Melissa Melendez
Melissa Melendez Credentials Background Melissa Melendez is an American Republican politician. She was a member of the California State Senate, representing District 28, from May 2020 to December 2022. She was a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 67, from 2013-2020. 1“Melissa Melendez,” Ballotpedia. Last updated March 2021. Archived March 8, 2023. Archive URL: […]
Amanda Maxham
Amanda Maxham Credentials Background Amanda Maxham is a policy advisor at The Heartland Institute and former research associate at the Ayn Rand Institute. According to her Heartland Institute profile, “Maxham writes, speaks […]
Harry MacDougald
Harry MacDougald Credentials Background Harry W. MacDougald is an Atlanta-based attorney and co-managing partner of Caldwell, Propst & DeLoach, LLP. MacDougald was part of the legal team that worked with the Southeastern Legal Foundation to challenge the EPA’s endangerment finding […]
Joe Leimkuhler
*Profile image of Leimkuhler speaking at the Heartland Institute’s 2018 America First Energy Conference (AFEC), screenshot via YouTube. Joe Leimkuhler Credentials Background Joe Leimkuhler is the vice president of drilling for LLOG Exploration based in Covington, Louisiana where he is responsible for “drilling and completion operations and well engineering.”1“Joe Leimkuhler,” LinkedIn. Accessed October 26, 2018. […]
Jeff Landry
Profile image by Leilani.hardee [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons Jeff Landry Credentials Background Jeff M. (Martin) Landry was appointed the Attorney General (AG) of Louisiana in January 11, 2016. He received a J.D. from Loyola University and then practiced law in South […]
Grant Kidwell
Grant Kidwell Credentials Background Grant Kidwell is the director of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Task Force on Energy, Environment, and Agriculture. Kidwell came to ALEC after working at the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity where he “worked on the organization’s state energy portfolio.” According to […]
Todd Kendall
Todd Kendall Credentials Background Todd D. Kendall is executive vice president of Compass Lexecon, an economics consulting firm, and a former assistant professor of economics at Clemson University in South Carolina.1 “TODD KENDALL, PH.D.“ America First Energy Conference 2018. Archived October 23, 2018. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/5BZ6j According to his CV, Kendall has written on behalf […]
Clay Higgins
Clay Higgins Credentials According to his profile at the U.S. House of Representatives, “After graduating from Covington High School, he attended LSU and then went on to serve in the United States Army/Louisiana National Guard as a Military Police Officer, and he attained the rank of E-6, Staff Sergeant.” It is unclear if he graduated […]
Mark Mathis
Mark Mathis Credentials Background Mark Mathis is the president of Clear Energy Alliance (CEA), a company that produces videos and documentaries promoting fossil fuels and comparing climate change to Y2K. Mathis is a former TV news reporter and anchor. In 2005, Mathis founded the […]
James Bethell
Photo Credit: Hall School Alumni site James Bethell Credentials Background James Bethell, the 5th Baron Bethell, is a sitting Conservative hereditary peer, having made his name as a leading corporate lobbyist. Bethell co-founded the PR agency Westbourne Communications in 2009 with Stephan Shakespeare, founder of the public opinion polling company, YouGov, and the ConservativeHome website.1“Conservative […]
