The American Dream

An Opportunity, Not An Entitlement

January 17 - 19, 2015 In the fall of 2011, the original concept and goals of the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention were first conceived and an effort established to hold a unifying gathering of grassroots activists from across South Carolina.

The Convention’s purpose is to bring together Authors, Philosophers, Doctors, Conservative organizations and elected officials to share and discuss fundamental principles, latest research and suggest solutions for the crises facing our nation in peril. The Convention provides a platform for transparency in an environment, unencumbered by “political correctness” and where our 1st Amendment rights remain in full force.

Since 2012, every speaker invited to the Convention has been strongly encouraged to speak honestly and boldly about their ideas, issues and solutions. As long as the Constitution remains the “Law of the Land”, no one is above it and it must be enforced equally and totally without prejudice or exception.

We want to unify rather than divide the American people and if truth is on the table, then people are free to choose how they will pursue their American Dream.

Joe Dugan is the executive producer of the Convention and has been a Tea Party leader, organizer and activist since 2009. His strongest passion lies in educating citizens and leading grassroots efforts to educate and inform.

In 2011 Joe conceived The South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention and rallied volunteers to help him bring national and local leaders and experts together to discuss the issues facing our nation and South Carolina. Through the efforts of Joe and his dozens of volunteers, thousands of people have been educated and trained by experts addressing significant issues facing our nation. The 2015 convention is the fourth consecutive produced by Mr. Dugan and his team. 2015 South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention Thank You to Our Sponsors EVENT PLATINUM SPONSOR

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✯Live Streaming of the Convention Provided by Tea Party Patriots✯ Convention Agenda FRIDAY ______1:20 PM Matt Batzel, American Majority 5:00 PM Welcome Party - For Convention Attendees Atlantic A Show me the money; professional political fundraising SATURDAY ______1:20 PM Conrad Quagliaroli, Cherokee Tea Party Patriots 9:00 AM Matt Robbins, American Majority Main Ballroom – How to get the most out of a Atlantic A Tea Party meeting Ten Steps to Full Speed Ahead in 2015 ______2:20 PM Break - All 9:00 AM Aubrey Blankenship, American Majority Main Ballroom 2:30 PM Joe Dugan, Executive Producer Building a Grassroots Machine (That Lasts!) Main Ballroom – Welcome ______9:00 AM Rev. Randy Riddle 2:40 PM Robert Rector, Heritage Foundation Atlantic B – 5000 Year Leap Main Ballroom – The War on Poverty: 50 years of failure ______9:00 AM Kate Keep, Hilton Head Tea Party 3:00 PM Col. Rob Maness, USAF (ret.) Atlantic C Main Ballroom – Amnesty & Securing our Border 2nd Amendment Presentation/Meeting 3:20 PM Amb. Henry Cooper, Maj. Gen. Eisner (ret) 10:00 AM Break - All Main Ballroom – Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP) Response Panel 10:10 AM Lou Marin, I Am American Atlantic C – Balance the Federal Budget, 4:00 PM Dr. Steve Moysey, America Informed Abolish the Tax Code & Fire the IRS Main Ballroom – America Informed ______10:10 AM Matt Robbins, American Majority 4:20 PM , Open the Books Atlantic A – Run for office with victory guaranteed Main Ballroom – Open the Books ______10:10 AM Matt Batzel, American Majority 4:40 PM Dennis Michael Lynch, Entrepreneur Main Ballroom – How I Stole My State Main Ballroom – We Ride To DC (And How You Can Steal Yours) ______5:00 PM Joe Dugan, Executive Producer 10:10 AM Heritage Action Main Ballroom – Day One Wrap-up Atlantic B – Skill Clinic 7:00 PM Movie Screening, Craig Berman, Producer 11:10 AM Break – All Main Ballroom – Unfair: Exposing the IRS 11:20 AM Matt Robbins, American Majority SUNDAY Atlantic A – How the Progressive Left does it: The System We Confront 7:30 AM Rev. Randy Riddle ______Atlantic Ballroom – Worship Service 11:20 AM Aubrey Blankenship, American Majority Main Ballroom – Winning Online: Unlocking 9:00 AM more power from social media Main Ballroom – Invocation ______11:20 AM Bob Menges, Convention of States 9:10 AM Joe Dugan, Executive Producer Atlantic B – Article V Convention of States seminar Main Ballroom – Welcome/Open ______11:20 AM Jake MacAulay, Institute on the Constitution 9:20 AM Bill Norton, Tea Party Patriots Atlantic C – Institute on the Constitution seminar Main Ballroom – Language of Liberty 9:45 AM Jeff Anderson, Robert Moffit, John Graham 12:20 PM Lunch - All Main Ballroom – Healthcare Panel

1:20 PM Matt Robbins, American Majority 10:35 AM Bill Finley Atlantic C – What happened in 2012 Main Ballroom – Wild Bill for America (and will it happen again?) Convention Agenda Cont. MONDAY 10:50 AM Deneen Borelli, Freedomworks 7:30 AM Americans for Prosperity Main Ballroom – Freedom Works Atlantic A - Breakfast - See AFP booth for tickets

11:10 AM Bill Pascoe, Tea Party Patriots 8:30 AM Joe Dugan, Executive Producer Main Ballroom – Legislative Update Main Ballroom - Opening

11:30 AM Kevin Jackson 8:35 AM Lt. Col. Bill Cowan (ret), Gordon Chang Main Ballroom – The Color of Politics Main Ballroom - National Security Panel 9:20 AM Rep. Tom Rice, South Carolina 11:50 AM Lunch - All Main Ballroom Marlin Restaurant 9:40 AM Rep. Jim Bridenstine, Oklahoma 12:00 PM Tea Party Patriots Luncheon Main Ballroom TPP 2-Year Plan See TPP Booth for Lunch Tickets 10:00 AM Dave Schwartz Main Ballroom - South Carolina Tax Reform 1:30 PM Rep. Jeff Duncan, South Carolina Main Ballroom 10:10 AM South Carolina Issues - “Keeping it Local” Main Ballroom 1:50 PM Rep. Louie Gohmert, Texas Rep. Chip Limehouse, Registration By Party Main Ballroom Lauren Martel, Support Local Conservatives Joshua Cook, Defeating Local Tax Hikes 2:10 PM Jake MacAulay, Institute on the Constitution Sheri Few, Improving Education And The GOP Main Ballroom – The Constitution & 2nd Amendment 11:10 AM Rick Santorum, Patriot Voices Main Ballroom 2:30 PM Armstrong Williams Main Ballroom – Introducing Dr. 11:45 AM Lunch - All 12:00 PM Sheri Few 2:35 PM Dr. Benjamin Carson Atlantic Ballroom - New Strategy for Combating Main Ballroom Common Core 3:10 PM Break - All - Coffee Break 1:00 PM Alan Wilson, Attorney General South Carolina Sponsored by the Sen. Campaign Main Ballroom 3:40 PM Steve Bannon, Network 1:20 PM South Carolina Issues - “Keeping it Local” Main Ballroom – Breitbart News Main Ballroom Sheriff Ray Nash, Local Law Inforcement 4:00 PM Katrina Pierson, The Tea Party Leadership Fund Sen. Mike Rose, Local Petition Initiatives Main Ballroom – Introducing Sen. Ted Cruz Reese Boyd, Stand up and Speak Out Bill Conley, Precinct Re-Organization/GOTV 4:05 PM Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Main Ballroom 2:20 PM Rep. Mick Mulvaney Main Ballroom 4:40 PM David Bores Main Ballroom – State Sovereignty vs. Shar’ia 2:40 PM Break - All - Coffee Break, Sponsored by Donald Trump 5:00 PM Joe Dugan, Executive Producer Main Ballroom – Day Two Wrap-up 3:20 PM Lauren Cooley Main Ballroom – Turning Point USA 7:30PM David Bores 3:30 PM Donald Trump Boardroom – State Sovereignty vs. Shar’ia Main Ballroom w/Jeanne Seaver & Mary Wierbicki 4:05 PM Joe Dugan, Executive Producer Main Ballroom – Convention Wrap-up Jeffrey H. Anderson Matt Batzel

Executive Director of the 2017 Is the new National Executive Project. A Ph.D. in political Director of American Majority. science from Claremont Matt had Graduate University, Anderson been the Wisconsin Executive was the senior speech writer at Director since October 2010, the Department when he opened that office. of Health and Human Services from 2008-09. His Under Matt Batzel’s leadership, the Wisconsin chapter of writings have been published in , American Majority has trained 104 winning candidates the Weekly Standard, National Affairs, National Review, at the state and local level, held over 100 trainings, Claremont Review of Books, Investor’s Business Daily, and trained more than 3,800 individuals. Matt gained , and the New York Post. experience at the state and federal levels, including in all three branches of the federal government. He has a tax law background, having practiced in the private sector for over two years following his graduation from Adam Andrzejewski law school.

Founder, OpenTheBooks.com Our mission- post “every dime, online, in real time” Deneen Borelli of all local, state, and federal government spending at Is a conservative author, OpenTheBooks.com & in our columnist, and television award winning Open The Books mobile app. At 1.6 personality. She is best known billion records, we are the largest private repository of for writing Blacklash: How government spending in the world. In 2010, I ran for Obama and the Left are Driving Governor of Illinois and narrowly lost the primary. Americans to the Government My work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Plantation, a political critique that criticizes Forbes, by John Stossel, Stephen Moore, The progressivism, crony capitalism, and elitism under the Channel, and even HBO’s Bill Maher. Obama administration. Borelli is a contributor to Fox News and programs such as , The O’Reilly Factor, Fox and Friends, and Lou Dobbs Tonight Steve Bannon

Serves as the Executive Chairman of Breitbart News David R. Bores Network, LLC. Mr. Bannon serves as the Chief Executive David has been in public Officer of American Vantage service in a variety of leadership Media Corporation and positions for over 45 years. Affinity Media. Mr. Bannon is a Partner of Societe After retiring from the Army in Gererale, one of the largest talent management 1991 as a lieutenant colonel, he companies in the entertainment business. Mr. Bannon served for 16 years as a senior served as the Chief Executive Officer of American officer of the Cherokee (GA) County Sheriff’s Office Vantage Media Corp. Mr. Bannon received his MBA from 1993 to 2008, where he held the rank of major and from Harvard University. He received his undergraduate supervised the agency’s training, internal affairs, court degree from Virginia Polytechnical Institutes College of security, administrative, and accreditation activities. Architecture and has a graduate degree in Government Most recently he was the Chief of Police at Woodstock, from Georgetown University. GA from 2009 to 2012. Jim Bridenstine, Lauren Cooley US House of Representatives Oklahoma 1st Lauren Cooley is a graduate Congressman Jim Bridenstine of Furman University, is a Navy pilot and combat where she earned a B.A. in veteran of Iraq and Political Science and ran the Afghanistan, and lives with his Conservative Students for a wife Michelle and their three Better Tomorrow – a group children in Tulsa, OK. Bridenstine graduated from named the #1 Conservative Student Group in the Rice University with degrees in economics, business Nation. She now works as the Florida Field Coordinator and psychology. After college, he joined the Navy and for Turning Point USA. Ms. Cooley is also a reporter became a pilot, flying combat missions off the USS with Campus Reform. Her stories have been featured Abraham Lincoln in Operation Enduring Freedom in on several national news outlets, including the Drudge Afghanistan, Operation Southern Watch in Iraq, and Report. In addition to her work for Campus Reform, Operation Shock and Awe in Iraq. Later, he transitioned Cooley has written for the Greenville Journal, The to the F-18 Hornet fighter at the Naval Strike and Air College Fix, and her college paper, The Paladin. Warfare Center, the parent command to TOPGUN, where he flew “Red Air” and was also an instructor. Ambassador Henry Cooper

Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D. Amb. Cooper is Chairman of the Board of High Frontier, Dr. Ben Carson overcame a non-profit, non-partisan poverty in inner city Detroit educational corporation, to become one of the most formed to examine the respected physicians in the potential for defending world, serving 39 years as America against missile attack. Founded by General the director of pediatric Daniel O. Graham in the early 1980’s, High Frontier neurosurgery at Johns played a key role in developing the framework for Hopkins Children’s Center. Carson was named by President Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative TIME and CNN as one of the nation’s 20 foremost (SDI). Under Ambassador Cooper’s direction, High physicians and scientists, appointed to the President’s Frontier continues to inform the nation of the growing Council on Bioethics by George W. Bush, and awarded threat of ballistic missiles and of the need for a workable the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is the author missile defense. of six bestselling books, a syndicated columnist and former FOX News contributor. Bill Cowan, Lt. Col. USMC (ret.) Gordon G. Chang Gordon G. Chang is the Bill has been a Fox News author of The Coming Channel contributor for 12 Collapse of China and years and has appeared in Nuclear Showdown: North numerous documentaries Korea Takes On the World. about the Viet Nam war and He has given briefings at the about terrorism. In addition to his highly visible National Intelligence Council, media persona, throughout his professional career the CIA, the State Department, and the Pentagon. He he has remained directly involved in intelligence has testified before Congress. Chang has appeared and military special operations matters for the on CNN, Fox News, Fox Business, MSNBC, CNBC, government. A frequent traveler overseas, Bill PBS, and Bloomberg Television. He has appeared on brings extensive knowledge, experience, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. His writings have understanding of terrorism, global affairs, and appeared in major publications including The New America’s shrinking prominence as a world power. York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Ted Cruz, US Senate, Texas Bill Finlay (Wild Bill For America) In 2012, Ted Cruz was elected as the 34th U.S. Senator from Bill Finlay is a retired American Texas. A passionate fighter for law enforcement officer who limited government, economic now serves as “America’s growth, and the Constitution, Leading Liberalologist”, Ted won a decisive victory in working to cure liberalism in both the Republican primary and the general election, our lifetime. His “Wild Bill for America” videos are seen despite having never before been elected to office. in over 160 countries and have reached millions. As a Propelled by tens of thousands of grassroots activists popular Tea Party speaker and radio guest, Wild Bill’s across Texas, Ted’s election has been described by the mission in life is calling Americans back to the God and Washington Post as “the biggest upset of 2012 . . . a true country principles that founded this nation and were grassroots victory against very long odds.” the key to the success of the USA. As one of the first Tea Party members Bill continues his policy of speaking the Jeff Duncan, truth boldly and encouraging others to do the same. US House of Representatives South Carolina 3rd Louie Gohmert US House of Representatives An SC native and a 1988 Texas 1st graduate of Clemson University. Prior to being As the U.S. Representative from elected to the U.S. House Texas’s First Congressional of Representatives, Congressman Duncan served as District, Louie Gohmert is the branch manager and an Assistant Vice President during Vice Chair of the Judiciary his seven years of working in community banking. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Later, he became the President and CEO of J. Duncan Security, and a senior Member on the House Natural Associates, a South Carolina based, family owned real Resources Committee. He has often been described as estate marketing firm which specialized in statewide real the ‘conscious of the Republican party.’ Prior to being estate auctions. Elected in 2010 to the 112th Congress, elected to serve in Congress, Louie was elected to three Jeff currently sits on three House committees including terms as District Judge in Smith County, Texas. He also the Natural Resources Committee, the Homeland served as Chief Justice of Texas’ 12th Court of Appeals. Security Committee, and the Foreign Affairs. John R. Graham Lester Eisner, Maj. Gen. US Army John R. Graham is a National Guard (ret.) financial, economic, and policy analyst in the health Retired deputy adjutant sector. He is a Senior Fellow general of the South Carolina of the Pacific Research National Guard. With more Institute, National Center than 37 years of exceptionally for Policy Analysis, the Independent Institute, and distinguished service in the U.S. Army and the South the Fraser Institute. He is an Adjunct Scholar at the Carolina National Guard (SCNG) . With a formation Mackinac Center for Public Policy and a contributor of over 1,000 Soldiers from the 59th Aviation Troop at Forbes.com. Graham served as Vice-President Command, Eisner received numerous awards and of AdvaMed, the Advanced Medical Technology praised for his dedication and selfless service. Among the Association, until June 2013. Previously, he was presentations to Eisner were the Distinguished Service the Director of Health Care Studies at The Pacific Medal, Guardsman Retirement Medal, Certificate of Research Institute in San Francisco, California Appreciate, a U.S. flag and the Order of Saint Michael. from May 2005 through July 2012. Kevin Jackson Rob Maness, Colonel USAF, (retired) Kevin Jackson is a best-selling author, a national speaker, Rob Maness’ dedicated service syndicated radio host, and includes a 32-year Air Force funny man who has graced the career and as a Candidate for stage with some of the most a Louisiana well- known politicos. You U.S. Senate seat in 2014. The may have seen him on Fox News, CNN, and others, Founder of GATORPAC, a super-PAC to give liberty- and or heard him on nationally syndicated radio shows minded citizens the teeth and tools to take our country like John Gibson, Lars Larson, and others. Not just a back from the politicians, Maness is committed pretty face, Kevin earned his Bachelor of Science degree to government accountability and constitutional in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist principles. Colonel Maness was on duty in the Pentagon University, and is a Fellow at the Robert J. Dole Institute during the 9/11 attacks, commanded a B-1 squadron of Politics. Kevin has fathered four sons, whom he in combat, and conducted air intelligence operations considers his greatest creation. against the enemy. His many decorations include the Bronze Star Medal for brilliant leadership in combat.

Dennis Michael Lynch Lou Marin

Dennis Michael Lynch is an Chief Executive Officer, I award-winning entrepreneur Am American, Lou Marin is who has spent the past 25 the Chief Executive Officer years building successful and Co-Founder of I Am businesses. He is best known American.org, and a highly for his film productions and decorated appearances on FOX NEWS. FILMS: THEY COME TO Chief Petty Officer and Gulf War 22 year veteran. AMERICA I & II both focused on illegal immigration. Previously, Lou served as Florida Co-State Director His third film, WE RIDE TO DC, exposes the liberal for Herman Cain’s 2012 Presidential campaign. Lou bias powering the main stream media. It also sparked is a “grassroots expert” and brings an enormous thousands of supporters to encourage him to run for amount of leadership experience and contacts to the president. Recently, Dennis appeared on FOX to organization. In addition, he is a world-class magician announce he’s exploring a run in 2016. His website is who specializes in corporate sales marketing and he is DML2016.com. currently a commercial real estate and a bridge/hard money consultant. Jake MacAulay Bob Menges Current director of national outreach and Speakers Bureau Bob Menges resides in member of the Institute on Summerville, SC with his the Constitution (IOTC), wife Patti. A retired USAF an educational outreach veteran with over 20 years that presents the founders’ service on active duty, Bob “American View” of law and government. IOTC has is a constitutional scholar produced thousands of graduates in all 50 states with and expert. He teaches Constitutional Law to home a full understanding of the Biblical principles on which schooled students and has provided seminars all over America’s founding documents are based. Email: Jake@ South Carolina on the Constitution and the biblical TheAmericanView.com / : @constitutionjm / worldview of government. In 2013 Bob was appointed Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jake.m.macaulay as the volunteer South Carolina State Director for the national Convention of States Project. http://www. TowardsaRenewedMind.com Dr. Steve Moysey a presenter for the organization for 3 years. He is the chairman of the Arizona State Constitutional Dr. Steve Moysey is an Commemoration Committee and the founder of organizational psychologist Constitution Week USA, the largest celebration on the who specializes in the areas Constitution in the nation. of conflict resolution and negotiation. Dr. Moysey’s on- going research and writing pays particular attention to law enforcement hostage stand-off situation. His earlier work on the Balcombe Bill Pascoe Street siege and the Iranian Embassy siege in London has appeared internationally in the Journal of Police Bill was born in the District of Crisis Negotiations (Haworth). Originally from Columbia, and grew up in a England, Dr. Moysey now lives in Massachusetts, with Virginia suburb of the nation’s his wife musician Monica Hatch and their two Welsh capital. Springer Spaniels. was his hometown newspaper. Bill says he is a political junkie and writes for other political junkies. Bill has had his hands in a major race in nearly every state. He was Mick Mulvaney a Hill CoS; is a former RNC spokesman and chief US House of Representatives speechwriter; was a former nationally syndicated radio South Carolina 5th talk show host; wrote a column for the the Washington Times for 10 years. Bill wrote his master’s thesis on, Congressman Mulvaney was among others, Sen. Chris Dodd; managed, in recent elected to the U.S. House of cycles, the campaigns of (ahem) Alan Keyes, David Representatives in 2010 – after Vitter, Bret Schundler, and Doug Forrester. defeating 28-year incumbent John Spratt. He has served on the House Small Business Committee, the house Budget Committee, and the Joint-Economic Committee. Mick has worked tirelessly to create solutions to our largest problem – national Katrina Pierson debt. He most notably co-authored “Cut, Cap, and Balance” – as an alternative to raising the debt ceiling in Katrina Pierson is a former August of 2011. ”Cut, Cap, and Balance” would have cut Texas congressional candidate spending, capped spending, and allowed for a Balanced who was honored to receive Budget Amendment to the Constitution. Governor ’s first endorsement of the 2014 cycle. She has served as a Steering Committee member for the Dallas Tea Party, Bill Norton the Founder of the Garland Tea Party, a member of the Texas Tea Party Caucus Advisory Board, and owner of Bill is the National Support Pierson Consulting Group. Katrina appears regularly Team Constitutional on “Cavuto”, and other programs like “Fox and Friends”, Coordinator for Tea Party “On the Record”, “O’Reilly”, and “Hannity”. She is now Patriots.org. He is responsible the spokesperson for The Tea Party Leadership Fund for developing educational PAC, and a commentator on WFAA’s “Inside Texas material related to the Politics”. Constitution for the organization. Bill has also been volunteering with the National Center for Constitutional Studies, or NCCS, for 10 years updating educational material related to the Constitution. He has been Robert Rector Dave Schwartz

Robert Rector, a leading AFP South Carolina State authority on poverty, welfare Director Dave Schwartz has programs and immigration spent his career advocating in America for three decades, for conservative policies and is The Heritage Foundation’s giving a voice to hard-working senior research fellow in taxpayers. In 2014, Dave’s domestic policy. Rector concentrates on a range of leadership guided AFP to help defeat the largest tax related issues, including the collapse of the marriage hike in Greenville County history and has quickly made culture, the breakdown of the family and other social AFP the largest grassroots, free market organization in ills. He is a vocal proponent of marriage education, South Carolina. He has had media appearances on Fox, especially in low-income communities. Rector played NBC, CBS, and in , , USA a major role in crafting the 1996 federal welfare reform Today, the Wall Street Journal, and the Greenville News. legislation, which, for the first time, required recipients Dave and his wife Casey, are parents of two girls, Darby to work or get job training in exchange for benefits. and Delaney. They proudly call Mt. Pleasant home.

Tom Rice Donald J. Trump US House of Representatives South Carolina 7th Donald J. Trump Chairman and President, The Trump Congressman Rice has a Organization is the very deeply rooted connection to definition of the American the Grand Strand and Pee Dee success story, continually areas. Tom entered Congress setting the standards of with a commitment to spur economic development, excellence while expanding his interests in real estate, a drive to implement real tax and spending reform, sports and entertainment. Mr. Trump has over 7 million and a passionate belief that limited government will followers on social media. He uses this platform to better serve the needs and growth of the Seventh advocate for Conservative causes, low taxes, a strong Congressional District of South Carolina by protecting military and pro-growth policies. Mr. Trump was born its unique entrepreneurial spirit. Tom was the Chairman in Queens, New York. He is married to Melania Trump of Horry County Council where his main focus was on and father to Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka, Eric, Tiffany job creation. and Barron. He is a proud grandfather of seven.

Rick Santorum Allan Wilson Attorney General Former U.S. Senator and South Carolina 2012 Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum is CEO of SC Attorney General Alan EchoLight Studios, America’s Wilson: was elected South Fastest-Growing Faith & Carolina’s Fifty-First Attorney Family Film Company. General on November 2, Santorum is Chairman of Patriot Voices, a grassroots 2010, and took office on January 12, 2011, becoming and online community of Americans committed to the nation’s youngest Attorney General. Wilson has promoting faith, family, freedom and opportunity. defended the Constitution and the laws of this state Prior to running for President, Rick served in the U.S. even if it means challenging the federal government. He House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995, and in has protected South Carolina’s right-to-work; helped the U.S. Senate from 1995 to 2007. Santorum wrote the lead the 26-state challenge to the federal health care best seller It Takes a Family. He is also the author of mandate; and successfully safeguarded South Carolina’s American Patriots: Answering the Call to Freedom. voter identification and immigration laws in court.