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Conservative Leadership Conference, Senate forum is Saturday

The Conservative Leadership Conference and U.S. Senate forum will be Saturday from noon to 9:00 p.m. at the Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Florence.

The event is sponsored by the Conservative Leadership Council, a 501c4, and is free and open to the public. The Marriott Hotel & Conference Center is at 10 Hightower Place in Florence.

Former presidential candidate U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) will be the Senate forum moderator. The conference will provide grassroots training sessions, nonpartisan public policy panel sessions, keynote speakers, and a U.S. Senate Forum.

Policy topics of discussion include Criminal Justice, Media in Politics, Gaming & Lottery in Alabama, Campaign Finance, and Liberty in America.

The criminal justice panelists include Judge Mary Windom, Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, Deputy Attorney General Rich Anderson, State Senator Cam Ward, and Lauderdale County District Attorney Chris Connelly.

The campaign finance panelists include State Representative Matt Fridy, Clay Helms, Director of Elections, Office of the Alabama Secretary of State, and John Pudner, Executive Director of Take Back Our Republic.

The media in politics panelists include Shannon Moore, Will Hampson, Mark White, Jeff Poor, and State Representative Andrew Sorrell.

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There will be workshops including: The biblical influence on the U.S. Constitution, led by Judge Roy Moore, A Vision of Liberty,Criminal Justice Reform, and Taking Your Message to New Audiences. The workshops will all be led by Americans for Prosperity- Grassroots Leadership Academy.

While the event is free and open to the public; tickets are available for a special meet & greet reception.

More information can be found here.

Brandon Moseley is a former reporter at the Alabama Political Reporter.

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