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More than ever, our republic needs real fighters and real leaders – citizens willing to stand up where they are and demand liberty.

That is the focus of today's Texas Minute.

– Michael Quinn Sullivan

Monday, November 22, 2021

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REAL Leaders Some groups and organizations like to show how cozy they are with the ruling elite by showering baubles and plaques on politicians. Frankly, we think that’s gross. Our founding fathers believed that the real leaders in this republic were not presidents, governors, or mayors – but the citizens.

Since 2014, the Conservative Leader Award has been presented to the real leaders in Texas, those grassroots activists who engage themselves with their communities and in their professions for the high calling of effective citizenship.

Nominations are taken throughout the summer from around Texas. The awardees are presented engraved cavalry swords as their individual stories are told by the people who nominated them. At the conclusion of today’s email, you’ll find the roll call of previous Conservative Leader Award recipients.

For those reasons, and more, the Conservative Leader Awards dinner [[link removed]] is easily the most encouraging, rewarding night of the year. Will you be there? Real FIGHTERS The evening also includes highlighting the work of a single individual by presenting them with the Torch of Freedom [[link removed]]. They are the fearless scouts, the advance guard in the fight for liberty, the torchbearers who lead and inspire others.

The previous Torch of Freedom recipients have included:

Wallace Hall (2014)

Eric O'Keefe (2015)

Corley Rinaldi (2016)

Brent Southwell (2017)

JoAnn Fleming (2018)

Don Huffines (2019)

Shelley Luther (2020)

The 2021 Torchbearer will be announced at the Conservative Leader Award Dinner. Who will it be? Be at the dinner to find out [[link removed]]! Here’s The Secret… None of the folks honored in the past, or being recognized this year, have sought the award. The one thing each recipient has in common with the others? They all politely try to decline, they offer the names of other people they deem more worthy.

Because that’s the thing about real leaders and real fighters: they aren’t in it for glory, honor, or recognition. They do it because it is who they are, and who they know each of us is called to be in our own ways.

The way they fight, they way they lead, is as different from each other as you can imagine… because it takes all of us – leading and fighting – to preserve our republic. It’s how our founding fathers designed it; the republic only functions as a xxxxxx of liberty, a city on a hill, when every citizen is actively engaged. BE THERE! Join me and freedom-loving patriots from around Texas as we celebrate self-governance by recognizing the work of our fellow citizens. You’ll get ideas on ways to serve and insights on leadership, as well as simply be encouraged in the fight for liberty in the Lone Star State..

The dinner is Saturday, Dec. 4, in Irving. Ticket sales end this Wednesday – so get your tickets today [[link removed]]!

As an aside, the dinner is not a fundraiser: there will be no plea for donations, and no awkward passing of envelopes. We are still accepting sponsorships [[link removed]] for the event itself – ranging from table sponsorships to helping underwrite [[link removed]] the dinner. Quote-Unquote

“A leader is someone who helps improve the lives of other people or improve the system they live under.”

– Sam Houston​

Number of the Day

116

Number of recipients of the Conservative Leader Award since its inception in 2014.

[Source: Conservative Leader Awards dinner]

Conservative Leader Award Recipients

2014

Sharron Albertson

James Ashby

Suzanne Blackstone

Kelly Canon

Alex Chamales

Stan Cole

Diane Dydzak

Michael Dougan

Jean Gosney

Julie McCarty

Ashley McDaniel

Fred Nasseri

Mike & Marika Olcott

Michael Openshaw

Donna Rolater

Dick Saulsbury

Amanda Waring

Hayley Waring

Charles Womack

2015

Derek Baker

Teresa Beckmeyer

Carol Doucet

Janna Easton

Ken Emanuelson

JoAnn Fleming

Natalie Genco

Jim & Robin Lennon

Cindy Meyer

Chuck Molyneaux

Ray Myers

Kelly Paulsen

Don & Rene Poe

Mark Pulliam

Reagan Reed

Matthew Stringer

Paul & Charla Vinyard

2016

Dwayne Collins

Tom & Toni Fabry

Aaron Harris

Dale Huls

Donald & Jackie King

Cole Lyle

Tracy Marshall

Carroll Maxwell

Aubrey Mayberry

David Medlin

Antonia Okafor

Mark Ramsey

Fran Rhodes

Angela Smith

Roy & Carolyn Willis

Maggie Wright

2017

Jim Baxa

Tom Dowdy

Ralph Gonzalez

Dana Hodges

Matt Long

Patrick McGuinness

Stacy McMahan

John Myers

Tanya Robertson

Jackie Schlegel

Joel & Karen Starnes

Steve Waltens

Brady Whatley

Eric Yollick

Ruth York

2018

Jim Barnes

Melanie Graft

Laura Hester

Dana McKelvain

Brian Newman

Vince & Mona Puente

Mark Reid

Byron Schirmbeck

Marshall Sprigg

Nelson Thibodeaux

Alan & Colleen Vera

Kathaleen Wall

2019

Brian Bledsoe

Luis Burrola Jr.

Adam Cahn

Kelli Cook

Rich & Yvette DeOtte

Rolando Garcia

Lacey Lowry

Howard Powers

Eugene Ralph

Mike & Vicki Slaton

Terry Wade

JoAnn Wilks

2020

Chandler Crouch

Matt Dixon

Chris Ekstrom

Janie Fonseca

Susan Fountain

Jill Glover

Terri Hall

Brandon Hodges

Troy Jackson

Mike & Laura Oakley

Deborah Simmons

Rev. Joseph E. Strickland

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