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Ted Cruz is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States Senator for Texas since 2013. He was the runner-up for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election.

Michael Knowles is an actor, author, conservative political commentator, columnist, and podcaster.

Benjamin Ferguson is a host of The Ben Ferguson podcast.

Brandon Judd is the President of the National Border Patrol Council.

Joe Lonsdale is an Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist, General Partner at 8VC, Founder & Chairman of Addepar, and Founder of Palantir Technologies.

Jon Voight is an American actor. He is the winner of one Academy Award, having been nominated for four. He has also won four Golden Globe Awards and has so far been nominated for eleven. He is the father of actress Angelina Jolie and actor James Haven.Voight came to prominence in the late 1960s with his Oscar-nominated performance as Joe Buck, a would-be gigolo in Midnight Cowboy (1969). During the 1970s, he became a Hollywood star with his portrayals of a businessman mixed up with murder in Deliverance (1972); a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Coming Home (1978), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor; and a penniless ex-boxing champion in the remake of The Champ (1979).His output became sparse during the 1980s and early 1990s, although he won the Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as the ruthless bank robber Oscar "Manny" Manheim in Runaway Train (1985). Voight made a comeback in Hollywood during the mid-1990s, starring in Michael Mann's crime epic Heat (1995) opposite Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. He portrayed Jim Phelps in Mission: Impossible (1996), a corrupt NSA agent in Enemy of the State (1998), and the unscrupulous attorney Leo F. Drummond in Francis Ford Coppola's The Rainmaker (1997), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor.Voight gave critically acclaimed biographical performances during the 2000s, appearing as legendary sportscaster Howard Cosell in Ali (2001) for which his supporting performance was nominated for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award, and also as Nazi officer Jürgen Stroop in Uprising (2001), as Franklin D. Roosevelt in Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor (2001) and as Pope John Paul II in the eponymous miniseries (2005). Voight also appears in Showtime's Ray Donovan TV series, now in its seventh season as Mickey Donovan, a role that brought him newfound critical and audience acclaim and his fourth Golden Globe win in 2014.On November 21, 2019, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Donald Trump.

Wesley Hunt is a candidate for Texas's 7th Congressional District.

David McCormick is an American politician and businessman.

Nick Saban is a football coach.

James Jordan is a politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 4th congressional district and a member of the Republican Party.

Liz Wheeler is a political commentator and author of "Tipping Points: How to Topple the Left’s House of Cards."

Eric Johnson is a politician and attorney.

Dr. Phil McGraw is an American television personality, psychologist, and author best recognized as the host of the long-running talk show Dr. Phil. Born in Vinita, Oklahoma, McGraw earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of North Texas. He first gained national attention in the late 1990s through his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where he offered psychological advice and insights. In 2002, he launched his own syndicated talk show, Dr. Phil, where he provides guidance on various personal and social issues, often featuring real-life guests. McGraw has authored several best-selling self-help books and has been a prominent figure in popular psychology.

Aryeh Lightstone is a former Senior Advisor to U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman. He is the author of Let My People Know.

Katie Britt is an American politician, businesswoman, and attorney.

Richard Grenell is a former Acting Director Of National Intelligence.

James Comer is a politician, represents the state's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

Bill Maher is a comedian, political commentator, and television host.

Mike Lee is an American politician, author, and attorney who is the senior United States Senator from Utah.