January 4, 2023
Washington, DC
Conservative organizations and the millions of grassroots conservatives we represent are united in our support of the 20 courageous members of Congress seeking to change the status quo in Washington.
Over the past decade, the House has grown increasingly autocratic. Rank and file members are routinely denied a chance to participate in the legislative process, committees are ignored, deals and loopholes for interests abound, and there is virtually no amendment process for any bills, large or small. The outcome reflects the process: bills that cater to a handful of members in leadership and K street lobbyists, but ignore the priorities of the voters.
Months ago, these members made clear that this established way of doing things was no longer acceptable. They made public a series of proposed reforms designed to democratize the House – to engage the broader membership in legislating, and bring accountability back to the People’s House.
Rather than engage them in a good faith negotiation, Rep. Kevin McCarthy has instead maligned both the requests and the messengers. He has publicly and through proxies leveled attacks against members of his own party, including threatening to deny committee assignments for those who continue to oppose him. Moreover, he has failed to answer for, or commit to halting, his coordinated efforts in the 2022 elections to promote moderate Republican candidates over conservatives.
Because of this, he has thus far failed to garner the 218 votes necessary to lead the House GOP conference in three separate rounds of voting. The job of the Speaker is to garner consensus among disparate factions of the party, and unite them.
These members represent the millions of voters across the country who are disgusted with the business-as-usual, self-interested governance in Washington. We stand behind them and beside them in their courageous efforts to find a Speaker of the House who will represent the interests of conservatives. We encourage more conservative members to join their ranks.
| The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell Chairman, Conservative Action Project Chairman, CNP Action, Inc. |
Jenny Beth Martin Chairman Tea Party Patriots Citizen Fund |
| L. Brent Bozell III Founder and President Media Research Center |
The Honorable Jim DeMint Chairman, Conservative Partnership Institute Member, US Senate (SC 2005-2013) |
| David N. Bossie President Citizens United |
Lori Roman President ACRU Action Fund |
| Kelly J. Shackelford, Esq. President and CEO First Liberty Institute |
Andrew Roth President State Freedom Caucus Network |
| Ed Corrigan Vice Chairman, Conservative Action Project President & CEO, Conservative Partnership Institute |
Cleta Mitchell, Esq. Senior Legal Fellow Conservative Partnership Institute |
| The Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop White House Advisor President Ronald Reagan (1981-1985) |
Tom Jones Co-Founder American Accountability Foundation |
| The Honorable Edwin Meese III Attorney General President Ronald Reagan (1985-1988) |
The Honorable Bob McEwen U.S. House of Representatives Former Member, Ohio |
| Thomas E. McClusky Principal Greenlight Strategies, LLC |
The Honorable Morton C. Blackwell President The Leadership Institute |
| The Honorable Russ Vought Director Office of Management and Budget (2020-2021) |
Noah Wall Executive Vice President FreedomWorks |
| William L. Walton The Bill Walton Show Resolute Protector Foundation |
Myron Ebell |
| David Bozell President ForAmerica |
Ginni Thomas President Liberty Consulting |
| Terry Schilling President American Principles Project |
Alfred S. Regnery President Republic Book Publishers |
| Chad Connelly Founder and President Faith Wins |
Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. Executive Chairman Center for Security Policy |
| The Honorable David McIntosh President Club for Growth |
Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin (Ret.) Executive Vice President Family Research Council |
| Scott T. Parkinson Vice President for Government Affairs Club for Growth |
Wesley Denton Chief Operating Officer Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) |
| Seton Motley President Less Government |
Khadine Ritter Chair Eagle Forum of Ohio |
| Kristen A. Ullman President Eagle Forum |
Dr. Virginia Armstrong Nat’l. Chrm., Law & Worldview Program Eagle Forum |
| Karen England President Capitol Resource Institute |
The Honorable Gary L. Bauer President American Values |
| The Honorable George K. Rasley Jr. Managing Editor ConservativeHQ.com |
Mike Davis Founder and President Article III Project (A3P) and Internet Accountability Project (IAP) |
| Allen J. Hebert Chairman American-Chinese Fellowship of Houston |
Ralph Rebandt Former 2022 Gubernatorial candidate Ralph Rebandt for Michigan Governor |
| The Honorable Louis F. Terhar Ohio State Senator (Ret.) CNP, Board of Governors |
C. Preston Noell III President Tradition, Family, Property, Inc. |
| Melvin Adams President Noah Webster Educational Foundation |
Carol Rebandt Chief of Staff 2022 Campaign to elect Ralph Rebandt for Michigan Governor |
| Floyd Brown Founder The Western Journal |
Debbie Georgatos Host, America Can We Talk? CWT Publications, LLC |
| Rob Gluskin Managing Partner Gluskin Investment Partners |
Richard Rounsavelle Trustee MRC |
| The Honorable Mike Hill Former Member Florida State House |
Robert K. Fischer Meeting Coordinator Conservatives of Faith |
| Dr. John C. Eastman Partner Constitutional Counsel Group |
Debbie Wuthnow President IVoterGuide |
| The Honorable George Dunlop Senior Policy Advisor Trump Transition 2017 Trump Transition 2017 |
Sheryl Kaufman Board Member Americans for Limited Government |
| Ron Armstrong President Stand Up Michigan Inc. |
Ned Jones Deputy Director Election Integrity Network |
| The Honorable Steve King Member, U.S. Congress (Ret.) |
The Honorable Jake Hoffman President & CEO 1TEN | A Creative Agency |
| The Honorable Laurin Hendrix Representative Elect AZ Legislature |
The Honorable Anthony Kern Member Arizona State Senate |
| Brigitte Gabriel CEO, ACT For America ACT For America |
The Honorable Jacqueline Parker Member AZ State House of Representatives |
| Jessie Jane Duff Gunnery Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps (ret) 2020 Campaign Co-Chair Veterans for Trump |
Dr. Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D. Founders and CEO Corstet LLC |
| E.C. Sykes General Partner Aslan Ventures |
The Honorable Joseph Chaplik Arizona State Representative Arizona House of Representatives |
| Eunie Smith President Emeritus Eagle Forum |
Amy Kremer Chairwoman Women for America First |
| John Stemberger President Florida Family Action |
Tim Macy Chairman Gun Owners of America |
| The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr. Chief Domestic Advisor President Ronald Reagan (1987-1988) |
Jim Hoft Founder Editor The Gateway Pundit |
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