Speakers

Speakers

Confirmed*

As of 9-21-20

Rushan Abbas*

Founder and Executive Director, Campaign for Uyghurs

Ryan T. Anderson*

William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow The Heritage Foundation

Michele Bachmann*

Former Congresswoman, Minnesota

Joseph Backholm*

Senior Fellow for Biblical Worldview and Strategic Engagement, Family Research Council

John Barsa*

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David Barton*

Founder, WallBuilders

Gary Bauer*

President, American Values

Andrew Beckwith*

President, Massachusetts Family Institute

Bill Bennett*

Host, America Strong: The Bill Bennett Podcast

Marsha Blackburn*

(R-Tenn.)

Ken Blackwell*

Senior fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance

William Boykin*

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Erin Brewer*

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Sam Brownback*

Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom

Andrew Brunson*

Former Pastor, Izmir Resurrection Church

Ben Carson*

Carter Conlon*

Senior Pastor, Times Square Church

Claire Culwell*

Twin Abortion Survivor, Pro-Life Speaker

Marjorie Dannenfelser*

Director of School Choice, Reason Foundation

Corey DeAngelis*

Director of School Choice, Reason Foundation

Arielle Del Turco*

Assistant Director of the Center for Religious Liberty

David Friedman

Assistant Director of the Center for Religious Liberty

Bob Fu*

Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom, Family Research Council

Lela Gilbert*

Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom, Family Research Council

Franklin Graham*

President and CEO, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse

Lindsey Graham*

President and CEO, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse

Abraham Hamilton, III*

General Counsel and Public Policy Analyst, American Family Association

Vicky Hartzler*

(R-Mo.)

Josh Hawley*

(R-Mo.)

Walt Heyer*

(R-Mo.)

Jack Hibbs*

Senior Pastor, Calvary Chapel Chino Hills

Jody Hice*

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Hope Hoffman*

Dilation and Curettage Abortion Survivor

Dave Hoppe*

Founder, International Organization of Peace Building and Social Justice

Richard Ikiebe*

Founder, International Organization of Peace Building and Social Justice

E.W. Jackson*

Founder, S.T.A.N.D

Abby Johnson*

CEO and Founder, And Then There Were None

Mike Johnson*

U.S. House of Representatives

Emilie Kao*

Director, Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Religion & Civil Society

James Lankford*

U.S. Senate

Kelly Loeffler

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Dana Loesch*

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Cissie Graham Lynch*

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Bethany Mandel*

Editor, Ricochet.com; Columnist, The Forward

Vincent Mathews, Jr.*

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Kevin McCarthy

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Mitch McConnell*

Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate

Mark Meadows*

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Gil Mertz*

Director of Strategic Giving Family Research Council

Eric Metaxas*

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Albert Mohler, Jr.*

President The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Dean Nelson*

President The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Melissa Ohden*

Founder, The Abortion Survivors Network

Bill Pascoe*

President, Family Research Council

Tony Perkins*

President, Family Research Council

Mike Pompeo*

United States Secretary of State

Josiah Presley*

Curettage Abortion Survivor

Virginia Prodan*

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Scott Rasmussen*

Public Opinion Pollster and Political Analyst

James Robison*

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Chip Roy*

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Patricia Rucker*

State Senator (R-W.Va.)

Cathy Ruse*

Senior Fellow and Director of Human Dignity, Family Research Council

Steve Scalise*

Minority Whip United States House of Representatives

Connor Semelsberger*

Legislative Assistant for Pro-Life Issues, Family Research Council

Carrie Severino*

45th President of the United States

Roger Severino*

45th President of the United States

Brandon Showalter*

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Abigail Shrier*

Writer and Author

Sharon Slater*

President, Family Watch International

Peter Sprigg*

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Todd Starnes*

Host, Relatable

Allie Stuckey*

Host, Relatable

Carol Swain*

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Larry Taunton*

Author and Columnist

Gayle Trotter*

45th President of the United States

Donald Trump*

45th President of the United States

Scott Turner*

Executive Director White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council

Dr. André Van Mol*

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Ann Wagner*

U.S. House of Representatives

Mark Walker*

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Benjamin Watson*

President, American Family Association

Tim Wildmon*

President, American Family Association

Walker Wildmon*

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Andrew Wommack*

President, Truth & Liberty Coalition

Sydney Wright*

President, Truth & Liberty Coalition

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Rushan Abbas*

Founder and Executive Director

Campaign for Uyghurs

Rushan Abbas started her activism work while she was a student in China, participating in the pro-democracy demonstrations at Xinjiang University in 1985 and 1988. Since her arrival in the United States in 1989, Ms. Abbas has been an ardent campaigner for the human rights of the Uyghur people and has worked closely with members of Congress since the 1990s. Ms. Abbas was a co-founder of the California-based Uyghur Overseas Student and Scholars Association in 1993, the first such Uyghur association in the United States, and served as that organization’s first Vice President. When Radio Free Asia launched service to the Uyghur region in 1998, Ms. Abbas was the first Uyghur reporter broadcasting daily there.

In 2017, Ms. Abbas founded Campaign for Uyghurs to advocate and promote human rights and democratic freedoms for Uyghurs and mobilize the international community to act to stop the human rights atrocities happening in East Turkistan (also known as the Xinjiang region in China). Ms. Abbas frequently briefs U.S. lawmakers and officials on the human rights situation in East Turkistan.

Ryan T. Anderson*

William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow

The Heritage Foundation

Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., researches and writes about marriage, bioethics, religious liberty and political philosophy at The Heritage Foundation. He is the founder and editor of Public Discourse and the author of several books including When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment; Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom; What Is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense; and Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination. For his latest essays and videos you can follow his public Facebook page. Follow him on Twitter at @RyanTAnd

The Honorable Michele Bachmann*

Former Congresswoman, Minnesota

Family Research Council

The Honorable Michele Bachmann currently serves on Family Research Council’s Board of Directors. She was the first Republican woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota in 2006. Her focus in Congress was on national security, intelligence, and foreign policy. She served on the House Permanent Committee on Intelligence, giving her a role as overseer of the Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, and the rest of the U.S. intelligence community.

The former congresswoman speaks professionally across the world. She was a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. Prior to serving in Congress, Bachmann served in the Minnesota State Senate. As a federal tax litigation attorney, she worked on hundreds of cases that solidified her strong support to simplify the Tax Code and reduce tax burdens on family and small businesses. She and her husband, Marcus, have five children and have opened their home to 23 foster children.

Joseph Backholm*

Senior Fellow for Biblical Worldview and Strategic Engagement

Family Research Council

Joseph Backholm is Senior Fellow for Biblical Worldview and Strategic Engagement at Family Research Council. He combines extensive legal, political, and policy experience with a love for the way biblical truth cultivates human flourishing.

Previously, Mr. Backholm served as legal counsel and Director of What Would You Say? at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview where he developed and launched a growing platform that creates short, animated videos answering common questions about faith and culture. His YouTube career began as a self-identified “6’5 Chinese Woman” in a series of YouTube videos exploring the logic of gender identity.

He served as a legislative attorney for three years and spent 10 years as the President and General Counsel of the Family Policy Institute of Washington in Washington State where he managed educational, legislative, and electoral operations on behalf of life, marriage, religious freedom, and parental rights. He led three ballot initiatives on marriage and gender privacy. He and his wife, Brook, live with their four children in Bedford, Texas.

John Barsa*

Acting Administrator

U.S. Agency for International Development

John Barsa assumed his duties as Acting Administrator at USAID on April 11, 2020 after serving as Assistant Administrator for USAID’s Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior to joining USAID, Mr. Barsa led the Department of Homeland Security Office of Partnership and Engagement as the Acting Assistant Secretary and later as the Principal Deputy Assistant Security.

Mr. Barsa began his career at the Department of Homeland Security in the Trump administration as Special Assistant to Secretary John Kelly. During the historic 2017 hurricane season, he deployed to Puerto Rico where he designed and led one of the most complex and challenging intergovernmental affairs efforts in FEMA history. He also served in the administration of President George W. Bush, where he was appointed to lead senior level coordination with the private sector and support legislative affairs efforts for NASA. Mr. Barsa first entered public service as a member of the U.S. Army Reserves. In the private sector, he has held key positions with a premier defense trade association, small businesses, and large businesses including a leading Fortune 100 company.

David Barton*

Founder

WallBuilders

David Barton is the Founder of WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization that presents America’s forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on our moral, religious, and constitutional heritage. WallBuilders is a name taken from the Old Testament writings of Nehemiah, who led a grassroots movement to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem and restore its strength and honor. In the same way, WallBuilders seeks to energize the grassroots today to become involved in strengthening their communities, states, and nation.

David is the author of numerous best-selling books, based largely on his massive library of tens of thousands of original writings from the Founding Era. He speaks to over 400 groups each year. His exhaustive research has rendered him an expert in historical and constitutional issues. He serves as a consultant to state and federal legislators, has participated in several cases at the Supreme Court, was involved in the development of the History/Social Studies standards for states such as Texas and California, and has helped produce history textbooks now used in schools across the nation.

Gary Bauer*

President

American Values

Gary L. Bauer is President of American Values, Chairman of Campaign for Working Families, and Washington Director of Christians United for Israel (CUFI) Action Fund. In May of 2018, Bauer was appointed by President Donald Trump to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. He has a daily radio commentary that airs on the Bott Radio Network. Previously, Bauer served as president of Family Research Council and senior vice president of Focus on the Family. Mr. Bauer also served as chief domestic policy advisor to President Ronald Reagan and undersecretary of the Department of Education.

He is the author of several books, including Children at Risk, co-authored with Dr. James Dobson. Mr. Bauer is a frequent guest on political and news talk shows. He received a B.A. from Georgetown College and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He and his wife Carol live in Fairfax, Virginia.

Andrew Beckwith*

President

Massachusetts Family Institute

Andrew Beckwith is the President of Massachusetts Family Institute. A graduate of Gordon College and the University of Minnesota Law School, he also serves as an allied attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom focusing on religious liberty cases. He serves as a judge advocate in the United States Marine Corps Reserve where he holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Prior to coming to MFI, he litigated immigration cases for the Boston office of the Department of Homeland Security. Andrew, his wife Karen, and their four children live in Wenham.

Dr. William J. Bennett*

Founder and Executive Director

Host, America Strong: The Bill Bennett Podcast

Former Secretary of Education, Best-Selling Author

Former Secretary of Education Bill Bennett is one of America’s most significant, influential, and respected thought leaders on education and politics. Bennett is an award-winning professor having taught at the University of Texas, Boston University, and Harvard; a twice-appointed Cabinet member; New York Times best-selling author; and popular political commentator. Bennett is also an advisor to Udacity and is a senior advisor to Project Lead The Way. In 2000, he co-founded K-12, an online learning company. He formerly hosted a daily direct conversation with millions of Americans on his morning radio program, Morning in America. He is the recipient of more than 30 honorary degrees.

Today, he serves as senior correspondent and producer of the daily Make America Work series. Bennett has appeared hundreds of times on cable news outlets and in the pages of the nation’s most influential newspapers, speaking and writing on diverse topics. In his various roles, Dr. Bennett is perceived—even by his adversaries—as a man of strong, reasoned convictions who speaks candidly, eloquently, and honestly about some of the most important issues of our time.

Bennett and his wife, Elayne, reside in North Carolina and Maryland and are the parents of two sons.

The Honorable Marsha Blackburn
(R-Tenn.)*

U.S. Senate

Campaign for Uyghurs

Senator Marsha Blackburn was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018 and is currently serving her first term representing Tennessee. She serves on the powerful Armed Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and the Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee. Before her election to the Senate, Blackburn represented Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District and was Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Blackburn 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.

Blackburn is originally from Laurel, Mississippi and graduated from Mississippi State University. While studying, she worked her way through school selling books for the Southwestern Company, later becoming their first female sales manager. Blackburn then worked for the Castner Knott Company before starting her own business, Marketing Strategies.

She and her husband, Chuck, have two children and two grandsons.

The Honorable Ken Blackwell*

Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance

Family Research Council

Ken Blackwell is the Senior fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance at Family Research Council. He is a national best-selling author, and his commentaries have been published in major newspapers and websites. In addition, he has been interviewed by many media outlets. He currently serves on the board of directors of various high-profile organizations and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Board of Advisors of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA).

Blackwell has served in various ways within government, from serving as the Mayor of Cincinnati, Treasurer and Secretary of State for Ohio, Undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission. His continuing education has included executive programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. Blackwell has also received honorary doctoral degrees from 10 institutions of higher education. He holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from Xavier University in Ohio, where he later served as a vice president and member of its faculty.

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William Boykin *

Executive Vice President

Family Research Council

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William G. Boykin serves as Family Research Council’s Executive Vice President. He was one of the original members of the U.S. Army’s Delta Force. He was privileged to ultimately command these elite warriors in combat operations. Later, William Boykin commanded all the Army’s Green Berets as well as the Special Warfare Center and School.

In all, Lt. Gen. Boykin spent 36 years in the army, serving his last four years as the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence. He is an ordained minister with a passion for spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ and encouraging Christians to become warriors in God’s Kingdom.

William and his wife Ashley enjoy spending time with their five children and growing number of grandchildren.

Erin Brewer*

Founder and Executive Director

Co-Founder, The Compassion Coalition, Author, and Speaker

Erin Brewer is sharing her deeply personal story to help others understand the damage that is being done to our children. Erin grew up in Salt Lake City and earned a B.S. from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. She has a Doctorate in Instructional Technology and Learning Science from Utah State University. She is the very proud mother of three children and currently lives on an urban homestead in Logan, Utah.

The Honorable Sam Brownback *

Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom

Campaign for Uyghurs

Ambassador Brownback served as Governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018. Previously he served as a U.S. Senator (1996-2011) and in the U.S. House of Representatives (1995-1996) from Kansas. While a member of the Senate, he worked actively on the issue of religious freedom in multiple countries and was a key sponsor of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. He also served as Kansas Secretary of Agriculture (1986-1993) and was a White House Fellow in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (1990-1991). Prior to his public service, Ambassador Brownback was a private attorney in Kansas and taught agricultural law at Kansas State University, co-authoring two books on the subject. He earned a B.S. from Kansas State University and a J.D. from the University of Kansas.

Pastor Andrew Brunson*

Former Pastor

Izmir Resurrection Church

For 23 years, Andrew Brunson shared the love of Christ with the people of Izmir, Turkey as pastor of Izmir Resurrection Church. On October 7, 2016, swept up with many others following a coup attempt on the government, he and his wife, Norine, were taken to a detention center where they were informed that they posed a national security threat and would soon be deported. Less than two weeks later, Norine was released, but Pastor Brunson remained in detention without official charges until December 9 when he was formally charged with terrorism and espionage and imprisoned for what he feared might be three life sentences. In prison, Brunson faced inhumane conditions and solitary confinement, yet he continued to rely on God, knowing he had done nothing wrong.

Behind the scenes, the American church rallied around the Brunsons in prayer, while the newly elected Trump administration made his case a priority and many organizations, including Family Research Council, raised awareness of his case. On October 12, 2018, he was released from detention and allowed to leave the country. Given the rapidly developing events, USCIRF Commissioner Tony Perkins was asked by the White House to accompany the Brunsons on a military plane back to the U.S. Within 24 hours, images of Brunson praying for President Trump in the Oval Office were seen around the world.

Dr. Benjamin Carson*

Retired Neurosurgeon, Author, and Former Presidential Candidate

Family Research Council

Dr. Ben Carson served for nearly 30 years as Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, a position he assumed when he was just 33 years old. In 1987, he successfully performed the first separation of craniopagus twins conjoined at the back of the head. He also performed the first fully successful separation of type-2 vertical craniopagus twins in 1997 in South Africa. Dr. Carson and his wife co-founded the Carson Scholars Fund, which recognizes young people of all backgrounds for exceptional academic and humanitarian accomplishments. The Fund operates in 50 states, has recognized more than 7,300 scholars, awarded more than $7.3 million in scholarships, and installed more than 1,150 Ben Carson Reading Rooms around the country.

Dr. Carson has received dozens of honors and awards in recognition of his achievements including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. He has authored nine books, four of which he co-wrote with his wife Candy. The U.S. News Media Group and Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership named him among “America’s Best Leaders” in 2008.

Born in Detroit to a single mother with a third grade education who worked multiple jobs to support their family, Dr. Carson was raised to love reading and education. He graduated from Yale University and earned his M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School. He and his wife are the proud parents of three adult sons and three grandchildren.

Rev. Carter Conlon*

General Overseer

Times Square Church

Carter Conlon has served as the senior pastor of Times Square Church in New York City since 2001. Pastor Conlon has always demonstrated a passion for prayer, which is evidenced by his gathering of 50,000 believers from many denominations to pray for one hour in the middle of Times Square. Through the overwhelming response to “Prayer in the Square,” Pastor Conlon introduced two new ministries: Feed New York and Worldwide Prayer meeting.

Pastor Carter’s one-minute devotional, “It’s Time to Pray,” is featured on 1010 WINS, the nation’s most listened to all news station, as well as 320 additional radio outlets. He also hosts a half hour radio program, “A Call to the Nation,” which is broadcasted throughout the United States. Pastor Carter has authored several books. In response to requests by ministers from all over the world for spiritual mentoring, Pastor Carter developed “For Pastors Only,” a bi-weekly devotional ministry. He continues to actively serve on the Board of Directors for World Challenge (a ministry founded by David Wilkerson) and Summit International School of Ministry.

Pastor Carter is married to Dr. Teresa Conlon, and they are parents to three children and eight grandchildren.

Claire Culwell*

Twin Abortion Survivor, Pro-Life Speaker

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Claire Culwell met her birth mother, Tonya, in March of 2009 and found out that her life is a miracle. At age 13, Tonya had a D&E dismemberment abortion at 20 weeks gestation. She went back to the doctor when things didn’t seem right and discovered that Claire had survived the abortion that successfully aborted her twin. Claire was born at 30 weeks and placed for adoption. She has forgiven her birth mother and shares her story to inspire change and life-affirming options for women in crisis.

She is an internationally known pro-life speaker and soon-to-be author. She has been featured on Fox News, Focus on the Family, and many other media outlets. Claire lives in Austin, Texas with her family.

Marjorie Dannenfelser*

President

Susan B. Anthony List

Marjorie Dannenfelser is president of Susan B. Anthony List. Over the last three election cycles, SBA List and its super PAC, Women Speak Out, have reached more than 4.6 million voters by visiting voters at their homes to win a pro-life White House and secure a pro-life majority in the U.S. Senate. In January 2020, Dannenfelser was named national co-chair of the Pro-Life Voices for Trump coalition, a role she held during the 2016 campaign after securing four groundbreaking pro-life commitments from the nominee.

Dannenfelser is the author of Life is Winning: Inside the Fight for Unborn Children and Their Mothers. She has been published widely including in TIME, The Washington Post, and National Review and profiled by New York Magazine, The Telegraph, The New Yorker, and The Washington Post. She serves on the board of Alliance Defending Freedom, on Life Perspectives’ Task Force and was appointed to the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission by Senate Leader McConnell. She was named one of Politico Magazine’s Top 50 Influencers of 2018, Washington Examiner’s top 10 “Political Women on the Move,” Newsmax’s top 25 Most Influential Republican Women, and Newsweek’s top 10 “Leaders of the Christian Right.”

An alumna of Duke University, she and her husband, Marty, live in Arlington, Virginia, and have five children.

Corey A. DeAngelis*

Director of School Choice

Reason Foundation

Corey A. DeAngelis is Director of School Choice for Reason Foundation and an adjunct scholar at Cato Institute. He is also the executive director at Educational Freedom Institute.

His research primarily focuses on the effects of school choice programs on non-academic outcomes such as criminal activity, character skills, mental health, and political participation. He has authored or co-authored over 40 journal articles, book chapters, and reports on education policy. His research has been published in peer-reviewed academic journals such as Social Science Quarterly, School Effectiveness and School Improvement, Educational Review, Educational Research and Evaluation, Peabody Journal of Education, and Journal of School Choice. His work has also been featured at outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and New York Post.

Corey received his Ph.D. in Education Policy from the University of Arkansas. He additionally holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Arielle Del Turco*

Assistant Director of the Center for Religious Liberty

Family Research Council

Arielle Del Turco serves as Assistant Director of the Center for Religious Liberty at Family Research Council, where she is responsible for international religious freedom policy and advocacy efforts. Through research and analysis of international religious freedom matters, she helps craft effective policy solutions along with coordinating FRC’s advocacy on this issue. Arielle’s work has appeared in the USA Today, National Review, Jerusalem Post, Washington Examiner, CBN News, The Federalist, The National Interest, Christian Post, The American Conservative, Daily Signal, and Townhall. She has conducted several media interviews on international religious freedom and has, herself, interviewed key advocates and victims of persecution.

The Honorable David Friedman

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Israel

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Ambassador Friedman was nominated by President Trump on January 20, 2017 and sworn in as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Israel on March 29, 2017. He was the first bilateral ambassador to be confirmed in the Trump administration. Prior to his appointment as Ambassador, Mr. Friedman was a nationally top-ranked attorney and a founding partner of a leading law firm in New York City. Mr. Friedman earned a B.A. from Columbia University in New York City in 1978 and a J.D. from New York University School of Law in New York City in 1981.

Since assuming his post, Ambassador Friedman has actively engaged in the development and execution of President Trump’s Israel-related policies, including those with respect to the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the move of the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and the recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. He also plays a lead role in the administration’s ongoing efforts to advance the cause of peace in the Middle East.

Well known for his excellent public speaking, negotiating, and interpersonal skills, Mr. Friedman has been active for decades in U.S. policy relating to Israel and the Middle East as well as numerous related philanthropies. He speaks and reads Hebrew and has traveled to Israel many times since his Bar Mitzvah at the Western Wall in 1971.

Mr. Friedman has been happily married to Tammy since 1981 and is a proud father of five and grandfather of many more.

Bob Fu*

Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom

Family Research Council

Rev. Bob Fu, Ph.D. is Founder and President of ChinaAid and Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom at Family Research Council. He was a former student leader in China during the Tiananmen Square democracy movement in 1989. In 1993, he graduated with a law degree on international relations from Renmin University of China in Beijing. He was a faculty member at the Beijing Party School of the CCP from 1993-1996. Bob was also a house church leader in Beijing until he and his wife, Bochun “Heidi” Cai, were imprisoned in 1996. In 1997, he was exiled to the United States.

Bob regularly testifies and briefs policymakers and legislators on religious freedom and national security, foreign policy, and rule of law, as well as refugee issues in the free world. He graduated with a Ph.D. from St. John’s College at the University of Durham in the U.K. in the field of religious freedom.

Lela Gilbert*

Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom

Family Research Council

Lela Gilbert is Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom at Family Research Council, where she brings her lengthy record of advocating for the persecuted overseas to solving current-day religious freedom problems around the world. Lela researches and writes extensively about global religious persecution, and having previously resided in Israel for 10 years, she has developed a focus on the intensifying persecution of Christians, Jews, and other minorities in the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Asia.

Rev. Franklin Graham*

President and CEO

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse

Franklin serves as president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the international Christian relief and evangelism organization Samaritan’s Purse. He has proclaimed the gospel message at 190 evangelistic events in 50 states and U.S. territories, and 49 countries since 1989. Samaritan’s Purse works in the Name of Jesus Christ to provide relief and assistance in more than 100 countries. He has met privately with five U.S. Presidents as well as world leaders from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

As a speaker and author, Franklin regularly addresses current moral and social issues, calling Christians to stand for biblical values and challenging them to make a difference in the world for the sake of the gospel. He also offers biblical context and application to current national and world events. Through the organizations he leads, he has been instrumental in helping people impacted by crises including the 9/11 terrorist attacks, COVID-19, civil war in Sudan and natural disasters ranging from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to earthquakes in Japan, Haiti, and China.

Franklin and his wife, Jane, have four children and 12 grandchildren.

The Honorable Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)*

U.S. Senate

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Senator Lindsey Graham was elected to the United States Senate in 2002 and was re-elected in 2008 and 2014. Graham currently serves as the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Prior to serving in the Senate, Graham was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994. Before being elected to Congress, Graham compiled a distinguished record in the United States Air Force. From 1984-1988, he was assigned overseas and served at Rhein-Main Air Force Base in Germany. Upon leaving active duty in 1989, Graham joined the South Carolina Air National Guard where he served until 1995. During the first Gulf War in the early 90’s, Graham was called to active duty and served state-side at McEntire Air National Guard Base as Staff Judge Advocate. Graham retired from the Air Force Reserves in June 2015 having served his country in uniform for 33 years. He retired at the rank of Colonel.

A native South Carolinian, Graham earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of South Carolina. He lives in Seneca and is a member of Corinth Baptist Church.

Abraham Hamilton, III*

General Counsel and Public Policy Analyst

American Family Association

Abraham Hamilton, III is a husband, father of five wonderful children, lawyer, homeschool dad, and a Bible teacher. He now serves American Family Association as its General Counsel & Public Policy Analyst and is radio host of The Hamilton Corner, a weekday program on American Family Radio’s 180+ stations.

He has an undergraduate degree in New Testament Biblical Literature from Oral Roberts University and a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Abe is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Houston Bar Association, the Texas Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association. In the legal profession, Abe served as a criminal prosecutor. He handled major felony prosecutions at the trial level. Additionally, Abraham’s ministerial focuses include marriage, family, apologetics, biblical worldview training, discipleship formation, and preaching.

The Honorable Vicky Hartzler* (R-Mo.)

U.S. House of Representatives

(R-Mo.)

Vicky Hartzler proudly represents the good people of Missouri’s 4th Congressional District which is comprised of 24 counties in West-Central Missouri. Vicky grew up on a farm in Cass County, learning the value of hard work, family values, and a reliance on God. These values have guided her life as she attended and graduated from Archie High School, the University of Missouri, and the University of Central Missouri. They inspired her as she taught public school for 11 years in Lebanon and Belton, and as she joined her husband in a small business. Vicky began her public service in 1994 when she successfully ran for State Representative in the Missouri General Assembly, where she served for six years. She was elected to Congress in 2010 and serves on the House Armed Services and Agriculture Committees. She currently serves as Ranking Member of the Tactical Air and Land Subcommittee on the House Armed Services Committee and is the Chairwoman of the House Values Action Team. Vicky, her husband Lowell, and their daughter reside on a working farm near in Cass County.

The Honorable Josh Hawley* (R-Mo.)

U.S. Senate

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Before becoming the youngest Senator in America, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley served as Missouri’s Attorney General. He is recognized as one of the nation’s leading constitutional lawyers. He has litigated at the Supreme Court of the United States, the federal courts of appeals, and in state court, fighting for religious freedom and the people’s liberties. After clerking for Judge Michael W. McConnell of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit and Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court, he fought Obamacare at the Supreme Court—and won—as one of the lead attorneys in the landmark Hobby Lobby case. He was also a lead attorney in the Hosanna-Tabor case at the Supreme Court, protecting the rights of churches.

Prior to his career in law, Senator Hawley graduated from Stanford University and Yale Law School. He and his wife, Erin, are the proud parents of two young boys, Elijah and Blaise.

Walt Heyer*

Founder

Walt Heyer Ministries

Walt Heyer is the founder of Walt Heyer Ministries. Heyer identified as a transgender woman for eight years and now has a passion to help others who regret gender change. He travels extensively to share his story of redemption at conferences, churches, and universities. He has appeared on numerous radio and television shows in the U.S. and Canada. Heyer’s articles have been published online and his many books are a welcome resource in understanding the issue.

Pastor Jack Hibbs*

Senior Pastor

Calvary Chapel Chino Hills

Jack Hibbs is the Founder and Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills located in Southern California. Jack’s teachings are heard on many international radio stations throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, and throughout the Hawaiian Islands. He is best known for his passionate, expositional teachings. Pastor Jack and his wife, Lisa, have been married for over 30 years.

The Honorable Jody Hice (R-Ga.)*

U.S. House of Representatives

(R-Ga.)

Congressman Jody Hice took office in 2015 as the Representative of Georgia’s 10th Congressional District and serves on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the House Natural Resources Committee. For the 116th Congress, he serves as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations for the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

He was born in Atlanta and raised in Tucker, Georgia. A graduate of Asbury University, he earned his master’s degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as a Doctor of Ministry from Luther Rice College and Seminary. Congressman Hice served as pastor in three Georgia counties for almost 25 years, and went on to launch the Jody Hice Show, a conservative talk radio program. Congressman Hice and his wife of over 30 years, Dee Dee, reside in Greene County and have two daughters and four grandchildren.

Hope Hoffman*

Dilation and Curettage Abortion Survivor

Dilation and Curettage Abortion Survivor

Hope Hoffman is a young-at-heart 29-year-old who loves making new friends and being independent. Hope lives in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and has been sharing the story of her miraculous birth for most of her life. Hope is an abortion survivor, and her love and faith shine God’s light on darkness and evil. Whether she is speaking at a high school, youth group, church group, pregnancy banquet, or woman’s group, she shares a unique story. She was born with Cerebral Palsy as a result of the failed D & C abortion, but this does not keep her from living a life full of excitement and laughter. Along with her adoptive mom, Terri, Hope co-authored her autobiography entitled, In That Secret Place – An Abortion Survivor’s Story. Anyone who comes to know her story will come to know hope. All life is precious, and as Hope always says, “God has a plan for everyone’s life, and every life needs to be protected.”

Dave Hoppe*

Former Chief of Staff

Office of the Speaker, The Honorable Paul D. Ryan

Dave Hoppe served as Chief of Staff to Speaker Paul Ryan. Before working for Speaker Ryan, he was in the private sector as president of Hoppe Strategies, a strategic planning, lobbying, and political consulting firm. During previous jobs on Capitol Hill, he directed Whip offices in both the House and Senate and led the Senate Majority Leader’s office during the Clinton and Bush 43 administrations. Both positions oversaw and coordinated the flow of legislation through Congress, and both required working with political personalities on both sides of the aisle as well as the White House to achieve passage for each bill.

Other Hill positions held by Hoppe include Chief of Staff to Representative Jack Kemp during his presidential bid and Chief of Staff to Senator Dan Coats who was appointed to replace former Senator Dan Quayle. Early in his Hill career, Hoppe served as energy and environmental policy analyst for the Republican Study Committee. In 2003, Hoppe left the Hill to work for the public affairs firm Quinn Gillespie & Associates, serving as President of QGA from 2007-2011, when he returned briefly to the Senate to direct the Whip office for Senator Kyl. 

Hoppe holds a B.A. in Government from the University of Notre Dame and an M.A. in International Relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He is married and has three children.

Dr. Richard Ikiebe*

Founder

International Organization of Peace Building and Social Justice

Dr. Richard Ikiebe is a faculty member at the School of Media and Communication (SMC) at the Pan-Atlantic University in Lagos, Nigeria, where he is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Centre for Leadership in Journalism. An accomplished media and management consultant, Dr. Ikiebe is the Chairman of the Board of BusinessDay newspaper, the leading daily business newspaper in Nigeria. He has worked as Special Adviser (1998-99) to the Chief of General Staff (Nigeria’s Military Vice President) and as Senior Policy Adviser to the Minister of Information (1986-1990).

Bishop E.W. Jackson*

Founder

S.T.A.N.D. (Staying True to America’s National Destiny)

E.W. Jackson believes in the vision and ideal that birthed America, the spiritual and intellectual well from which our Declaration and Constitution were drawn. A former foster child, he symbolizes the hope ignited by freedom and the right to pursue our God-given potential. Jackson is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, having served honorably in the Vietnam War. Jackson graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Boston summa cum laude with a Phi Betta Kappa Key, in just three years. He also earned a law degree from Harvard Law School.

Jackson is a minister of the gospel and an accomplished attorney. In the mid-1990’s he and his wife Theodora founded The Called Church in Virginia. Then in 2009, he founded S.T.A.N.D. (Staying True to America’s National Destiny) with a mission to bring Americans together across racial and cultural lines to preserve our Judeo-Christian heritage and values. He is the author of two books, was a nationally syndicated radio host, recently served as a spokesperson for Stars and Stripes nationally broadcast radio campaign, has had featured articles in national publications, and has been a guest on Fox & Friends, The O’Reilly Factor, Neil Cavuto, Lou Dobbs, Megyn Kelly, CBN World News, ABC’s Good Morning America, C-Span’s Washington Journal, ABC Radio Network, National Public Radio, and other media.

He and his wife, Theodora, have been married for 47 years, have three children and reside in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Abby Johnson*

CEO and Founder

And Then There Were None

Abby Johnson is the Founder and CEO of And Then There Were None, a ministry designed to assist abortion clinic workers in transitioning out of the industry. Johnson has always been fiercely determined to help women in need. This desire led her to a career with Planned Parenthood in 2001, the largest abortion provider in the U.S., and caused her to flee the organization in 2009, becoming an outspoken advocate for the pro-life movement.

Currently, Johnson travels across the globe sharing her story, educating the public on pro-life issues, advocating for the unborn, and reaching out to abortion clinic staff who still work in the industry. Johnson lives in Texas with her husband and seven precious children.

The Honorable Mike Johnson* (R-La.)

U.S. House of Representatives

(R-La.)

Congressman Mike Johnson is a member of the House of Representatives proudly serving Louisiana’s Fourth District since 2016. He has two decades of experience in constitutional law. He was appointed to the House Judiciary Committee and named Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. He was also appointed to the Natural Resources Subcommittees on Oversight and Investigations and Water, Power and Oceans. For the 116th Congress, he was elected by his colleagues to serve as Chairman of the Republican Study Committee.

Representative Johnson earned his undergraduate in Business Administration and Juris Doctorate from Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. For nearly 20 years, he successfully litigated high profile constitutional law cases in district and appellate courts nationwide. He served from 2015-2017 in the Louisiana Legislature and, among other things, he has been a conservative talk radio host and columnist, constitutional law seminar instructor, and board member for national organizations.

He and his wife, Kelly, have been married since 1999 and have four children.

Emilie Kao*

Director, Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Religion & Civil Society

The Heritage Foundation

Emilie Kao is director of the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Religion & Civil Society at The Heritage Foundation. She is an attorney who has defended religious freedom for the last 14 years. She has worked on behalf of victims of religious freedom violations in East Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and South Asia at the State Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom and Becket Law. Previously she worked at the United Nations and the law firm Latham & Watkins.

The Honorable James Lankford*
(R-Okla.)

U.S. Senate

(R-Okla.)

James Lankford served Oklahoma for four years in the U.S. House of Representatives until 2014 when he was elected to the U.S. Senate. Senator Lankford serves on the Senate Committee on Finance, Committee on Appropriations, Committee on Indian Affairs, and as the Chairman of the Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management Subcommittee. He has been recognized by many organizations for his work toward increased personal freedom, economic growth, and religious liberty.

Before his service in Congress, Senator Lankford served students and families for more than 20 years in ministry, including 15 years as the Director of Student Ministry for the Baptist Convention of Oklahoma and Director of the Falls Creek Youth Camp, the largest youth camp in the United States, with more than 51,000 individuals attending each summer.

Senator Lankford and his wife, Cindy, have two daughters.

The Honorable Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.)

U.S. Senate

(R-Ga.)

Senator Kelly Loeffler was sworn into the U.S. Senate in January 2020 after Georgia Governor Brian Kemp appointed her to fill the seat of U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson. She is a member of the Senate Committee on Veteran’s Affairs, Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, and the Joint Economic Committee.

Senator Loeffler was the fourth generation on her family’s grain farm, where she worked in the fields and showed cattle at the 4-H county fair. Helping on the farm and in her family’s trucking business, she learned about small business and agriculture markets. Kelly was the first in her family to graduate from college and earned her degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Kelly returned to school to pursue an MBA from DePaul University and earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. For 25 years, Kelly moved around the country to build her career in financial services, moving to Georgia in 2002 to help build a startup company, Intercontinental Exchange, which later grew to become a Fortune 500 company.

Dana Loesch*

Founder and Executive Director

Syndicated Radio Host, “The Dana Show”

Dana Loesch is the top nationally syndicated female talk show host in the country and broadcasts her award-winning daily radio show, “The Dana Show,” from Dallas, Texas. Loesch appears regularly on Fox News, ABC, and CNN, among others, has guested on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” and has co-hosted on “The View.” She’s been featured on the covers of Guns and Ammo, 573 Magazine, and featured in The New York Times. A staunch Second Amendment advocate, Loesch has previously worked with Gun Owners of America and the NRA. She was one of the original Breitbart editors selected by her late friend and mentor, Andrew Breitbart, to head what was BigJournalism.com and helped break the Anthony Weiner scandal before departing in 2012. She is the author of two best-selling books: Hands Off My Gun: Defeating the Plot to Disarm America, which turned the tide in the gun control debate, and Flyover Nation: You Can’t Run A Country You’ve Never Been To, which predicted the coastal-flyover divide and sentiment that decided the 2016 election. Her third book just came out in February of this year: Grace Canceled: How Outrage is Destroying Lives, Ending Debate, and Endangering Democracy. A native Missourian, Loesch and her family live in Texas.

Cissie Graham Lynch*

Communications Advisor and Ministry Spokesperson

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse

Cissie Graham Lynch is the daughter of Franklin Graham and the granddaughter of Billy Graham. Cissie was raised in the familiar surroundings of two ministries her father now leads—the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse. Since 2010, Cissie has worked as part of the two organizations in various capacities, currently serving as a communications advisor and ministry spokesperson. She has traveled the world advocating for initiatives that reach women, children, and millennials. Her mission is to stand boldly for the Gospel in an ever-compromising world and encourage others to stand on only the Truth―the same Spirit-filled Truth that she has found in her relationship with Jesus Christ.

In 2017, Cissie was a speaker at the National Prayer Service for the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the National Cathedral. She serves on the Executive Evangelical Advisory Board of President Trump’s Faith Advisory Council. Cissie encourages people to speak boldly on issues including life, family, and faith.

Cissie hosts a podcast produced by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association called Fearless with Cissie Graham Lynch: Fearless Faith in a Compromising Culture, which is available on many major podcast streaming services.

Bethany Mandel*

President

Editor, Ricochet.com

Columnist, The Forward

Bethany Mandel is a stay-at-home and homeschooling mother of four children, aged six and under. Her eldest children, in first grade and kindergarten, are homeschooled under the philosophy of the Charlotte Mason method.

She is a well-regarded and prolific commentator on politics and culture. She is an editor at Ricochet.com, a columnist at The Forward, and a contributor at the Washington Examiner’s “Beyond the Beltway” blog. She has written across the journalism world, from the top three newspapers in New York (The Times, Post, and Daily News) to the Washington Post, the Atlantic, and more.

She has written extensively about homeschooling during this moment of education uncertainty. She has been an outspoken proponent of parents homeschooling and for the opening of schools.

Bishop Vincent Mathews, Jr.*

Missions President

Church of God in Christ

Bishop Vincent Mathews, Jr. graduated from Wayne State University, earned a master’s degree at University of Illinois, and Doctor of Theology at North Carolina College of Theology. He was a Fulbright Fellow while studying African Language (Swahili) at The University of Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania. He is the author of six books. While Bishop Mathews has won numerous awards, he declares that his primary goal in life is to hear God say, “Well done my good and faithful servant.”

In 2004, Bishop Matthews moved his family to South Africa as full-time missionaries. He served in many capacities including District Superintendent, Regional Superintendent, and National Board Member to name a few. Bishop Mathews was the Senior Pastor of the fast-growing church, Tabernacle Church of God in Christ in Ivory Park–Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2015, Bishop Mathews was appointed as the President of the Church of God in Christ World Missions Department. He has the responsibility to oversee the growth of the work of God in 79 countries worldwide.

He is happily married to Sharon, and they now, after 12 years of residence in Johannesburg, South Africa, live in Memphis, Tennessee. God has blessed them with 11 children.

The Honorable Kevin McCarthy
(R-Calif.)

Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives

(R-Calif.)

Congressman Kevin McCarthy proudly serves California’s 23rd district and is currently the Republican Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was first elected to Congress in 2006 and is a native of Bakersfield. At the age of 21, McCarthy started his own small business, Kevin O’s Deli, which he sold to put himself through college and graduate school at California State University. While at school, he interned for Congressman Bill Thomas and later became a member of Congressman Thomas’s staff.

In 2000, McCarthy won his first public election as Trustee to the Kern Community College District and then, in 2002, he was elected to represent the 32nd Assembly District in the California State Assembly. As a freshman legislator, he was selected to serve as the Assembly Republican Leader, becoming the first freshman legislator and the first legislator from Kern County to assume this top post in the California Legislature. After he was elected to Congress in 2006, McCarthy quickly became Chief Deputy Whip and later served as Majority Whip. In 2014, he was elected Republican Leader in the House.

Congressman McCarthy currently lives in Bakersfield with his wife, Judy, and their two children.

The Honorable Mitch McConnell*
(R-Ky.)

Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate

(R-Ky.)

Mitch McConnell was unanimously elected to Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues first in 2014 and again in 2016 and 2018. He currently serves as a senior member of the Appropriations, Agriculture, and Rules Committees. He is only the second Kentuckian to ever serve as Majority Leader in the U.S. Senate, and he is the longest-serving Senate Republican Leader in the history of the United States. First elected to the Senate in 1984, McConnell is Kentucky’s longest-serving senator. McConnell graduated with honors from the University of Louisville College of Arts and Sciences, where he served as student body president. He is also a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he was elected president of the Student Bar Association. McConnell is married to Secretary Elaine L. Chao, the 18th U.S. Secretary of Transportation, and they are proud parents of three daughters.

The Honorable Mark Meadows*

White House Chief of Staff

Company

Mark Meadows serves as White House Chief of Staff. Prior to this, he served North Carolina’s 11th District from 2013 to 2020. During his time in the House, Meadows was known to be a champion for fiscal responsibility, accountable government, pro-growth economic policies, pro-family and pro-life initiatives, and a strong military.

In November of 2016, Meadows was elected as the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus and re-elected as the caucus chairman in January 2019. He led the group through numerous high-profile legislative battles, including health care reform and tax reform. He served two consecutive terms as Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations with oversight jurisdiction over federal agencies, including the Executive Office of the President. He also served three terms as a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, with expertise in the Middle East and North Africa.

Above all, Meadows is a deeply committed Christian, and someone who has demonstrated a devotion to his faith even in the highest-pressure environments. He and his wife, Debbie, have two adult children.

Gil Mertz*

Director of Strategic Giving

Family Research Council

In February 2004, Gil Mertz joined Family Research Council as an Assistant to the President, articulating how FRC is working to restore the principles of faith, family, and freedom in America to key supporters throughout the western portion of the United States. He currently serves as the Director of Strategic Gifts seeking donations from charitable foundations and corporations while also serving as the Master of Ceremonies for all FRC events. Mertz has been involved with full-time Christian service for over 40 years. He draws from a vast background of ministry with international missions, humanitarian causes, and serving the homeless. He is a former pastor, radio talk-show host, and released his third book with Moody Publishing, Forgive Your Way to Freedom. He and his wife, Patricia, reside in southern California and have three children and three grandchildren.

Eric Metaxas*

NYT bestselling author and host of the nationally syndicated Eric Metaxas Radio Show

Campaign for Uyghurs

Eric Metaxas is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Martin Luther, If You Can Keep It, Bonhoeffer, Amazing Grace, and Miracles. He has written more than 30 children’s books, and his books have been translated into more than 25 languages. He has collaborated with artist Tim Raglin on two humor books titled Donald Drains the Swamp and Donald Builds the Wall. His writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The New Yorker, and Metaxas has appeared as a cultural commentator on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. He is the host of “The Eric Metaxas Show,” a nationally syndicated daily radio show heard on 300 stations nationwide and aired on television on TBN. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.

Dr. Albert Mohler, Jr.*

President

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Dr. Mohler serves as president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention and one of the largest seminaries in the world. In addition to his presidential duties, Dr. Mohler hosts two programs: “The Briefing,” a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview, and “Thinking in Public,” a series of conversations with the day’s leading thinkers. Dr. Mohler is a theologian and an ordained minister, having served as pastor and staff minister of several Southern Baptist churches. He is the author of several books, including We Cannot Be Silent: Speaking Truth to a Culture Redefining Sex, Marriage, & the Very Meaning of Right & Wrong; Conviction to Lead: 25 Principles for Leadership That Matters; Culture Shift: Engaging Current Issues with Timeless Truth; and Words From the Fire: Hearing the Voice of God in the Ten Commandments. He is married to Mary, and they have two children and two grandchildren.

Reverend Dean Nelson*

Senior Fellow for African American Affairs

Family Research Council

Reverend Dean Nelson is a licensed minister, ordained pastor, executive leader, organizational consultant, political activist, and sought-after speaker. He currently serves as the Senior Fellow for African American Affairs for Family Research Council, national outreach director at Online for Life, and as the chairman of the Frederick Douglass Foundation. He is married to the love of his life, Julia Nelson, and they have three children.

Melissa Ohden*

Founder

The Abortion Survivors Network

Melissa is the survivor of a failed saline infusion abortion in 1977, which she ultimately learned about at the age of 14 and has medical records documenting the procedure and her survival. With a master’s degree in social work, she has worked in the fields of substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence and sexual assault counseling, and child welfare. Ohden was formerly a College Outreach Speaker with Feminists for Life. She has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, and the Australian Parliament. She is on the board of directors for the Vitae Foundation. In 2012, Ohden founded the Abortion Survivors Network (ASN). Since ASN’s inception, she has been in contact with over 300 survivors. Ohden and her husband, Ryan, live in the Kansas City, Missouri area with their two daughters.

Bill Pascoe*

Tea Party Patriots Action

Company

Bill Pascoe has been a professional political operative for 40 years, ever since his first job working for Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign. Since then, he has worked on, managed, or consulted dozens of campaigns, at all levels of government, from president to city council.

He’s smuggled computers and cash behind the Iron Curtain and in 1989, launched the first-ever American-led political training conferences for democratic activists in Central and Eastern Europe. He was in Moscow conducting a secret training session on the day the Berlin Wall fell. He’s worked for the U.S. Department of State, The Heritage Foundation, and the American Conservative Union. He has also served as Press Secretary of the Republican National Committee, spent a decade writing a column on national and international affairs for The Washington Times, and a year writing a blog on politics for Congressional Quarterly, as well as hosted a nationally syndicated political talk radio show for Radio America. He is the recipient of multiple Pollie and Reed Awards—the political consulting industry’s answer to the Oscars and the Grammys.

He currently works with Tea Party Patriots Action and its affiliated Super PAC, Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund.

Tony Perkins*

President

Family Research Council

Tony Perkins is Family Research Council’s fourth and longest serving president. Since joining the organization in 2003, Perkins has substantially deepened the organization’s influence on Capitol Hill and throughout the country. He has also expanded the organization’s reach across the nation by building a major network of pastors and churches, encouraging them to impact the culture by thinking nationally, but acting locally.

An effective communicator, he is the host of a daily, nationally syndicated radio show, Washington Watch with Tony Perkins. He is the author of No Fear: Real Stories of a Courageous New Generation Standing for Truth. In May 2018, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appointed Tony to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and in May 2020, Leader McConnell reappointed him to a second term. During his time on the independent, bipartisan commission, he has served as both Chair and Vice Chair.

A veteran of the United States Marine Corps and a former police officer, Perkins brings a unique perspective to the public policy process. He and his wife, Lawana, have been married since 1986 and have five children.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo*

Secretary of State

Company

Michael R. Pompeo was sworn in as Secretary of State on April 26, 2018. He previously served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from January 2017 to April 2018. Prior to joining the Trump Administration, Mr. Pompeo was serving in his fourth term as congressman from Kansas’ 4th District. He served on the House Intelligence Committee, the Energy and Commerce Committee, as well as the House Select Benghazi Committee. Prior to his service in Congress, Mr. Pompeo founded Thayer Aerospace, where he served as CEO for more than a decade. He later became President of Sentry International, an oilfield equipment manufacturing, distribution, and service company.

Mr. Pompeo graduated first in his class at the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986 and served as a cavalry officer patrolling the Iron Curtain before the fall of the Berlin Wall. He also served with the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry in the US Army’s Fourth Infantry Division. After leaving active duty, Mr. Pompeo graduated from Harvard Law School, having been an editor of the Harvard Law Review.

He and his wife, Susan, have one son.

Josiah Presley*

Curettage Abortion Survivor

Family Research Council

Though raised in Oklahoma before moving to Texas to attend Criswell College, Josiah is originally from South Korea, being adopted as a small child into a family of 12 kids. At the age of 13, his parents told him more concerning his adoption story and about how his birth mother underwent a D&C abortion two months into her pregnancy. Josiah struggled with this truth and the effects it brought to bear on his life. After being saved at the age of 16 and called into the ministry, the Lord has given Josiah opportunities to speak and share the story of His work in Josiah’s life. Josiah now shares with pro-life groups and churches about the sanctity of human life.

Virginia Prodan*

President

Virginia Prodan Ministries

Virginia Prodan graduated from Bucharest Law School in Romania with a Juris Doctor degree and from S.M.U. Law School in Dallas with a Juris Doctor degree and a Master of Laws (LL.M International) degree.

As a young attorney living in Romania under Nicolae Ceausescu’s brutal Socialist regime, Prodan had spent her entire life searching for the truth. When she finally found it in the pages of the most forbidden book in all of Romania, Virginia accepted the divine call to defend fellow followers of Christ. For this act of treason, she was kidnapped, beaten, tortured, placed under house arrest, and came within seconds of being executed under the orders of Ceausescu himself. Prodan’s compelling story of courage in the face of intimidation and even death on behalf of others is a testament to her unwavering faith in a God who delivers.

Exiled from Romania since 1988, Prodan is an author and international speaker. She currently resides in Dallas with her two daughters and a son.

Scott Rasmussen*

Public Opinion Pollster and Political Analyst

Company

Long recognized as one of the world’s leading public opinion pollsters, Scott Rasmussen is constantly measuring and analyzing the mood of the nation. Whether it’s the upcoming election, underlying business trends, or the coronavirus pandemic, Scott has the data you need to know. His latest polling results are released at ScottRasmussen.com and by various media outlets, but the numbers are just part of the story. His love of history and depth of experience help put the data in a meaningful context to act upon. Additionally, Ballotpedia publishes “Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day” featuring newsworthy and interesting topics at the intersection of politics, culture, and technology. Scott graduated with a degree in history from DePaul University and earned his MBA at Wake Forest University. He and his wife have two sons and a daughter-in-law.

James Robison*

Founder and President

LIFE Outreach International

James Robison is the Founder and President of LIFE Outreach International. He co-hosts the daily television program LIFE TODAY with his wife, Betty, which reaches an estimated 300 million households in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. Robison also serves as the Founder and Publisher of The Stream.

Robison’s childhood experience growing up in extreme poverty undoubtedly gave him a heart for the downtrodden. Today, LIFE provides numerous resources for the homeless and needy in the United States and more than 40 other nations on six continents. Mission Feeding, one of the ministry’s longest-running programs, has helped save millions of lives in African villages, where hundreds of thousands of children in crisis areas are fed daily. Missionary reports from Africa, India, and other areas indicate that more than 20 million people have accepted Christ since 1990 as a result of LIFE-sponsored mission crusades and ministry.

Since entering public ministry in the 1960’s, Robison has spoken to more than 20 million people in several hundred city-wide evangelistic outreaches and has personally inspired religious, political, and social leaders across five decades. Robison and his wife, Betty, have three adult children and 11 grandchildren.

The Honorable Chip Roy* (R-Texas)

U.S. House of Representatives

(R-Texas)

Representative Chip Roy is a former federal prosecutor and top advisor to many prominent Texas elected officials. He previously served as chief of staff to Senator Ted Cruz, staff director of Senator John Cornyn’s leadership office, and senior counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee. In Texas, Roy was the First Assistant Attorney General under Ken Paxton and served as a senior advisor to then-Governor Rick Perry. He serves on the Budget, Oversight, and Veterans Affairs committees and is the Ranking Member of the Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Roy’s district stretches from south Austin through the hill country to downtown San Antonio. Roy brings a wealth of public and private sector experience to the House Republican conference. A dedicated conservative with the track record to prove it, he is committed to restoring heath care freedom, protecting our borders, defending the sanctity of human life, supporting the men and women of the military, reducing federal spending, and limiting government to promote freedom and opportunity for all Americans.

The Honorable Patricia Rucker*
(R-W.Va.)

State Senate

Family Research Council

Patricia Puertas Rucker is a West Virginia State Senator serving the 16th District. She is a former teacher who is raising and homeschooling her five children with her husband of 24 years. Her life activities include membership in the St. James the Greater Catholic Church, 4-H, WV4Life-Jefferson County chapter and Generation Joshua, a civics club for young people. Patricia is a first-generation American citizen. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, she came to Maryland in 1981 when her father, Jose Puertas, an international correspondent, was assigned by Agence France Presse to the Washington, D.C. desk, eventually becoming its Latin American Editor. She has been a Harpers Ferry resident since 2001, and her hobbies include gardening, beekeeping, and raising chickens and ducks on her small hobby farm.