

Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is a former Executive Director of <a title="Vets For Freedom" href="https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Vets_For_Freedom">Vets For Freedom</a> and a senior <a title="Counterinsurgency in Northern Afghanistan" href="https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Counterinsurgency_in_Northern_Afghanistan">counterinsurgency</a> instructor at the Counterinsurgency Training Center in Kabul with the <a title="Minnesota National Guard" href="https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Minnesota_National_Guard">Minnesota National Guard</a>.<a href="https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth#cite_note-1">[1]</a> Hegseth has made multiple appearances on national television as a military analyst and lost the Republican party endorsement for the <a class="new" title="United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2012 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdGVkX1N0YXRlc19TZW5hdGVfZWxlY3Rpb25faW5fTWlubmVzb3RhLF8yMDEyP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2012</a> to Kurt Bills. He is currently the CEO of Concerned Veterans for America.

Former Army Staff Sergeant and 12 year Army Combat Veteran, Graham is responsible for one of the fastest growing social media platforms in the country.

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Graham Allen is a Turning Point USA Contributor. In 2017 he was Named in Huffington Post's "22  Veterans To Watch in 2017". Graham is responsible for over 1 BILLION video views, over 5 Million Followers, a Hit TV Show (Rant Nation), and one of the hottest and fastest rising podcast in the Nation (Dear America Podcast)!

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As a rising Entrepreneur, Graham is the founder of Graham Allen Media LLC, Pain is a Liar™, and Editor and Chief at DailyRants.com.

A supporter of the Veteran, Law Enforcement, Firefighter, and First Responder Community, Graham, along with his wife, started the 501C3 Charity The Dear America Foundation.

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For those who can’t...he will say it for you!

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*Graham served in two tours to Operation Iraqi Freedom.

A decorated Iraq War Veteran, Rob Smith served for five years in the United States Army, including two tours in the Middle East. During Operation Iraqi Freedom he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal and the Combat Infantry Badge.

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An activist in the movement to repeal the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law which barred open service by gay and lesbian soldiers, he was the subject of a 2018 Daily Mail profile in which he ‘came out’ as a conservative in response to the ‘outrage culture’ of the left.

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As a political commentator, he has been seen on Fox News, NBC News, CNN, HLN, and more. He has spoken about politics and current events at Yale University, Google, Deutsche Bank, Vanderbilt University, and dozens of other colleges, universities, and companies across America.

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Based in Florida, Rob Smith is a Turning Point USA Contributor, and promotes TPUSA's values of fiscal responsibility, free markets, and limited government daily. He holds a Master’s Degree from Columbia University.

Sara A. Carter is a Fox News Contributor. She writes award winning stories for her website SaraACarter.com. She offers expertise as a national and international award winning investigative reporter whose stories have ranged from national security, terrorism, immigration and front line coverage of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. She was formerly with Circa News, Los Angeles News Group, The Washington Times, The Washington Examiner, and wrote numerous exclusives for U.S.A. Today, U.S. News World Report, and Arutz Sheva in Israel.

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Her work along the U.S.- Mexico border paved a new path in national security related stories in the region. Her investigations uncovered secret tunnel systems, narcotics-trafficking routes and the involvement of Mexican federal officials in the drug trade. She has also spent nearly a decade covering the war in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan since 2008.

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She has garnered two National Headliner Awards and in 2008, she was awarded the Society of Professional Journalists nationally recognized Sigma Delta Chi award for her multiple-part series in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico that uncovered the brutality of the Gulf and Sinaloa Cartel wars along the border.

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Ms. Carter, who speaks Spanish fluently, is the daughter of a Cuban immigrant mother and her father was a Marine and veteran of two wars. She has six beautiful children and is married to a war-hero and incredible husband, who was blinded while on a mission fighting terrorists in Afghanistan for the Defense Department.

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Brandon Tatum, who is a former Tucson Police Officer, has become one of the most exciting personalities on social media after making a Facebook Video that got over 70 million views.Tatum has been featured on Fox Business, Fox &amp; Friends, Headline News, The Alex Jones Show, The James T. Harris Show, and on the radio with Joe Pags, to name a few. Tatum is currently the spokesperson for Conservative Tribune, one of the most popular online media outlets in the country. Brandon Tatum has an avid media following due to his dynamic
personality, authentic message, and his natural ability to relate to the everyday American. Brandon Tatum (got his start as) an All-American high school football player out of Fort Worth, Texas. Tatum was featured in the US-Army All-American Game, which showcases the top 78 high school football players in the nation. Tatum accepted a full athletic scholarship from the University of Arizona in 2005. Tatum played at Arizona for 5 years and entered the NFL Draft in
2010. God had other plans for Tatum, and he joined the Tucson Police Department a year later. Brandon Tatum served 6 years with the Tucson Police Department. During his tenure, Tatum became a SWAT operator, field training officer, general instructor, and a Public Information Officer.
In late 2016, Brandon Tatum became popular from viral videos he made, which dealt with social issues, politics, and law enforcement. In late 2017, Tatum made another ultra viral video that nearly broke the internet. Tatum gave his critique regarding Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the National Anthem and it got as many views as the 2017 NFL SuperBowl! A short time later, Tatum left law enforcement and followed his passion to speak the truth full time.
Tatum holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona in Sociology and is actively working on his Masters in Business Leadership from Grand Canyon University.

When the Breitbart media empire was just starting, and still being operated out of late founder Andrew Breitbart's basement, Alex Marlow was the first hire. At just 35 years old, he is the editor-in-chief of Breitbart News, the longest-serving employee there -- and a link to the outlet's origins that some conservatives believe have been abandoned.

Lila Rose is a speaker, writer, podcast host, and human rights activist. Lila founded and serves as president of Live Action, a media and news nonprofit dedicated to ending abortion and inspiring a culture that respects all human life. Live Action’s groundbreaking news coverage and compelling videos reach several million people every week.

Lila is the host of the “The Lila Rose Show,” a podcast that tackles faith, relationships, culture and politics.

Lila’s media appearances include Fox News’ Hannity, Tucker Carlson Tonight, and the Story with Martha Macallum, CNN, BBC, and many other national television and radio programs. Lila’s investigative reporting on the abortion industry has been featured in most major news outlets, including the Atlantic, the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, CBS and ABC Nightline. Lila has written for the Hill, Politico, USA Today, and First Things, among others.

Lila also speaks internationally on faith, family and cultural issues, and has addressed members of the European Parliament and the United Nation’s Commission on the Status of Women. Lila has been named among National Journal’s “25 Most Influential Washington Women Under 35,” and Christianity Today’s “33 under Thirty-Three.”

A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Lila and her husband reside in Los Angeles.

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Dan Bongino is an American conservative political commentator, radio show host, author, politician, former New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer and former Secret Service agent

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Kayleigh McEnany is the acting Spokesperson for the Republican National Committee.  She previously worked as a CNN political commentator, appearing throughout the network’s primetime and election coverage.  She graduated from Harvard Law School with a Juris Doctor and Georgetown University School of Foreign Service with a BSFS in International Politics.  She also studied politics and international relations at Oxford University, St. Edmund Hall.
Before joining CNN, Kayleigh appeared on ABC’s “The View” and was regularly featured on various Fox News and Fox Business programs. In addition to her television work, Kayleigh has a book coming out to be published by Simon &amp; Schuster in January of 2018 called The New American Revolution: The Making of a Populist Movement.  She was a contributor for The Hill and a columnist for Above The Law, providing textualist analysis of legal issues.

A history-making woman leader, GOP kingmaker and beloved “Mama Grizzly,” Governor Sarah Palin’s maverick personality, spot-on political instincts and deep connection with “the silent majority” of American voters have made her one of the most influential women in conservative politics. As one of the earliest endorsers of President Trump, Governor Palin injected vital support and game-changing momentum at a critical juncture in the battle for the Republican nomination.
Today, Governor Palin continues to fight for the millions of Americans that are often overlooked by Washington and the mainstream media. As an unforgettable keynote speaker, she shares her own life journey of overcoming challenges by putting family first and finding strength in her deep Christian faith. Drawing full houses and standing-room-only crowds, Sarah Palin calls upon all Americans—of all political persuasions and beliefs—to get motivated, get involved and join together to build a brighter future.

Known for her meteoric rise from first female (and youngest) Governor of Alaska to first woman on the GOP presidential ticket, Governor Palin has captured hearts and minds around the world with her outspoken honesty, fearless principles and passionate personality. Recognized as one of TIME’s “100 Most Influential People” and Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women,” Governor Palin is also one of only 21 women on Smithsonian’s “100 Most Significant Americans of All Time” list. In election after election, her endorsement and the support of her political action committee, SarahPAC, are considered the gold standard for conservative candidates. A devoted mother and grandmother, Governor Palin has shared her family’s personal experiences raising a Down syndrome child and having a son deployed overseas to advocate for children with special needs, military families and those who serve. Governor Palin is the author of four books. Her memoir, Going Rogue: An American Life and inspirational book, America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag were immediate bestsellers. Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas called for bringing back the freedom to express the Christian values of the season. Her most recent book, Sweet Freedom: A Devotional applies biblical principles to contemporary issues. An avid sportswoman, known as “First Lady of the Outdoors,” Governor Palin hosted Amazing America with Sarah Palin on the Sportsman Channel and starred in Sarah Palin’s Alaska on TLC. She was also a Fox News political commentator. Governor Palin’s long record of achievement in public office includes two terms as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, two terms on the Wasilla City Council and Chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, where she shaped energy policy. While mayor of Wasilla, she was elected President of Alaska’s Conference of Mayors. Governor Palin graduated from the School of Journalism at the University of Idaho and worked as a sportscaster in Anchorage before entering public service.

Speaking from the heart and the heartland, Sarah Palin’s rousing, refreshingly candid keynotes are filled with the homespun stories of everyday Americans, history-making political players and the challenges that she has faced as a leader, mother, wife, public servant and political candidate. With honesty, humor and her signature zingers, Governor Palin celebrates traditional, small town conservative values that are grounded in faith, family and patriotism. Audiences leave motivated, informed, entertained and uplifted by one of the most notable American women of our time.

Marsha Blackburn was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018, and is currently serving her first term representing the state of Tennessee. Before her election to the Senate, Marsha represented Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District.
Marsha’s public service is dedicated to promoting opportunities for women and making America a more prosperous place to live. Marsha’s leadership philosophy is based on her experiences in the private sector as a small business woman and author, as well as being a mother and grandmother.
Marsha went to college on a 4-H scholarship and worked her way through school selling books for the Southwestern Company as one of their first female sales associates, and later as one of their first female sales managers. She then became Director of Retail Fashion and Special Events for the Castner Knott Company, which was a Nashville-based regional department store. Later, Marsha founded her own business, Marketing Strategies, which focused on the retail marketplace, as well as electronic and print media.
Marsha began her career in public service in 1995 when she was named executive director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music Commission. In 1998, she was elected to the Tennessee State Senate. In the state legislature, she earned a reputation for fiscal responsibility and government accountability by identifying waste and offering realistic solutions to Tennessee’s budget challenges.
While serving in the Tennessee Senate, Marsha led a statewide grassroots campaign to defeat a proposed state income tax. The tax was defeated, and Marsha’s leadership earned her a reputation as an anti-tax champion. In 2014, the people of Tennessee passed an amendment to the state constitution to expressly prohibit a state income tax – a fitting cap to a 14-year battle.
In 2002, Marsha was elected to represent the people of Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District based on her record in the state legislature. She brought her Tennessee values to Washington, DC, and became a leader in the fight for small, efficient federal government that is accountable to its citizens. As a Congressman, Marsha was often selected by her colleagues to lead the charge for principled conservativism. Her congressional career was also noted for her Chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, as well as bipartisan expertise in defending songwriters’ and performers’ rights.
Marsha is a member of numerous charitable organizations and is an active member of her church, Christ Presbyterian.
Marsha and her husband Chuck live in Williamson County, Tennessee. They have two children, Mary Morgan (Paul) Ketchel and Chad (Hillary) Blackburn, and two grandsons. Originally from Laurel, Mississippi, Marsha is a graduate of Mississippi State University.

Judge Jeanine Pirro is the host of the consistently highest-rated primetime weekend show, Fox News Channel's Justice with Judge Jeanine. Judge is also a legal commentator, author, champion of victim's rights and former District Attorney and County Judge.
Judge Pirro won a daytime Emmy for her daily syndicated court show "Judge Pirro." As a nationally recognized legal expert Pirro appears on television programs such as "The Today Show " on NBC, "Good Morning America" on ABC, "The Early show" on CBS, "60 Minutes," "48 Hours," "Nightline," "Larry King Live," "The View," "The O'Reilly Factor," and other national television shows. Pirro has been profiled in several magazines including the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, More Magazine, New York Magazine and was even named as one of the world's 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine.
Currently, Pirro hosts Fox News Channel's "Justice with Judge Jeanine". Throughout her tenure with Fox News Channel, Pirro has covered breaking news and has reported live on the Aurora theater massacre shooting, the Casey Anthony trial in Orlando Florida, the Drew Peterson trial in Chicago, Illinois, the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting and the George Zimmerman trial in Orlando, Florida. Her opening statement - a commentary on political as well as pressing contemporary issues garner millions of 'hits'. Her strong reasoned opinions, no nonsense analysis, fearlessness and sense of humor make her a sought after and entertaining speaker.
Pirro is the author of four books: "To Punish and Protect: One DA's Fight Against a System That Coddles Criminals," "Sly Fox," "Clever Fox" and her most recent book, which was the subject of the HBO documentary THE JINX, ""He Killed Them All: Robert Durst and My Quest for Justice."
Born in the small upstate New York farming town of Elmira, Pirro graduated from Notre Dame High School in three years, earned a B.A. Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Buffalo, and received her Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Albany Law School where she was an editor of the law review.

At 24-years-old, Tomi Lahren is the youngest political talk show host in history. She ignited a
firestorm with her “Red, White, Blue and Unfiltered Final Thoughts” following the Chattanooga
terrorist attack that killed three Marines and one Sailor.
Controversy is her specialty. She is best known for her signature “Final Thoughts” on everything
from Beyoncé to President Obama and Hillary Clinton. She has exceeded 550 million views in
the last year, alone. Lahren was previously the host of One America News Network’s “On Point
with Tomi Lahren.” She created, wrote and designed the show from scratch.
Lahren's sassy sense of humor was showcased at the 2015 Conservative Political Action
Conference (CPAC). She destroyed the Republican stereotype of old, rich, white men. Her
Hillary Clinton pantsuit joke won over the CPAC crowd and ruffled a few feathers on the left.
Lahren was born and raised in Rapid City, South Dakota. Her parents, both from ranching
backgrounds, taught her the value of hard work. Her love of political discussion comes from
family table debates centered on the nightly news.
Not one to play it safe, Lahren moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to attend college at the University
of Nevada, Las Vegas. She studied broadcast journalism and political science. She also
produced and hosted a political roundtable show The Scramble for UNLV-TV.
Two months before college graduation, Lahren contacted One America News Network for an
internship opportunity. After just one interview with network owner, Robert Herring, she was
offered her own political talk show. On Point with Tomi Lahren was born.
Lahren is not one to pull any punches. Immigration, national security and race relations are her
hot buttons. As a proud South Dakotan, she holds on to her Second Amendment rights, as well.
Truth is, we all want what's best for this country, some just need to be reminded. That's Tomi's
job.

Cynthia Lummis is the junior senator from Wyoming, and the first female Senator ever elected to represent the Equality State. Born and raised on a ranch outside of Cheyenne, Senator Lummis has dedicated her career to defending Wyoming’s agriculture, mineral and energy resources as well as championing financial innovation. She began her career in the Wyoming State House and Senate, then went on to serve as State Treasurer, and as the at-large member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016. Now in the U.S. Senate, Senator Lummis serves on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and the Environment and Public Works Committee. She is the founder of the U.S. Senate Financial Innovation Caucus, a bipartisan group committed to promoting responsible innovation in the U.S. financial system, and harnessing technology to make markets more inclusive, vibrant and safe for all Americans. Senator Lummis and her late husband have one daughter, son-in-law and two grandsons, affectionately called Gus and Al.

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Kat Cammack, the Congresswoman-elect for FL-03, will be the youngest Republican woman serving in the 117th Congress.
Kat is a small business owner with grit, who grew up on a cattle ranch. She is a third generation sandblaster, an alumnus of the United States Naval War College, and was the longtime former Deputy Chief of Staff for Florida's 3rd Congressional District prior to her election.
As the 3rd generation in the family business of monuments and commercial sandblasting, Kat learned early on both the value of hard work and the pressures that small family businesses face, ranging from labor challenges to regulations.
In 2011, her family received the devastating news that they lost their small cattle ranch due to a failed Obama-era program, and they were forced to evict. After being homeless for several months, Kat was motivated by her recent personal experience with the failures of big government. She decided to pull herself up by her bootstraps and became a part of the solution to ensure no other family had to endure what she did due to the failures of Washington.
Kat is married to her husband Matt, a Gainesville native, who is a Firefighter/Paramedic &amp; SWAT Medic. Together, they co-founded a non-profit organization called “The Grit Foundation,” whose mission is to support local law enforcement, veterans, and first responders.

Candace Owens is one of the most recognized and influential voices in modern American conservatism. She is a bestselling author, political &amp; cultural commentator, businesswoman and the co-founder and President of the BLEXIT Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to driving conservative principles into urban minority communities in the United States.

Her New York Times bestselling book ‘Blackout: How Black America can make its second escape from the Democrat Plantation’, released in 2020, achieved bestseller status within the first week and has gone on to sell hundreds of thousands copies across the world.

She launched the BLEXIT Foundation in 2018 with the aim of taking conservative American values into communities that have been worst affected by government dependency, particularly inner-city minority neighborhoods. Since then, BLEXIT Foundation has founded over thirty-five state chapters and hosted tens of thousands of minority Americans at events across the United States.

She is also the host of ‘Candace’ on the Daily Wire, a late night political and cultural show that combines current events with Candace’s signature blend of humor and firebrand analysis. Prior to this, she hosted ‘The Candace Owens Show’ on PragerU, a weekly deep dive podcast with a variety of figures across the political and cultural aisle.

With a combined social media presence of over 11 million followers, hundreds of media interviews, two Congressional committee testimonies, speeches at over 60 American and International Universities as well as speeches at events all across the United States &amp; Europe, she has become known as one of the most strident commentators in the modern political and cultural sphere.

Prior to her entrepreneurial pursuits she was Communications Director for the student advocacy group, Turning Point USA and worked at a private equity firm in Manhattan, serving as Vice-President to their administration. She attended the University of Rhode Island and took executive training courses at the NYU Stern School of Business.

Katrina Pierson is an experienced crisis communications and public relations consultant who has represented private corporations, non-profit’s, political campaigns, and multi-million dollar super PACs. Since founding PCG in 2013, she has worked with clients and political candidates the at state, local, and federal level in an advisory capacity.

She has appeared regularly on the Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, Newsmax, and across all major news networks. She has been quoted in every national newspaper along with several international outlets including the countries of China, London, Switzerland and Germany.

She is a well known social media influencer, public speaker, reality TV personality, political analyst, inventor, and broadcast media contributor.

Katrina campaigned for congress in the 32nd district of Texas, becoming Governor Sarah Palin's first endorsement of the 2014 election cycle.

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In 2020, Katrina oversaw the multi-million dollar national coalition program for President Donald J. Trump’s reelection campaign which led to historic support of minorities for a Republican presidential candidate since the 1960's.

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Ms. Pierson was previously appointed to healthcare and transportation boards by local governments that served Dallas County, served on the TTPC Advisory Board to the Texas Legislature, and also served on the Texas Lieutenant Governor's Advisory Board for state issues. Ms. Pierson's accomplishments were formally recognized during the 83rd Texas Legislature.

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Katrina obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Texas at Dallas. She currently resides in Garland, Texas.

Kelley Paul and her husband, Senator Rand Paul reside in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where they are members of Broadway United Methodist Church. She and Rand were married 28 years ago this October and have three sons.

Kelley is active in volunteer support and fundraising for Helping a Hero, a wounded veterans charity which has built three homes for severely wounded soldiers in Kentucky. She serves as the Kentucky co-chair of the organization.

Kelley is a graduate of Rhodes College with a degree in English. She has worked as a corporate communications manager for companies in the telecommunications industry, such as Sprint and Nortel Networks, as well as a freelance writer while raising her children. Today she works in political advertising and media consulting.

Kelley is a frequent guest speaker to civic, political and faith-based groups across the country. She has appeared on Good Morning America, The View, The Today Show, Fox and Friends, Morning Joe, Sean Hannity, The Kelly File with Megyn Kelly, and other nationally broadcast television shows.

In April 2015, Kelley published her first book, True and Constant Friends. In the book, Kelley celebrates the inspiration, guidance and love we receive from the women in our lives through essays about her lifelong friendships, her mother, and her grandmother, who immigrated to America from Ireland in 1929. With each relationship crossing different generations and cultures, Kelley explores universal themes of hardship, determination, commitment, family, optimism and love to illuminate the power of the female bond that enriches all of our lives.

In this beautifully illustrated book, Kelley’s uplifting stories are interwoven with classic poetry and beloved literary quotes along with photography and original paintings.



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Harmeet is a nation leader in civil rights and election litigation at the Dhillon Law Group, headquartered in San Francisco. Harmeet was born in India and came to the United States as a small child with her family. She grew up in rural North Carolina in a farming community where her father was a small town physician. Harmeet went to Dartmouth College where she was editor in chief of the Dartmouth Review newspaper, and where her mentors included Laura Ingraham and Dinesh D’Souza. After working at the Heritage Foundation, attending the University of Virginia Law school, and clerking for a federal appeals court judge, Harmeet has practiced civil litigation for nearly three decades, spending the last 21 years of her career in California. Harmeet founded the Center for American Liberty, a national civil rights litigation organization, two years ago. This year, three of the Center for American Liberty’s lawsuits to open California’s religious institutions in the face of COVID lockdowns, won at the United States Supreme Court. In her role as the RNC Committeewoman from California, Harmeet also plays a national role in election litigation strategy and execution in several organizations including as co-chair of the Republican National Lawyers Association and as counsel for the RNC and prominent conservatives.

Since 2010, Cissie Graham Lynch has worked as part of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and
Samaritan’s Purse in various capacities, currently serving as a senior advisor and ministry spokesperson.
As host of the podcast Fearless with Cissie Graham Lynch: Fearless Faith in a Compromising Culture,
Cissie encourages people to speak boldly on issues including life, family, and faith. Cissie and her
husband Corey, live in Florida, with their two children.

Jenna Ellis is a constitutional law attorney, Special Counsel for the Thomas More Society, Newsmax contributor, and host of “Just The Truth” TV on Real America's Voice and Just The News podcast. She is also the author of “The Legal Basis for a Moral Constitution," which received international acclaim as a vital commentary on American legal philosophy and was showcased at the London Book Fair in 2016. Ms. Ellis served as the senior legal adviser to the Trump 2020 Campaign, a Trump Advisory Board Member, and personal counsel to President Donald J. Trump. A Colorado native and evangelical Christian, she previously taught the legal studies program and founded the award-winning moot court program as a professor at Colorado Christian University. Ms. Ellis holds a B.A. in technical journalism and a J.D. from the University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law.

Amanda Bush is a Managing Partner at St. Augustine Capital
Partners, LLC, a Texas-based opportunistic partnership
offering consulting services, client development, and strategic
advice to clients ranging from start-up companies to
established, diversified corporations in industries such as
technology/venture, energy, infrastructure, and financial
services.
She also serves as Of Counsel at Jackson Walker, LLP, where
she serves as outside counsel to her clients, advising them on
corporate and legal strategies, assisting with legal and
business development, and managing a broad array of legal
matters.
Amanda serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Central Texas Chapter.
She also serves on the Host Committee for the 2020 World Golf
Championships- Dell Technologies Match Play tournament.
Amanda is on the Advance Team of The University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and The Chancellor’s Council for
the University of Texas System. She previously served as the
Chair of the 2018 LLS Man/Woman of the Year Leadership
Committee, as the Chair of the MD Anderson Dallas/Fort Worth
Living Legend event in 2012, and as the Co-Chair of the Fort
Worth Symphony Orchestra’s Centennial Gala in 2012. Amanda
also co-chaired the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family
Literacy’s Dallas/Fort Worth’s Celebration of Reading from
2003-2014, an event that raised $1 million annually.
Amanda was named the 2016 National Woman of the Year by
the Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society for raising over $490,000 in
10-weeks, a national record. She was also the 2012 recipient of
the Dallas Regional Chamber's ATHENA award. She has been
named a “Rising Star” by Thomson Reuters (2007-2014) and a
“Top Attorney” by Fort Worth, Texas magazine. In 2012,
Amanda was named to the Fort Worth Business Press’s
prestigious “40 Under 40” list. She was also featured in the
book Legendary Locals of Fort Worth, which profiled prominent
Fort Worth, Texas residents, as well as in the Fort Worth
Business Press’s cover story Media Savvy in January 2008.
Amanda traveled to Turkey in 2012 and to Saudi Arabia in 2011
in U.S. Congressional-led business delegations. She received
her B.A. degree, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from
The University of Texas and her J.D. degree from The University
of Texas School of Law.
Amanda lives in Austin with her husband, Texas Land
Commissioner George P. Bush, and their two sons.

George Prescott Bush is a native Texan, born in Houston on April 24, 1976.  He was first elected Texas
Land Commissioner on November 4, 2014 and was overwhelmingly re-elected on November 6, 2018.  He
received the second highest vote total of any candidate running statewide.

As the 28th Texas Land Commissioner, Bush works to safeguard our Texas coastline as well as ensure
Texas veterans receive the benefits they’ve earned.  He hosted 100 roundtables, forums and events in
2016 to highlight issues within the Texas veteran community.  Since September of 2017, Commissioner
Bush and the General Land Office (GLO) have led the state’s housing-related recovery efforts following
Hurricane Harvey, helping more than 60,000 victims of Hurricane Harvey rebuild their homes and their
lives.  In addition, he protected private property rights by joining a lawsuit along with Red River ranchers
and farmers against the Obama BLM which was successfully settled in November of 2017.  He also
oversees investments that earn billions of dollars for public education while managing state lands to
produce the oil and gas that is helping make America energy-independent.  Commissioner Bush is also
working to save The Alamo and preserve the Shrine of Texas Liberty for generations to come.

Commissioner Bush has dedicated his life to public service — working as a public-school teacher after
graduating from Rice University, serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan as an officer in
the U.S. Naval Reserve, and now as the 28th Land Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, the
only state agency that makes more money than it spends.
Prior to running for office, Commissioner Bush was a successful businessman.  He joined Akin Gump
Strauss Hauer &amp;amp; Feld LLP after earning his Juris Doctorate from The University of Texas School of Law.
He subsequently co-founded Pennybacker Capital LLC, a real estate private equity firm, in 2007, and
St. Augustine Partners LLC, a Fort Worth-based investment firm focused on oil and gas transactions and
consulting for private businesses.  He was awarded The University of Texas’ Latino Leadership Award in
2015, the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from The University of Texas School of Law in 2016, and
the Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award in 2016.

Commissioner Bush is also committed to helping fellow Texans in his private life.  He co-chaired a $30
million capital campaign for Big Brothers Big Sisters in North Texas and served as the co-chairman of the
Dallas/Fort Worth Celebration of Reading.  He was the Tarrant County chairman for Uplift Education — a

highly successful Dallas-based public charter network focused on closing the achievement gap in inner
city public schools.  He also served on the Board of Trustees for the Bob Bullock Texas State History
Museum in Austin.

Commissioner Bush is the grandson of President George H.W. Bush, the son of former Florida Governor
Jeb Bush and the nephew of President George W. Bush.  He lives in Austin with his wife, Amanda, and
their two sons.

Mary Miller is the Republican Congresswoman for Illinois’ 15 th
Congressional District.
Mary ran for Congress to help local families in her community and
ensure each Illinoisan can pursue their version of the American dream.
Mary understands that until we have a vibrant and growing local
economy, families and businesses will continue to flee our region.
That is why she is focused first on economic development and growth
and improving our business climate. She knows we need to encourage
business growth and creation so that local families can find good-
paying jobs and investments flow to our region.
As part of this, Mary is focused on putting America first and helping develop the 15th District by
promoting farming, supporting regulatory reform, and championing policies that help bring
manufacturing jobs back home.
As a Christian and a mother, Mary recognizes that without the dignity that comes from earning
an honest paycheck and supporting your family, our traditional values will continue to erode.
Drawing from her unique background as a farmer, and business manager, mother to seven, and
grandmother to 17, Mary serves on the House Committee on Agriculture and House Committee
on Education &amp;amp; Labor.
Mary graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a B.S. in Business Management. Mary and
her husband Chris have run their Oakland-based family farm for the last 40 years, and in
addition, Mary has been involved in education.
In her spare time, Mary teaches classes at the Oakland Christian Church. Mary and Chris have
seven children and 17 grandchildren.
Illinois&amp;#39; 15 th Congressional Districts is a safe Republican seat and is 21% more Republican than
the country as a whole. In 2020, Mary won her race with 73% of the vote.

Crissy is a graduate from the University of Oklahoma with a Masters in International Relations and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a specialization in forensics. She is an international security specialist and currently pursuing a Doctorate in Public Policy and law degree. She is the founder of cosmetic line, Willow Grace Beauty, which partners with 501c3 organizations for different targeted fundraising ventures. She loves traveling the globe and learning about different cultures and countries but her main passion is serving in her community and tackling domestic issues. Currently, Crissy is partnered with Embrace Grace, Inc, a pro-life movement organization that helps single young women navigate through their unplanned pregnancies. She has also partnered with several Texas women’s shelters to provide funding and day to day essentials for women and children recovering from domestic violence. Crissy also enjoys helping women coming out of the adult industry find hope through recovery to live out a purpose filled life. Please visit <a class="text-blue underline" contenteditable="plaintext-only" href="http://www.willowgracebeauty.shop/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.willowgracebeauty.shop</a> for more information about Crissy and her mission.

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<h5>Isabel Brown is a Gen Z conservative voice with degrees from Colorado State University and Georgetown University. She is a Turning Point USA Contributor and the host of a daily show with TPUSA Productions, Freedom Seeds. Isabel is the author of Frontlines: Finding My Voice on an American College Campus, an Amazon bestseller. Isabel speaks regularly on campuses nationwide, has produced content with PragerU, and is also a former U.S. Senate and White House Intern. You'll often see Isabel on national news networks, from Fox News to Newsmax, and you might recognize her from her photo on the cover of Newsweek magazine! You can follow her on Instagram/Facebook/Parler @theisabelbrown and Twitter @theisabelb.</h5>
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Jordan Rachel is a Turning Point USA Contributor. She was born and raised in Bellevue, Washington, USA, and began her university studies at the University of Arizona in Tucson where she studied business and communications. During her second year of college, she was cast as a lead in the Sony Pictures movie ‘Cross Wars’. She had many other roles offered to her at that time and elected to be closer to Hollywood. After moving to Los Angeles, California, she continued <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8060901/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm"> acting</a> and transitioned into the <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8060901/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm"> producer</a> role, while finishing her degree at California State University where she graduated with a degree in Sociology and Business. Jordan also got involved in the property development of single-family homes, and is now a licensed real estate agent in the state of California. Jordan has been politically aware and informed for as long as she can remember. Jordan decided to get more politically involved when she believed, after her own consistent research, that the media was shaping the culture. She decided to use her voice to bring truth to this generation. Jordan Rachel now has one of the largest political platforms on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram with a combined engagement rate equating to, and sometimes surpassing, major television news networks.

Morgan Zegers is a Turning Point USA Contributor, and the founder and CEO of Young Americans Against Socialism, a 501c3 non-profit organization using peer to peer communication and firsthand testimony to enlighten young Americans to the dangers of socialism. Morgan is also the owner of Zegers Freedom Flags, a small woodworking business that creates and sells handcrafted wooden American flags across the country.
Morgan has appeared on Fox News, BBC World News, CBS, CNN, Vice News, and more to discuss the growing support for socialism in her generation and engaging young women in politics. She is also a frequent speaker at national conferences and college campuses, including CPAC 2020, Council for National Policy, Eagle Forum, Syracuse University, NYU, and more.

Erin Elmore, Esq. is a Turning Point USA Contributor, and the Executive Director of USA Strong, a grassroots organization looking to rebuild America’s middle class. Ms. Elmore is also a contributing columnist at Townhall.comand, a licensed attorney who has worked as a political strategist, and on-air correspondent. Her Commentary has been featured on Fox News, Fox Business, Fox Nation, CNN, MSNBC, YahooNews, Daily Mail, The New York Post and Good Morning Britain. Erin earned her undergraduate degree in both political science and broadcasting from the University of Miami, cum laude,and her law degree from Villanova University School of Law. 

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Originally known as the Texas Tech cheerleading hunter, Kendall Jones has since elevated her brand as a social influencer in the outdoor industry. With over 1.2 million followers across social platforms she currently works with many brands in the outdoor industry to spread the word of conservation and to educate the public on hunting, the 2nd amendment, and the outdoor lifestyle she lives on a daily basis. Kendall has a love for children and works to create opportunities for children to get involved in the outdoors. Kendall has combated social hate, negative publicity and many obstacles along the way. Her ability to rise above the bullying and attacks is something that has inspired many to step into their fears and reach for their goals.

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Russel Brand ROASTS Bill Gates

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Alex Clark - Sept 2020 Clipping

YWLS 2021 will feature the top female speakers in the conservative movement. Apply now at TPUSA.com/YWLS

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YWLS Is a MUST For Female Conservatives

This past weekend, TPUSA hosted over 450 conservative student activists from the Southwest region of The USA! 

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TPUSA's SWRC Was A Huge Success 

Here's your guide on how to make sure your first summer after the pandemic is cute AND coservative like you.

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How To Have The Ultimate Cuteservative Summer

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Alex Clark is the host of Turning Point USA’s first daily show “POPlitics” on Instagram and all podcasting platforms. She describes the show as pop culture “without the propaganda”

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