The Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is convening for the first time since the Republicans lackluster midterm performance in Pennsylvania. In recent years, specifically in 2017 they were fresh off of victories from President Donald Trump and Sen. Pat Toomey, but the message of moving forward to focus on the all-important 2020 election is expected to be the point of focus.
Friday night’s keynote speaker will be Kimberley Strassel, member of the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board, and author of The Intimidation Game: How the Left is Silencing Free Speech. The two day gathering for conservatives kicks off Friday morning at 9 am with workshops on various topics including criminal justice reform, bill of rights, and smart approaches to marijuana policy.
The conference will also include speeches from Sen. Pat Toomey, Rep. Scott Perry, former Congressman Keith Rothfus, state Sens. Mike Folmer and Scott Martin, plus state Reps. Kate Klunk and Daryl Metcalfe.
List of events
Friday, April 5, 2019
9:00 A.M. Workshop A: Americans for Prosperity
Topic: Criminal Justice Reform
Presenters: Beth Anne Mumford, Americans for Prosperity
Matthew Charles, FAMM
Workshop B: Constitutional Organization of Liberty
Topic: Bill of Rights
Presenters: Mike Folmer, State Senator
Lou Petolicchio, COOL
Workshop C: PA Family Institute
Topic: Smart Approaches to Marijuana Policy
Presenters: Michael Geer, PA Family Institute
Luke Niforatos, Smart Approaches to Marijuana
Joe Peters, Former Drug Prosecutor
11:00 A.M. Break
12:00 P.M. Welcome: Lowman Henry, Pennsylvania Leadership Council
12:05 P.M. Speaker: Hon. Patrick Toomey, U.S. Senator
Intro: David Taylor, PA Manufacturers Association
12:35 P.M. Speaker: Mark Janus, Liberty Justice Center
Intro: Matt Brouillette, Commonwealth Partners
1:00 P.M. Panel Whose Money Is It, Anyhow?
Moderator: David Osborne, Fairness Center
Panelists: Kate Klunk, State Representative
Carl Marrara, PA Manufacturers Association
Francisco Molina, Plaintiff in Janus Rights lawsuit
Keith Williams, Americans for Fair Treatment
1:45 P.M. Speaker: Tim Goeglein, Focus on the Family
Intro: Michael Geer, PA Family Institute
2:10 P.M. Panel: Three Cheers for Capitalism
Moderator: Gordon Denlinger, NFIB-PA
Panelists: Gene Barr, PA Chamber Business & Industry
Rebekah Gantner, Phyllis Schlafly Eagles
Mark Hendrickson, Grove City College
Michael Kennedy, Citizens Alliance of PA
2:55 P.M. Speaker: Jimmy Kemp, Jack Kemp Foundation
Intro: Keith Rothfus, former U.S. Representative
3:20 P.M. Panel: Transformative Power of Free Markets
Moderator: Steve Bloom, Commonwealth Foundation
Panelists: Christian Leinbach, Berks County Commissioner
Scott Martin, State Senator
Donna Partin, Merry Maids
John Persinger, Erie DDC
4:05 P.M. Speaker: Kay Coles James, Heritage Foundation
Intro: Charles Mitchell, Commonwealth Foundation
5:00 P.M. Pre-Dinner Reception with Kimberly Strassel
6:00 P.M. Liberty Dinner
Featured Speaker: Kimberley Strassel
Video: Conceived in Liberty: 30 Years of the PLC
John Gizzi, Newsmax
Paul Kengor, Grove City College
M.C.: Colin Hanna, Let Freedom Ring USA
National Anthem: Rita Angelucci
Post-Dinner: Millennial Mixer (Governors A&B)
Post-Dinner: Dessert Reception (Exhibit Hall)
Saturday, April 6, 2019
7:00 A.M. Freedom Breakfast
Speaker: Greg Wrightstone, Inconvenient Facts
Speakers: Statewide Judicial Candidates
M.C.: Rose Tennent, Rose Unplugged
8:00 A.M. Panel: Hot Topix
Moderator: Jeff Lord, Author and Commentator
Panelists: Kim Kennedy, Conversations on the Culture
Daryl Metcalfe, State Representative
Jeremy Samek, PA Family Institute
Kim Stolfer, Firearms Owners Against Crime
8:50 A.M. Speaker: Kathy Barnett, Political Commentator
9:10 A.M. Keynote Speaker: Scott Perry, U.S. Representative
9:30 A.M. Panel: Winning Hearts and Minds
Moderator: Beth Anne Mumford, Americans for Prosperity-PA
Panelists: Matt Batzel, American Majority
Lois Kaneshiki, Blair County Republican Women
Conor Maguire, WPA Intel
Mitchell Snyder, PA College Republicans
10:20 A.M. Mini-Panel: Second Chances
Panelists: Jordan Richardson, Charles Koch Institute
Gene Barr, PA Chamber
10:40 A.M. Speaker: Cliff Maloney, Jr., Young Americans for Liberty
11:00 A.M. Break
12 NOON Leadership Luncheon
M.C.: David Taylor, PA Manufacturers Association
Speaker: Salena Zito, Author & Columnist
Straw Poll: Scott R. Davis, PA Leadership Council
1:30 P.M. Workshop
Topic: How to fight Deep State Regulators
Presenter: Patrick Hedger, Freedom Works
3:30 P.M. Conference Concludes
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9 Responses
Lotta anger at this gig….a lotta anger.
Every attendee will receive a free tinfoil hat with the PLC logo.
The 8am Saturday lineup with d-bag Darryl Metcalfe looks like a winner. “Welcome, fellow knuckle-draggers”!!!
If these are leaders than I am Queen!!
Bissell, useless troll!
I mean, I’d rather use franks wing sauce as lube than sit through this dumpster fire of a line up.
I wonder if Val DiGiorgio will show his face after another azz beating. The Republican Party is in shambles yet people in the southeast still drink the Val Kool-Aid. Unbelievable how poorly his candidates have performed yet people still think he’s doing a good job. WAKE UP!!
Why does Lt Gov John Fetterman always dress like he is in a Communist Government Position ?
Actually, Fetterman and Val D. are co-presenting on Saturday before the conferences concludes. The topic will be: “Had Scott Wagner Not Worn a Tie Would He Have Won?” In a real twist, in regard to wearing ties, Fetterman is arguing “no” and Val is arguing “yes”.