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Senator Shelley Moore Capito May 06, 2021

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Shelley Moore Capito was elected by the people of West Virginia to the United States Senate in 2014, and re-elected in 2020. She is the first female U.S. senator in West Virginia’s history and was elected with the largest margin of victory for a Republican in state history—winning more than 70 percent of the vote and all 55 counties, surpassing the previous mark she set in 2014 when she won more than 62 percent of the vote and all 55 counties.
After serving West Virginia’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for 14 years, and as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates for four years prior, Senator Capito decided to run for Senate to be an even stronger voice for the Mountain State. She also saw an opportunity to restore order to a Senate stuck in gridlock for far too long. She believes that today's challenges demand bipartisan solutions and cooperation across the aisle to advance legislation that benefits West Virginia and the country as a whole.
Senator Capito serves on the Appropriations Committee; the Commerce, Science, and
Transportation Committee; the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee; and the Rules and Administration Committee.
A lifelong West Virginian herself, Senator Capito was born in Glen Dale in the Northern
Panhandle. She holds a B.S. in Zoology from Duke University and a M.Ed. from the University of Virginia. She and her husband Charles L. Capito Jr. reside in Charleston. They have three adult children: two sons, Charles (wife Laura) and Moore, and one daughter, Shelley (husband Colin Macleod). They have also been blessed with seven grandchildren: Celia, Charlie, Eliza, Rose, Arch, Macaulay, and Lewis.

David Ignatius, Author and Columnist for the Washington Post May 03, 2021

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David Ignatius is a prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post and has been covering the Middle East and the CIA for nearly four decades. Ignatius has written 11 spy novels: “The Paladin” (2020), “The Quantum Spy,” (2017), “The Director,” (2014), “Bloodmoney” (2011), “The Increment” (2009), “Body of Lies” (2007), “The Sun King” (1999), “A Firing Offense” (1997), “The Bank of Fear” (1994), “SIRO” (1991), and “Agents of Innocence” (1987). “Body of Lies” was made into a 2008 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe.
Ignatius joined The Post in 1986 as editor of its Sunday Outlook section. In 1990 he became foreign editor, and in 1993, assistant managing editor for business news. He began writing his column in 1998 and continued even during a three-year stint as executive editor of the International Herald Tribune in Paris. Earlier in his career, Ignatius was a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, covering at various times the steel industry, the Departments of State and Justice, the CIA, the Senate, and the Middle East.
Ignatius grew up in Washington, D.C., and studied political theory at Harvard College and economics at Kings College, Cambridge. He lives in Washington with his wife and has three daughters.

Congressman Mike Gallagher Apr 29, 2021

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First elected in 2016, Congressman Mike Gallagher represents Wisconsin’s 8th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Mike is a 7th generation Wisconsin native, born and raised in Green Bay.

Mike joined the United States Marine Corps the day he graduated from college and served for seven years on active duty as a Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence Officer and Regional Affairs Officer for the Middle East/North Africa, eventually earning the rank of Captain. He deployed twice to Al Anbar Province, Iraq as a commander of intelligence teams, served on General Petraeus’s Central Command Assessment Team in the Middle East, and worked for three years in the intelligence community, including tours at the National Counterterrorism Center and the Drug Enforcement Agency. Mike also served as the lead Republican staffer for Middle East, North Africa and Counterterrorism on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Prior to taking office, Mike worked in the private sector at a global energy and supply chain management company in Green Bay.
After earning his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, Mike went on to earn a master’s degree in Security Studies from Georgetown University, a second in Strategic Intelligence from National Intelligence University, and his PhD in International Relations from Georgetown.
Mike currently serves on the House Armed Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees.

Eric Johnson, Mayor of Dallas Apr 26, 2021

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Eric Johnson was elected as Mayor of Dallas in June 2019. He was born in Dallas, Texas in 1975 to working-class parents and raised in West Dallas and Oak Cliff. He attended Dallas Independent School District schools through the first grade before earning a scholarship to Greenhill School through the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas.

After graduating high school, Mayor Johnson earned his undergraduate degree with honors from Harvard University before earning a graduate degree from Princeton University and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Mayor Johnson and his wife, Nikki, have two sons, William and George. He is a member of the Mountain View Church of Christ.

Mayor Johnson has been a practicing lawyer in Dallas for over fifteen years. He is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives, where he represented Dallas from 2010 to 2019. During his tenure in the Texas House of Representatives, Mayor Johnson served on twenty prominent legislative committees and as the Chairman of the Dallas Area Legislative Delegation.

Linda Paulk, President & CEO of Sky Ranch Apr 22, 2021

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Linda accepted God’s call to Sky Ranch in 2007 – a call that she still describes as one of those “no option, no dialogue, obedience driven calls.” After serving 20 years in corporate America, the last 5 years as the President and CEO for Snelling Staffing, one of the nation’s largest staffing services, Linda’s passion goes far beyond business. Her love for Christ and passion for youth and families to know Christ is the catalyst that fuels her calling to Sky Ranch. In 14 years, her desire has grown deeper for the camping ministry and creating an environment where youth and families can come to know and follow Christ. Linda is a recognized leader in the Christian camping industry and has served on many non-profit and for-profit boards that focus on evangelism and the well-being of youth. She was featured in Texas Women – recognizing women who have blazed trails in their respective fields. Linda is married to her high school sweetheart, Bob, a retired Captain in the U.S. Navy and currently Chief Operating Officer of Pogue Construction, and they are blessed with two grown children and five grandchildren. Their daughter Ashleigh is married to Ben Pogue and they have four children, Presley, Jackson, Hayden, and Charlotte. Their son Bobby is married to Megan and they have one daughter, Georgia.

Joe Scarlett, former President of Tractor Supply Company Apr 19, 2021

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Joe Scarlett spent nearly thirty years in leadership roles with Tractor Supply Company most of it as President and Chairman. Today Joe is engaged in teaching and writing about leadership, working in the family foundation, and striving to improve Tennessee.

In 1982 Scarlett played a key role in the initiative to return the company to profitability through improved customer service and focused product selection as part of a classic leveraged buyout. He was instrumental in developing the company culture which today is admired and often copied. In 1994 Joe led the successful effort to take the company public.

Tractor Supply Company was honored by Forbes as one of the “Best Managed Companies in America” and Scarlett was recognized as Ernst & Young’s Southeast Entrepreneur of the Year. Joe also served twenty years on the board of the nation’s largest retail trade organization, including four as its chairman.

Dr. Tara O, Institute for Corean-American Studies Apr 15, 2021

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Dr. Tara O is a Fellow at the Institute for Corean-American Studies (ICAS). She is the author of The Collapse of North Korea: Challenges, Planning and Geopolitics of Unification. A retired U.S. Air Force officer, she worked on numerous assignments in Asia, Europe, and the U.S., including the Pentagon and U.S.-Republic of Korea Combined Forces Command. She also taught at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Her research areas include the Korean contingency and unification, U.S. alliance, human rights in North Korea, North Korean defectors, and South Korean politics. Prior to the military, she also worked in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, in Africa, Asia, and the U.S. She holds degrees from the University of Texas-Austin (Ph.D.), Princeton University (MPA), and University of California-Davis (BA).

Pastor Bryan Dunagan Apr 12, 2021

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As pastor of Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Bryan is passionate about helping people of every generation find and follow Jesus, for the flourishing of Dallas. Bryan grew up in Texas and attended Stanford University, where he played lacrosse and discovered his love for the outdoors. He holds graduate degrees from Regent College in Vancouver and Fuller Seminary in Southern California. Prior to his role at Highland Park, Bryan served as the teaching pastor of Atlanta’s Peachtree Church.
Bryan serves on the advisory boards of Fuller Seminary Texas and Advocates for Community Transformation. In his spare time, he can be found running a double-wide jogger with his twins Ann and Wheeler, or cycling with his wife Ali (with baby Collier Jane in tow).

Howard Rich, Chairman of U.S. Term Limits Apr 05, 2021

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Howard Rich founded U.S. Term Limits in 1991 and currently serves as Chairman. Under his leadership, USTL played a key role in enacting term limits on 15 state legislatures as well as enacting and protecting term limits in municipalities and counties all around the country. He resides in Philadelphia, PA.

Rex Gore, President of Professional Janitorial Service Mar 29, 2021

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Rex Gore is a social and business entrepreneur who creates jobs for thousands of Texas workers. In 1985, he co-founded CleanCut, a fast-growing landscaping firm later acquired by Trugreen; at CleanCut, Rex was a finalist for E&Y’s Austin Entrepreneur of the Year award 3 times. Since 2001, Rex has grown PJS of Texas, a commercial janitorial company serving Class A office space in Austin, El Paso and San Antonio, into the premier regional firm known for industry leadership in training, safety & quality programs and loyal customers. PJS empowers employees through connections to scholarships, ESL classes and workshops that engage parents in their children’s education.
Rex returned to commercial landscaping in 2005 by co-founding Clean Scapes, which within 3 years was named Central Texas’s fastest growing firm. Clean Scapes is now a $55M/yr business ranked in the US’s 40 largest landscaping firms. In recent years, Rex has also co-founded or acquired other service companies including Exterior Cleaning Solutions of Texas (commercial pressure-washing & window cleaning), Top Choice Lawn Care (residential landscaping) and Pure Basin Services (stormwater basin management).
Rex also promotes nonprofit & education policy. In 2013, he co-founded PelotonU, which enables working, at-risk students to earn college degrees with little debt. He is a Regional Board Member of IDEA Public Schools, a K-12 network that sends 99% of 45,000+ mostly low-income & minority students to college, where they out-perform peers. He is Board Chair of Charter Schools Now, the Texas Charter School Association’s 501(c)(4) arm. Rex has also served on the board or played an active role in numerous other regional nonprofit or civic groups.

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