FPAF Celebrates Congressional Swearing-In of Two Statesmen Academy Graduates

image placeholder

Family Policy Alliance Foundation (FPAF) celebrates the swearing-in of Statesmen Academy® alumnus Jim Banks (R) as Indiana’s newest U.S. Senator on Friday. Josh Brecheen (R), another Statesmen Academy alum, will also be sworn into his second term in the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 2nd District.


Banks, who previously served in the U.S. House representing Indiana’s Third District since 2017, joins a new Republican majority in the Senate in 2025.


President & CEO Craig DeRoche was live ahead of the ceremony in Washington, D.C.:

Craig DeRoche

The Statesmen Academy trains Christian men and women called to public service with the knowledge, skills, and temperament necessary for successful policy-making. Christian legislators can feel alone in today’s hostile political environment and in the face of a combative media.


Politicians who hold traditional Judeo-Christian moral values — especially those who aspire to higher positions — encounter tremendous pressure to compromise and shed their principles. As a result, many do. And many more tire from the pressure and leave public office.


Through the Statesmen Academy, they are united in fellowship with other like-minded legislators from across the nation dedicated to fulfilling God’s calling and focused on making an impact for generations to come.


At FPAF — the sister ministry of Family Policy Alliance — our vision is a nation where God is honored, religious freedom flourishes, families thrive and life is cherished. The Statesmen Academy was established in 2016 to advance this vision by seeding the political system with well-trained Christian, pro-family legislators who will lead their states and our nation with integrity.


The Statesmen Academy now boasts 240 alumni — most of whom are serving in state legislatures — from 41 states.


Sincerely,

The Family Policy Alliance Foundation Team

If you want to ensure you don’t miss any updates from Family Policy Alliance, be sure to add [email protected] to your address book and indicate that this is not junk email.