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Rob and Michelle McCoy have been married 35 years. They have 5 children and 8 grandchildren.

Rob has been an ordained minister for more than 30 years and has been the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Godspeak for a little over 25 years and last year he became pastor emeritus. He is former Senior Advisor of TPUSA Faith.

Rob was the Mayor of the City of Thousand Oaks Ca and while serving on the City Council, he took on Governor Newsom and the County of Ventura during the lockdowns when the Governor declared the church to be nonessential. He disobeyed the unconstitutional order of the Governor ,and kept their church open. He was threatened with arrest and fined $3000 every time the doors of the church were opened to the public and as a result was found guilty of contempt twice and amassed total fines of over $300,000.

He refused to close and ultimately the county and the state lifted the fines and relented. He declared then and still does today that the church is essential and that God is greater than government.

Mr. Martin, former President and CEO of Walmart International and retired Chairman of Gap Inc., is a visionary retail leader with more than 55 years of experience. He began his career at Dillard Department Stores in 1969, and Walmart recruited him in 1984 as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer. In that role he built the merchandising and supply chain systems that drove the company’s growth, and his work on bar code standardization is recognized by the Smithsonian. In 1992 he became one of the first CIOs in the country to step into a CEO role when he took over Walmart International. He led the company’s entry into world markets during a period of more than $200 billion in growth. He has direct operating experience across North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia, has traveled to 98 countries, and served on the Transatlantic Business Dialogue. He later served 22 years on the Gap Inc. board, including eight years as Chairman and 14 months as Interim CEO, when he led a full turnaround of the company’s financial performance. He has served on the public boards of Sabre, Dillard’s, SolarWinds and others, spoken at the World Economic Forum in Davos, and received the University of Arkansas Titan of Industry Award. A dedicated conservationist, he served a seven-year term on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, including two years as Chairman. His faith anchors his life with Margie, his wife of 58 years, their two daughters, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Erick Stakelbeck is a sought-after geopolitical commentator, author, podcaster, YouTuber and the host of Stakelbeck Tonight, seen every weeknight in primetime on TBN, the world’s largest faith-based television network.

From Jerusalem to London to Washington, D.C. and beyond, Stakelbeck Tonight breaks down current events at home and abroad with a bold voice for TBN’s global audience, which includes over 100 million homes in the United States alone.

Erick has interviewed President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Karoline Leavitt and Hulk Hogan on Stakelbeck Tonight, along with many other leading political and cultural figures.

Erick also hosts The Watchman Newscast every weekday on YouTube, where his channel has over 1.1 million subscribers and more than 220 million overall views. The channel features Erick’s commentary on breaking events in the Middle East and around the globe. Erick’s weekly podcast, The Stakscast, is available on Spotify and iTunes and has featured his in-depth conversations with a wide range of newsmakers, including Eric Trump, Gary Sinise, Ben Shapiro and Shannon Bream.

Erick also serves as Executive Producer of Special Projects for TBN, hosting primetime specials like The Rise of Artificial Intelligence, The Rise of China, and State of the Nation townhalls and anchoring all TBN breaking news and live coverage.

Prior to joining TBN, Erick spent over ten years as a correspondent, host and Middle East analyst for CBN News, based out of the network’s Washington, D.C. bureau.

He also worked as a Director for Christians United for Israel (CUFI), America’s largest pro-Israel organization, and as a Senior Writer for the Investigative Project on Terrorism think tank in Washington, D.C., where he published articles in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, The New York Post and National Review Online, among other leading publications.

Erick is the author of three bestselling books, including The Terrorist Next Door (2011) The Brotherhood (2013) and ISIS Exposed (2015).

He’s a regular commentator on leading national television and radio programs, appearing frequently on Fox News, TheBlaze TV, Newsmax TV, and i24, among others.

Erick is also a sought-after public speaker who loves to share his improbable personal story—including lessons learned through his working-class upbringing in Northeast Philly, where he survived a bullet wound and a near fatal beating and went on to become an outspoken media voice for truth and American
ideals.

He currently lives near Dallas, Texas with his two daughters.

Christopher Holton is Senior Analyst and Director of State Outreach at the Center for Security Policy, a national security organization founded in 1988. In his 22 years with the Center, he has directed its Divest Terror Initiative, its Sharia Risk Due Diligence Project and has worked on state-level legislative education and outreach in dozens of states. He has also conducted law enforcement training in nine states, and his writing has appeared in National Review, The Epoch Times, and Human Events. Before joining the Center, he was President of Blanchard and Company, an investment firm.

Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, Mike Morath took office as Commissioner of Education in January 2016 and was unanimously confirmed by the Texas Senate (85th Legislature) in March 2017. As Commissioner, he heads the Texas Education Agency, which oversees pre-kindergarten through high school education for more than 5.5 million public school students enrolled in both traditional independent school districts and public charter schools.

Prior to becoming the state’s Education Commissioner, Morath served on the Dallas Independent School District board of trustees for more than four years. During that time, he focused on academic improvements. And by his final year on the board, DISD had seen improvement in various areas including a rise in kindergarten readiness, math proficiency and graduation rates.

A strong advocate of public education, Commissioner Morath graduated from Garland High School in the Garland Independent School District. And thanks to the great public school education he received in Texas, he went on to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, summa cum laude, from George Washington University in two-and-a-half years.

While starting his first company, Commissioner Morath was asked to teach an advanced computer science class at his high school alma mater after the previous teacher resigned suddenly. He taught through the school year until a permanent teacher was hired and remains amazed at how difficult it is to teach and how important preparation and training is to the profession.

With a belief system that continually calls him to serve others, Commissioner Morath has participated in numerous volunteer activities, including church Missions Team, schools and juvenile justice facilities and serving as a mentor for the Big Brother program. While in Dallas, he helped organize a trip to orphanages in southern India to set up clean running water systems, and volunteered at an eye clinic in rural Mexico, where he met another volunteer, a doctor donating her time and talents to the clinic, who is now his wife. They are the proud parents of two daughters and two sons.

Brendan is the CEO of The Alliance for Secure AI. He has more than two decades of experience as a thought leader, strategic communicator, and media commentator. Before joining the Alliance, Brendan co-founded and led a strategic communications firm with his wife Randan. He has run political campaigns, served as a national spokesperson for national nonprofit groups, and led advocacy campaigns on everything from education to criminal justice reform.

A native of Flatonia, Texas, Brendan earned his undergraduate degree in Government from the University of Texas, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Brendan received his M.A. in Statecraft and International Affairs from The Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C.

In 2012 Brendan and his wife Randan launched Steinhauser Strategies, a full service public relations, government affairs, and political consulting firm.

Brendan is a frequent media commentator and has appeared on Fox News, Comedy Central, MSNBC, CNN, the BBC, NewsNation, and Newsmax. He has also been quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and many more newspapers, magazines, books, and journals.

Brendan served as an Adjunct Professor of Political Science and Global Studies at St. Edward’s University in Austin, where he taught courses on Global Issues and State & Local Government.

He ran U.S. Senator John Cornyn’s re-election campaign in 2014, and has consulted for a number of Members of the House of Representatives.

He also serves on the board of the AI Policy Institute, where he helps guide research and policy discussions on the responsible development of artificial intelligence.

Brendan served as the national Director of Federal and State Campaigns for the grassroots organization FreedomWorks. In this role, he traveled to more than 40 states, advocating for limited government policies and organizing grassroots events that paved the way for the rise of the Tea Party movement.

Brendan was the lead organizer of the September 12, 2009 Taxpayer March on Washington, which was the largest protest by limited government activists in U.S. history.

Brendan served as a First Lieutenant and Company Commander in the Texas State Guard, which he joined in 2020. He earned his Military Emergency Management Specialist badge in 2021 and received the Commanding General’s Individual Award in 2023.

He has been awarded MSNBC’s “Inside the Beltway” award, Campaigns & Elections Magazine’s “Rising Stars” award, the Leadership Institute’s “Outstanding Alumni” award, and the District of Columbia Republican Committee’s 35 Under 35 Award.

Brendan was named one of TIME Magazine’s 40 under 40 Rising Political Stars in American politics.

EJ Kimball serves as Director of Christian Engagement for the Combat Antisemitism Movement and President of EJK Strategies, a national security consulting firm. He has briefed the FBI, CIA, and Department of Defense on antisemitism, terrorism, and geopolitical risks. Previously, he served as Director of U.S. Operations for the Israel Allies Foundation, Foreign Policy Counsel to Congresswoman Sue Myrick, and Staff Director of the Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus.

EJ holds a JD from Western New England College and a master’s degree in International Affairs from American University. His work focuses on antisemitism, U.S.-Israel relations, and cooperation between faith communities and policymakers.

Randan Steinhauser is the Founder and CEO of Steinhauser Strategies, a full-service public relations firm based in Austin, Texas. Over the last 15 years, Randan has worked with more than 80 conservative organizations and candidates across the country. Her work has focused on advancing parental freedom in education, protecting the unborn, and now ensuring that a future with AI is one that benefits humanity. Prior to launching Steinhauser Strategies in 2013, Randan was in Washington, D.C. where she worked on Capitol Hill and served as a special advisor to former Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. In addition to her professional work, Randan is a homeschooling mother of 5.

Dr. Shannon Trejo serves as Deputy Commissioner of School Programs at the Texas Education Agency (TEA), supporting statewide initiatives in curriculum standards, high-quality instructional materials, early learning, and college and career readiness. Since joining TEA in 2024, she has focused on strengthening reading and math outcomes and preparing students for postsecondary success. Previously, Dr. Trejo served as Chief Academic Officer for Dallas ISD and held roles as a bilingual teacher, principal, and central office leader. She holds degrees from The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas at Arlington, and East Texas A&M University.

Kelly Shackelford is the founder, President and CEO of First Liberty Institute. Celebrating 30 years next year, First Liberty is the nation’s largest legal organization dedicated exclusively to defending religious liberty. As a distinguished constitutional scholar and experienced attorney, Mr. Shackelford has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court and testified before Congress. Over the past ten years, First Liberty has won eleven Supreme Court victories, including Kennedy v. Bremerton and Groff v. DeJoy- and they will be returning to fight new cases at the Supreme Court in the upcoming months. Kelly currently serves on President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission and the Board of Trustees of the U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society.