For 25 years, Floyd McLendon Jr. honorably served in the greatest naval military in the world. He enlisted into the United States Naval Reserve in the summer of 1992. Fourteen months later, he fully committed to Active Duty service and chose Electronics Technician (ET) “A” School to become a radar and satellite communication’s expert. After six years of naval service, Floyd contemplated his career goals and the impact he was making.

With his family, friends, and fellow Americans in mind, Floyd decided to undertake the most grueling and difficult goal of his life: becoming a U.S. Navy SEAL. There was just one problem: Floyd didn’t know how to swim. He didn’t let that stop him. After teaching himself how to swim and months of non-stop preparation, Floyd passed the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) Physical Screening Test. Suffering from an internal injury that caused him to lose 30 lbs., Floyd rang the bell during his second attempt of Hell Week, voluntarily quitting.

Fifteen months later, faced with a daunting decision to follow through with his goal, Floyd remembered his motivation: service to his family, friends, and fellow Americans. He returned to BUD/S, after voluntarily quitting during Hell Week, and graduated with BUD/S Class 254, officially becoming a U.S. Navy SEAL. He spent the next 13 years at four, different Naval Special Warfare commands. He deployed five times, with presence in twenty-four countries over five continents.

Throughout Floyd’s service, he was held accountable and pushed to grow by his SEAL brothers in some of the most godforsaken war zones on the planet. He sees this same level of accountability lacking in Congress where two-faced, career politicians say one thing at home and do another in Washington. While their constituents suffer from ever-growing taxes and job-killing regulations, career politicians cozy up to special interests and pad their pockets.

Floyd sees a desperate need for new, service-minded leadership in Congress that puts Americans first and demands accountability. He will bring his service before self-leadership and invaluable experience to Congress to fight for limited government, lower taxes, protecting the unborn, preserving the 2nd Amendment, and defending religious liberty.

Since retiring from naval service, Floyd has traveled the country speaking professionally and been a published author. He is steadfast in his Christian faith, a devoted husband to his wife, Melinda, and a committed father to their four children Trenton, Tanner, Ty, and Keylen.

Dr. Bruce Bunker (retired) received a PhD. Degree in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Illinois. He worked as a staff scientist and technical manager in nanotechnology, advanced materials, and environmental chemistry at both Sandia National Laboratories and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Management positions included: 1) Supervisor of the Electronic Ceramics Division (Sandia), 2) Associate Director of Advanced Processing in the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (PNNL), and 3) Nano-Bio Thrust Leader in the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (Sandia). At Sandia, he led a project to develop materials and processes for removing atmospheric carbon dioxide to mitigate global warming. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications in journals including Science and Scientific American. Awards include: 1) the Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences Award for Outstanding Scientific Accomplishment, 2) DOE’s Research and Development-100 Award, 3) Sandia National Laboratories Award for Excellence, and 4) the PNNL Outstanding Team Performance Award.

Jonathan M. Saenz, Esq., is the President of Texas Values, a nonprofit group dedicated to preserving and advancing a culture of family values in the state of Texas.

Prior to leading Texas Values, Jonathan headed the Liberty Institute offices at the Texas Capitol in Austin where he served as Director of Legislative Affairs and Attorney for Liberty Institute. Jonathan believes in religious liberty, sanctity of human life, family values, and constitutional rights, and has been involved in numerous court cases, including cases before the Texas Supreme Court and the United State Supreme Court. Jonathan has been featured in local, national and international media such as Fox News, CNN, USA Radio, Austin-American Statesman, Dallas Morning News, and Houston Chronicle among many others and is a sought after speaker for important events.

Mr. Saenz received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center where he was honored as a Public Interest Law Fellow. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Jonathan is a native Texan (5th generation) who grew up in Houston, Texas and is a proud American. He and his family live in Buda and are members of Santa Cruz Catholic Church.

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