Travis Allen operated his own financial advisory and wealth management practice before running for the 72nd Assembly District in 2012. The seat was open due to term limits and Travis won despite being heavily outspent by his opponent. In June 2017, Allen announced his candidacy for Governor of California in the 2018 election He is running on a platform of spurring job creation and business growth by cutting California’s...

Congressman Alex X. Mooney and his wife live in Charles Town in Jefferson County with their three children. Their third child, Gabrielle, was born in Charleston, West Virginia in October 2014. The son of a Cuban refugee and Vietnam veteran, Alex grew up with a deep sense of appreciation for the American ideals of individual freedom and personal responsibility. Alex’s mother, Lala, was born and raised in Fidel Castro’s Cuba, where she...

We have asked David to give us some thoughts on how to reconcile the inherent conflicts between government intelligence gathering (particularly electronic and communications) to provide for individual and national security and the equally important right to personal privacy for innocent citizens. It’s a tough one – are you willing to give up some, a lot, or none of your privacy rights to the government in exchange for a...

John Ratzenberger is an American actor, voice actor, and entrepreneur. You know him from his roles as Cliff Clavin in Cheers, Pixar Animation Studios’ films, notably Hamm the Piggy Bank in the Toy Story, Mack the Truck in Cars and his hit show Made In America on the Travel Channel where he showcased the people behind the products made in the USA. He has worked on feature films like Superman and Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire...

ARNOLD STEINBERG is the author of WHIPLASH! From JFK to Donald Trump, A Political Odyssey (Jameson Books, September 2017). His classic graduate texts, Political Campaign Management: A Systems Approach and The Political Campaign Handbook: Media, Scheduling and Advance defined modern political campaigns. He has testified numerous times as a court-recognized expert, including on campaigns, media, and polling. He has conducted two...

Brad Dacus served as Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Phil Gramm, and went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas School of Law. For the next five years, Mr. Dacus coordinated religious freedom and parental rights cases throughout the Western states. In 1997, Mr. Dacus founded Pacific Justice Institute, where he serves as President and continues to defend religious liberties and parental rights. The...