Speaker Mike Johnson is a Product of Unopposed Legislative Seats

Join us to talk about it tonight with Fred Wellman, 10/26 at 6pm CST

Hi, friends! I just wanted to write to invite you to a Zoom and Q&A that I’m hosting with Fred Wellman tonight to speak on the Speaker of the House mess and red state politics.

Did you know that Speaker Mike Johnson was unopposed for his race in the Louisiana Legislature more than once? When folks say “red states don’t matter” this is exactly what happens. We cede our government to extremists because we don’t bother to oppose them. Mike Johnson could have come from any red state and that’s why we need to fight back on every ballot across every state.

We now have a Speaker of the House on the wrong side of almost every issue and he went to DC without an opponent. It’s maddening.

More about tonight’s guest speaker, Fred Wellman:

Fred is the National Chairman for Forgotten Democrats. He is also the host and producer of the ‘On Democracy with FPWellman’ podcast on the MeidasTouch Network.

After having served as the Lincoln Project’s Senior Advisor for Veterans Affairs, he took over as LP’s Executive Director and transformed it from a campaign to a long-term organization. He also served as Senior Advisor to Luke Mixon for Senate in Louisiana, and to Marcus Flowers for Georgia. 

Wellman served in the U.S. Army for 22 years as an aviator and public affairs officer, including four combat tours. After retiring, he led an award-winning public relations and veteran’s advocacy firm, and in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic served as Administrative Chief of Staff of the New York Presbyterian Ryan F. Larkin Field Hospital in NYC. Wellman is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and the Harvard Kennedy School. 

Here is the registration for the Zoom. I’d love to see you!

~Jess