Conservatives Against Discrimination: Leadership Council
The Leadership Council for Conservatives Against Discrimination includes current and former Republican elected officials and conservative thought leaders who support comprehensive protections for LGBTQ Americans. Every member is in agreement with the Conservatives Against Discrimination Guiding Principles, which you can read here. Conservatives Against Discrimination is a national coalition of conservative Americans who believe LGBTQ Americans should be free from discrimination.
Together with hundreds of Conservatives Against Discrimination members, the Leadership Council will demonstrate the rising tide of bipartisan consensus for common sense protections for LGBTQ people. Here are the current members:
Co-Chairs
Trey Grayson
Secretary of State of Kentucky, 2004-2011
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 27th District, Florida, 1989-2019
Leadership Council Members
Greg Ballard
Mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana, 2008-2016
Michael Berlucchi
Member of the Virginia Beach City Council, 2019-Present
Nancy G. Brinker
U.S. Ambassador to Hungary 2001-2003; Founder, Susan G. Komen and The Promise Fund
Cynthia Coffman
Attorney General of Colorado, 2015-2019
Carlos Curbelo
United States Representative, Florida, 26th District, 2015-2019
Sarah Davis
Member of the Texas House of Representatives, 134th District, 2011-2021
Yvonne Dean-Bailey
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 32, 2015-2018
Micky Edwards
United States Representative, Oklahoma, 5th District, 1977 to 1993
J. John Fluharty
Executive Director of the Republican Party of Delaware, 2012-2015
Steve Gunderson
United States Representative, Wisconsin, 3rd District, 1981-1997
Joshua Higginbotham
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, District 12, 2016-2021
Brett Hillyer
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives, 98th District, 2019-Present
Jim Kolbe
United States Representative, Arizona, 5th District, 1985-2003; 8th District, 2003-2007
Sarah Longwell
Political Strategist
Ana Navarro-Cárdenas
Political Commentator
Julie Raque-Adams
Member of the Kentucky Senate, 36th District, 2015-Present
Holly Raschein
Member of the Florida House of Representatives, 120th District, 2012-2020
Stephen H. Urquhart
Member of the Utah Senate, 29th District, 2009-2016
Jennifer Williams
Chair of the Trenton Republican Committee, 2017-Present
Dan Zwonitzer
Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, 43rd District, 2005-Present