Mary L. Landrieu is the senior United States Senator from the State of Louisiana and a member of the Democratic Party. She has served since she was first elected to the Louisiana state legislature at the age of 23. After serving eight years as a state representative and two terms as State Treasurer, in 1996 she became the first woman from Louisiana elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate.

Senator Landrieu is the Co-chair of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption and  Congressional Foster Care Caucus, Chair of  both the Senate Small Business Committee and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security. She is also a member of the committees on Energy and Natural Resources, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

As one of the chairs on the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Landrieu is a strong and effective voice for Louisiana. The Appropriations Committee is considered the most powerful panel on Capitol Hill. The nonpartisan Congress.org has ranked Senator Landrieu as the tenth most effective legislator in the Senate.

Born and raised in New Orleans, Senator Landrieu is married to Frank Snellings of Monroe, La., and has two children.

Laura Ingraham is an American radio talk show host, best-selling author, and conservative political commentator. She is the most listened-to woman in political talk radio in the United States. The Laura Ingraham Show is heard on hundreds of stations nationwide and has been addicting legions of listeners since its launch in 2001.

Always smart and entertaining, Laura is a regular Fox News contributor and the principal substitute host on The O’Reilly Factor. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of five books: The Hillary Trap, Shut Up & Sing, Power to the People, The Obama Diaries, and new smash hit Of Thee I Zing: America’s Cultural Decline from Muffin Tops to Body Shots.

Laura is a graduate of Dartmouth College and of the University of Virginia School of Law. After receiving her Juris Doctor degree in 1991 she served as a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. She also worked as an attorney for a prestigious New York Law firm before launching The Laura Ingraham Show in 2001. Laura is an avid supporter of our troops and a variety of military organizations. She lives in the Washington, D.C., area with her three adopted children.

Propelled by tens of thousands of grassroots activists across Texas, Ted’s election has been described by the Washington Post as “the biggest upset of 2012 . . . a true grassroots victory against very long odds.”

National Review has described Ted as “a great Reaganite hope,” columnist George Will has described him as “as good as it gets,” and the National Federation of Independent Business characterized his election as “critical to the small-business owners in [Texas, and], also to protecting free enterprise across America.

During Congresswoman Jackson Lee’s tenure in Congress she has served on various Committees including the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, and Judiciary.

“Congressional Quarterly” named her as one of the 50 most effective Members of Congress and “U.S. News and World Report” named her as one of the 10 most influential legislators in the House of Representatives.

Mayor Riley has held numerous national leadership positions, including President of the U. S. Conference of Mayors (USCM), Chairman of the Cities Task Force of the Southern Growth Policies Board and President of the National Association of Democratic Mayors. He currently serves on the USCM’s Executive Committee.

Originally from Charleston, Mayor Riley is a graduate of The Citadel (1964) and the University of South Carolina School of Law (1967). He and his wife Charlotte have two sons, two daughters-in-law and two grandchildren, all of whom live in Charleston.

DeMint was born in Greenville, S.C. in 1951, and went on to receive a bachelor of science degree in communications from the University of Tennessee. He also holds a master’s degree in business administration from Clemson University.

In 1983, after working 10 years in the research, advertising and marketing business, he started the DeMint Group, a Greenville-based marketing research and strategic planning business. In addition to his family, small business and local Presbyterian church, he immersed himself in Greenville civic life – volunteering and leading numerous charitable organizations.

During his time in Congress, DeMint worked with Water Missions International and is a proud supporter of the nonprofit Christian engineering organization, which provides sustainable safe water for people in developing countries.

He is the best-selling author numerous books, with the most recent release of “Falling in Love with America Again” (Center Street, 2014).

In 2004, Tulsi voluntarily deployed to Iraq with her fellow Soldiers of the 29th Brigade eventually serving two tours of combat duty in the Middle East. Tulsi was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal during Operation Iraqi Freedom, was the first female Distinguished Honor Graduate at Fort McClellan’s Officer Candidate School, and was the first woman to ever receive an award of appreciation from the Kuwaiti military on her second overseas tour. Tulsi continues to serve as a Captain in the Hawai’i National Guard’s 29th Brigade Combat Team. In between her two tours, Tulsi worked in the U.S. Senate as a legislative aide to Senator Daniel Akaka, where she advised the senator on energy independence, homeland security, the environment, and veterans’ affairs.

In 2010, Tulsi ran for the Honolulu City Council and served as Chair of the Safety, Economic Development, and Government Affairs committee and Vice Chair of the Budget committee. Representing Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District, Tulsi is one of the first two female combat veterans and the first Hindu to ever serve as a member of the U.S. Congress.