Dr. Ronald J. Pestritto Dr. R.J. Pestritto is the Charles and Lucia Shipley Chair in the American Constitution, Associate Professor of Politics, and Dean of the Graduate School of Statesmanship at Hillsdale College. He also is senior fellow with Hillsdale's Kirby Center. Having earned his B.A. at the Claremont McKenna College, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from the Claremont Graduate University, Dr. Pestritto is Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute, and an Academic Fellow of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He is author or editor of seven books, including Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism and American Progressivism: A Reader.

Dr. Kevin Portteus Dr. Kevin Portteus is Assistant Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, and faculty adviser for the Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program. He earned his B.A. at Ashland University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in politics from the Institute of Philosophic Studies at the University of Dallas. Previously he taught at Belmont Abbey College near Charlotte, North Carolina, and Mountain View College in Dallas, Texas. Recently he completed a book manuscript, Executive Details: Public Administration and American Constitutionalism, publication of which is forthcoming.

The Honorable Mike Lee Senator Mike Lee represents Utah as the state's 16th Senator. A national advocate for our founding constitutional principles, he supports efforts to regain fiscal responsibility, individual liberty, and economic prosperity. He is a member of the Judiciary Committee, Foreign Relations Committee, Joint Economic Committee, and also serves as ranking member of the Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Subcommittee. Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate in 2010, he practiced law in distinguished public and private capacities, and served as clerk to Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Senator Lee earned a B.S. in Political Science from Brigham Young University and a J.D. from Brigham Young University School of Law.