Kelly Shackelford, Esq., has been president and CEO of Liberty Institute since 1997. Mr. Shackelford is a constitutional scholar who has argued before the United States Supreme Court, testified before...

Mr. Dys graduated from Taylor University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, degree in Communication Studies while concentrating his minor study in U.S. History and Philosophy. During his unde...

Mr. Dys graduated from Taylor University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, degree in Communication Studies while concentrating his minor study in U.S. History and Philosophy. During his undergraduate career, Dys also studied at the American Studies Program in Washington, D.C. where he interned with the late David Orgon Coolidge as part of the Marriage Law Project of the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

Kenneth A. (“Ken”) Klukowski is Senior Counsel & Director of Strategic Affairs for Liberty Institute, specializing in cases involving the First Amendment and freedom of belief and expression. Mr. Kluk...

Kenneth A. (“Ken”) Klukowski is Senior Counsel & Director of Strategic Affairs for Liberty Institute, specializing in cases involving the First Amendment and freedom of belief and expression. Mr. Klukowski manages the firm’s activities in the Washington, D.C., area, consulting with lawmakers and leaders in our nation’s capital. Mr. Klukowski is a legal scholar who has authored eight law review articles, many of which have been cited by various federal courts and top legal journals. He has previously served as Special Deputy Attorney General of Indiana, and worked on faculty at Liberty University School of Law and at various D.C.-based think tanks. Mr. Klukowski is an experienced journalist, whose columns have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Investor’s Business Daily, and other leading national publications. A national bestselling author, his most recent book is Resurgent: How Constitutional Conservatism Can Save America, published by Simon & Schuster. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame, studied history at Arizona State University, earned his law degree from George Mason University, and served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Alice Batchelder on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Bauer served in President Ronald Reagan's administration for all eight years, as Under Secretary of Education and Chief Domestic Policy Advisor. After leaving the Reagan White House, Bauer became Pres...

Bauer served in President Ronald Reagan's administration for all eight years, as Under Secretary of Education and Chief Domestic Policy Advisor. After leaving the Reagan White House, Bauer became President of the Family Research Council and a Senior Vice President of Focus on the Family. Bauer took his pro-family, pro-life message across the country during the 2000 Republican presidential primaries and debates. Bauer served as a Trump appointee to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.For several years, he co-hosted the Bauer & Rose Show on the Sirius XM Network and the Bauer & Rose Podcast which was featured on Just The News.Today, he serves as President of American Values, an educational non-profit public policy organization, and as Chairman of Campaign for Working Families PAC, which is dedicated to electing conservative candidates to Congress. Bauer also serves as Senior Vice President of Public Policy for the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute.In 1973, Bauer received his law degree from Georgetown Law School in Washington, D.C.  He is married to the former Carol Hoke, and lives in Virginia. Gary and Carol have three grown children.