A Celebration of Those Who Protect American Democracy

On July 11, CEIR convened experts on the current state of elections in the United States and recognized the courage of those standing up to efforts to undermine the democratic process.

Afternoon Program – Panel 1

National Environment Heading into the Midterms

Moderator: David Becker

David Becker
Executive Director & Founder, CEIR

Bob Bauer
Co-Chair, EOLDN; Former White House Counsel, Obama Administration

Ben Ginsberg
Co-Chair, EOLDN; Counsel, George W. Bush Campaign

Linda So
Journalist, Reuters

Pam Fessler
Journalist, National Public Radio (ret.)

Afternoon Program – Panel 2

Election Administration

Moderator: David Becker

David Becker
Executive Director & Founder, CEIR

Jocelyn Benson
Secretary of State of Michigan

Leigh Chapman
Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Al Schmidt
President & CEO, Committee of Seventy; Former City Commissioner of Philadelphia

Wayne Thorley
Former Nevada Elections Director

Matt Masterson
Former Senior Cybersecurity Advisor, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency

Fireside Chat 1 – Current State of American Democracy

Moderator: Major Garrett

Major Garrett
CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent

Judge Thomas B. Griffith
Former Federal Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Judge J. Michael Luttig
Former Federal Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Fireside Chat 2 – Defending Democracy in the State of Georgia

Moderator: Fredreka Schouten

Fredreka Schouten
National Political Writer, CNN Politics

Brad Raffensperger
Secretary of State of Georgia

Gabriel Sterling
Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Georgia Secretary of State