I will not support nor vote for any candidate who refuses to take the national debt seriously. 
Jonathan Bydlak, President
Jonathan is the former Director of Fundraising for Ron Paul’s 2008 Presidential campaign, where he managed a fundraising operation that raised over $35 million, chiefly online via the application of social media. He is also the founder of the independent consulting firm, Bydlak & Associates, LLC, with clients ranging from federal and state political candidates to advocacy organizations and other non-profits.
Jonathan began his career in the financial services industry as a hedge fund investment analyst. Originally from Massachusetts, he holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Princeton University, and currently resides in Alexandria, VA.
Max Raskin
Max is a journalist and political advisor. He has written for The Huffington Post, Businessweek, and Bloomberg News both in the United States and abroad. His research has appeared in the International Journal of Social Economics.
Max has also served as a writer for a number of national political campaigns, including Rand Paul’s 2010 Senate campaign and Ron Paul’s 2008 Presidential campaign. He received his bachelor’s degree in history from New York University and currently lives in New York City.
Corie Whalen
Corie is a political consultant with clients ranging from non-profits, Super PACs and candidates to public figures, columnists and advocacy organizations. A figure in the tea party movement, at the age of 20, Corie organized and spoke at what Senator Rand Paul has called “the first tea party” on December 16th, 2007 at Faneuil Hall in Boston, Massachusetts. She later organized the Boston Tax Day Tea Party in April of 2009, and her activism has led to a political career that embodies engaging on a grassroots level as a means to hold elected officials accountable.
Corie now resides in Houston, Texas and is currently the Political Director of both the Alliance For Self-Governance as well as the Campaign For Primary Accountability. She is also the South Central Regional Director of Young Americans For Liberty and the National Secretary of the Republican Liberty Caucus. She holds a degree in political science and history from Simmons College.
Richard Lorenc
Richard Lorenc is the Director of Programs & Alumni Relations at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). Founded in 1946, FEE inspires, educates, and connects future leaders with the economic, ethical, and legal principles of a free society. In this role, Lorenc oversees FEE’s educational programs for high school and college students, including the summer seminar series.
Lorenc is an alumnus of the Charles Koch Institute’s Liberty@Work program, a professional development program focused on the practice of Market-Based Management®. Additionally, he is a member of the Leadership Committee of Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry.
Lorenc is the former Director of Outreach of the Illinois Policy Institute, the state’s free market think tank. He has also served as Senior Advisor to America’s Future Foundation, where he expanded leadership development programs for young professional conservatives and libertarians to 12 cities. Recently, he led website development for Truth in Accounting’s State Data Lab, a tool that empowers citizens, journalists, and legislators with information on the true financial conditions of the 50 states.
Lorenc’s writing has been published in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Huffington Post, Daily Caller and others. He is a graduate of Emory University and lives in Atlanta.
Chris Brunner
Bio coming soon.
Rebekah Johansen
Rebekah is Director of Outreach for the Coalition.
She oversees the administration of the Reject the Debt pledge, including identifying and encouraging new pledge signers – in primary and general elections – and to incumbents. She also monitors legislation regarding spending and appropriations.
A political activist and grassroots organizer, Rebekah is a Florida state chair of the Young Americans for Liberty and the founder of Liberty on the Rocks Pensacola. She serves on various organizational boards including Women for Responsible Legislation and the Escambia Republican Executive Committee.
Rebekah holds a Political Science degree from the University of West Florida..
