Christopher Dodd
U.S. Senator (1981-2011) and Senior Counsel, Arnold and Porter
$40K - $70KDistrict of Columbia
Political Speakers
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James Baker
The Honorable James A. Baker, III, 61st U.S. Secretary of State
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George Tenet
CIA Director (1997-2004)
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Dan Coats
Director of National Intelligence (2017– 2019); Ambassador; Politician
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John Snow
Secretary of the Treasury (2003-2006)
$40K - $70KVirginia
Robert Costa
Chief Washington Analyst, CBS News; National Correspondent, CBS "Sunday Morning"
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Michael Smerconish
Host of The Michael Smerconish Program on SiriusXM, Host of CNN's Smerconish and Contributor, Newspaper Columnist and Best-Selling Author
$25K - $40KPennsylvania
Anja Manuel
Co-Founder and Principal, Rice, Hadley, Gates and Manuel, LLC
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Alex Azar
24th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2018-2021)
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Donna Brazile
American Political Strategist; ABC News Contributor, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, and New York Times Best-selling Author
Under $25,000District of Columbia
Mara Liasson
Senior National Political Correspondent, NPR
$25K - $40KDistrict of Columbia
Sue Herera
CNBC Anchor at Large
Under $25,000New Jersey
Hans Nichols
National Political Reporter, Axios
Under $25,000Maryland
Mark McKinnon
Former Chief Media Advisor to George W. Bush and John McCain; Co-Founder of the Bipartisan Group No Labels; Creator and Host of the Hit Political Docuseries "The Circus"
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Claire McCaskill
U.S. Senator (2007-2018)
$25K - $40KMissouri
Willis Sparks
Director of Global Macro, Eurasia Group and U.S. Electoral Politics/Geopolitical Risk Management Expert
$25K - $40KNew York
Frank Luntz
Renowned Public Opinion Researcher and Pollster
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Ari Fleischer
Former White House Press Secretary; President Ari Fleischer Communications; and FOX News Contributor
$25K - $40KNew York
Bob Woodward
Legendary Two-Time Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Journalist; Associate Editor, The Washington Post; Author or Coauthor of 16 #1 New York Times bestselling books
$40K - $70KDistrict of Columbia
Michael Steele
Chairman of the Republican National Committee (2009-2011), Lieutenant Governor of Maryland (2003-2007), MSNBC Political Analyst, and President and CEO of The Steele Group
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Margaret Hoover
Host, PBS' 'Firing Line with Margaret Hoover'; Bestselling Author, American Individualism; President of American Unity Fund
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Martha McSally
America’s 1st Female Combat Fighter Pilot; U.S. Senator and Representative (2015-2020); Author
Under $25,000Arizona
John Harwood
Award-winning political journalist; White House Correspondent
Under $25,000Maryland
Andy Baker
Dr. Andy Baker, Deputy National Security Advisor (2025-26) and National Security Advisor to JD Vance (2023-2026)
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