American Legion Boys State
|
State |
Name |
Career |
|
AK |
Kevin Collier |
National Commander, Sons of The American Legion 2015-16 |
|
AK |
Loren Leman |
Alaska Lt. Governor |
|
AL |
E. C. “Sonny” Hornsby |
Former Chief Justice Alabama Supreme Court |
|
AL |
Fob James |
Former Governor Alabama |
|
AL |
Donald James |
CEO Vulcan Materials, Inc. |
|
AL |
Robert Bentley |
Governor Alabama |
|
AL |
Mike Warren |
CEO Energen |
|
AL |
Don James |
CEO Vulcan Materials |
|
AR |
William J. Clinton |
U.S. President, Arkansas Governor (Boys Nation) |
|
AR |
Fred Akers |
Head Football Coach – WY, TX, Purdue |
|
AR |
Mike Huckabee |
Former Arkansas Governor; FOX talk show host |
|
AR |
David Pryor |
Former U.S. Senator |
|
AR |
General Wesley Clark |
Retired General, U.S. Army |
|
AR |
Keith Jackson |
All-Pro NFL tight end |
|
AR |
Mike Beebe |
Governor Arkansas |
|
AR |
Tom Cotton |
U.S. Congressman |
|
AZ |
Bruce Babbitt |
Former Arizona Governor, Sec of Interior 1993-2001 |
|
AZ |
Ernest Calderon |
Chairman, Arizona Board of Regents |
|
AZ |
Fred DuVal |
Clinton Advisor; Chief of Protocol |
|
AZ |
Jim Shumway |
Arizona Secretary of State |
|
AZ |
Jonathan Larkin |
Arizona House of Representatives |
|
AZ |
Bill Gates |
Phoenix City Councilman |
|
AZ |
Ken Bennett |
Former Arizona Secretary of State |
|
CA |
Donal F. Logue |
Actor/Producer-best known for his early 2000s Fox sitcom: |
|
CA |
Gaddi Vasquez |
Director, US Peace Corps |
|
CA |
John Perez |
Speaker, California Assembly |
|
CA |
Peter Sims |
Award-winning author |
|
CA |
Jonathan Shapiro |
Emmy Award Winning Producer/Writer “The Practice”; |
|
CA |
Andre Quintero |
Mayor of El Monte (Boys Nation) |
|
CA |
Steven Ly |
Former Mayor of Rosemead |
|
CA |
Ron Rivera |
Head Coach Carolina Panthers NFL |
|
CA |
Jeff Pash |
General Counsel NFL |
|
CO |
Brett Johnson |
Colorado State Deputy Treasurer |
|
CO |
Mike Coffman |
U.S. Congressman |
|
CO |
Ed Perlman |
U.S. Congressman |
|
CO |
John Griego |
Veterans Constituent Advocate to Senator Michael Bennet (Boys Nation) |
|
CO |
Wayne Williams |
Colorado Secretary of State |
|
CT |
Joseph Lieberman |
U.S. Senator (Boys Nation) |
|
CT |
Bill O’Neill |
Former Governor of Connecticut |
|
CT |
Chris Murphy |
U.S. Senator |
|
DE |
Joseph R Biden III (Beau) |
DE Attorney General (Boys Nation) |
|
DE |
Jeff Bullock |
Delaware Secretary of State |
|
DE |
John DiLeuterio |
Chief of Staff (in state) Sen. Biden’s Office (Boys Nation) |
|
FL |
Charlie Crist |
Former Florida Governor |
|
FL |
Donald Tucker |
Former U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic |
|
FL |
Lawton Chiles |
Former Florida Governor; U.S. Senator |
|
FL |
Thomas Wetherell |
Former president Florida State University |
|
FL |
Reubin Askew |
Former Florida Governor |
|
FL |
Glenn Hubbard |
Former Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors |
|
GA |
Sam Nunn |
Former U.S. Senator |
|
GA |
Robert S. Turner |
Past Nat’l Commander – American Legion |
|
GA |
Gyneth Waldron |
Originated “Dukes of Hazzard” TV/Movie Writer |
|
GA |
Hines Ward |
MVP Super Bowl XL – Pittsburgh Steelers |
|
GA |
Eric Berry |
Former NFL player |
|
ID |
Mike Crapo |
U.S. Senator |
|
ID |
Lou Dobbs |
TV anchor man |
|
IL |
Roger Ebert |
Pulitzer Prize Winner – Movie Critic |
|
IL |
Jim Peters |
Author – “Arlington National Cemetery” |
|
IL |
Michael Flanagan |
Former U.S. Congressman |
|
IL |
Steven Osusami |
Award winning ABC News correspondent |
|
IN |
Richard Lugar |
Former U.S. Senator |
|
IN |
Mitchell Daniels |
Former Governor; President Purdue University |
|
IN |
Dale Barnett |
American Legion National Commander 2015-16 |
|
IA |
Charles Grassley |
U.S. Senator |
|
IA |
Michael Johanns |
Former Secretary of Agriculture; Former Nebraska |
|
KS |
John Carlin |
Former Governor of Kansas; Nat’l Archivist |
|
KS |
Delano Lewis |
Former Ambassador to South Africa |
|
KS |
Ajit Pai |
FCC Commissioner |
|
KS |
Derek Schmidt |
Kansas Attorney General |
|
KS |
Josh Svaty |
Former Kansas Secretary of Agriculture |
|
KS |
Steve Doocy |
Commentator “Fox and Friends” TV news show |
|
KY |
Julian M. Carroll |
Former Governor of Kentucky |
|
KY |
Joddy Richard |
Speaker of the House Kentucky House of Representatives |
|
KY |
Tim Moore |
Kentucky House of Representatives |
|
LA |
Edwin Edwards |
Former Louisiana Governor |
|
LA |
James Carville |
Political consultant |
|
LA |
John Breau |
U.S. Congressman |
|
LA |
David Vitter |
U.S. Senator |
|
LA |
Buddy Roemer |
Former Louisiana Governor |
|
LA |
Ray Mabus |
Former Mississippi Governor; Secretary of the Navy |
|
MA |
Michael Dukakis |
MA Governor/Presidential Candidate |
|
MA |
Dan Duquette |
GM Baltimore Orioles MLB |
|
MA |
Mike Hazen |
GM Boston Red Sox MLB |
|
MD |
Dilip Paliath |
Governor’s Legislative Assistant |
|
MD |
Sean Fahey |
Rhodes Scholar, U.S. Naval Academy |
|
MD |
Lt. Cdr. Patrick McClanahan |
White House Fellow |
|
MD |
Thurl Bailey |
Boys State Governor 1978, Former NBA Player, author, actor, singer, public speaker |
|
ME |
John Balducci |
U.S. Congressman; Former Governor (ME) |
|
ME |
John McKernan |
U.S. Congressman; Former Governor (ME) |
|
MI |
Peter McPherson |
President, Michigan State University |
|
MI |
Charles Pope |
Michigan District Court Judge |
|
MI |
Dr. Grant Comer |
Retina Eye Surgeon |
|
MI |
Dr. Owen Pertman |
Traumatic Brain Injury Specialist |
|
MS |
Trent Lott |
U.S. Senator |
|
MO |
Scott Bakula |
Actor |
|
MO |
Matt Blunt |
Former Governor of Missouri |
|
MO |
Rush Limbaugh |
Journalist, Author |
|
MO |
Stan Kroenke |
Owner of professional sports teams |
|
MO |
David Koechner |
Actor |
|
MO |
Bob Kustra |
President, Boise State University |
|
MO |
Robert Holden |
Former Governor of Missouri |
|
MO |
Ted Kulongoski |
Governor of Oregon |
|
MO |
Scott Murphy |
U.S. Congressman – D- NY 20th Dist. - (Boys Nation) |
|
MO |
Jim Bohannon |
Radio Personality |
|
MO |
Thomas Plaskett |
Former President of American Airlines, Continental |
|
MT |
Max Baucus |
U.S. Senator/U.S. Ambassador to China (Boys Nation) |
|
MT |
Steve Bullock |
Governor Montana (Boys Nation) |
|
MT |
Steve Daines |
U.S. Congressman |
|
MT |
Ryan Zinke |
U.S. House of Representatives |
|
ND |
Phil Jackson |
Coach of NBA Chicago and LA teams |
|
ND |
John Hoeven |
Former North Dakota Governor; U.S. Senator |
|
ND |
Drew Wrigley |
Lt. Governor, North Dakota |
|
ND |
Joel Heitkamp |
Radio talk show personality |
|
ND |
Jim Ramstad |
Former U.S. Congressman |
|
NE |
MG Roger Lempke |
Adjutant General, Mil. Dept. of Nebraska |
|
NE |
Dave Heineman |
Lt. Governor of Nebraska |
|
NE |
Jon Bruning |
Nebraska Attorney General |
|
NE |
Ben Nelson |
U.S. Senator; Former Governor of Nebraska |
|
NE |
Dr. Ben Sasse |
President, Midland University |
|
NE |
Neal Schnoor |
President, Northern State University |
|
NC |
James Hunt |
Former Governor of North Carolina |
|
NC |
Michael Jordan |
Professional Athlete |
|
NC |
James Martin |
Governor of North Carolina |
|
NC |
Richard Riley |
NC Governor/Secretary of Education |
|
NJ |
Robert Menendez |
U.S. Senator |
|
NJ |
Christopher Christie |
Governor, New Jersey (Boys Nation) |
|
NJ |
Samuel Alito |
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court |
|
NJ |
Rob Andrews |
Member of House of Representatives |
|
NJ |
Jon Bon Jovi |
Rock Star |
|
NJ |
James Bracchitta |
Actor |
|
NJ |
James Gandolfini |
Actor |
|
NJ |
Bruce Springsteen |
Professional musician |
|
NJ |
Leonard Vance |
U.S. Congressman – New Jersey |
|
NJ |
Cory Booker |
U.S. Senator |
|
NJ |
Aneesh Chopra |
First U.S. Chief Technology Officer (Boys Nation) |
|
NY |
George Pataki |
Former Governor of New York |
|
NY |
Dr. Nick Sallese |
Renowned Professor at St. John’s Univ. |
|
NY |
Frank Patience |
Secretary of the New York Senate |
|
NY |
David Valesky |
New York State Senator |
|
OH |
Neil Armstrong |
NASA Astronaut – First to walk on the moon |
|
OH |
Michael Oxley |
U.S. Congressman – Ohio |
|
OH |
Thomas Moyer |
Chief Justice – Ohio Supreme Court |
|
OH |
Lt. Col. Carl Walz |
NASA Astronaut |
|
OH |
Col. Terence Henricks |
NASA Astronaut |
|
OH |
Dr. Michael Gearnhart |
NASA Astronaut |
|
OH |
Paul Gilmore |
U.S. Congressman – Ohio |
|
OH |
Randy Gradishar |
Former NFL linebacker – Denver Broncos; member |
|
OH |
Joe Johns |
Reporter – CNN |
|
OH |
Col. Gregory Johnson |
NASA Astronaut |
|
OH |
Greg Lashutka |
Former Mayor, Columbus, Ohio |
|
OH |
Major David Moreland |
U.S. Air Force Major. Three year tour as Maintenance |
|
OH |
Larry Smith |
College Football Coach – Tulane, Arizona, USC, Missouri |
|
OH |
Darrin Blackford |
U.S. Secret Service Agent. Member of the Presidential Protection details for Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush. |
|
OH |
Richard Cordray |
Former Ohio State Treasurer and Attorney General. |
|
OH |
Roger Ailes |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FOX News |
|
OH |
Chris Workman |
Executive Goldman Sachs (Boys Nation President 1989) |
|
OH |
Alan Penn |
President – Kiwanis International 2011 – 2012 |
|
OH |
William Batchelder |
Speaker of the House – Ohio House of Representatives |
|
OH |
Clarence Hill |
American Legion National Commander 2009 - 2010 |
|
OH |
Jon Waters |
Director – Ohio State University Marching Band |
|
OH |
Paul Pride |
Colonel/Superintendent Ohio State Highway Patrol |
|
OH |
Tim Gorrell |
Director Ohio Department of Veterans Affairs |
|
OH |
Randy Cole |
Executive Director Ohio Turnpike Commission |
|
OH |
Hugh Hewitt |
National syndicated radio talk show host “Hugh Hewitt |
|
OH |
Jimmy “Jimmy Jam” |
National syndicated radio talk show host “Dave and Jimmy |
|
OH |
Hon. Michael Newman |
United States Magistrate Judge; President, Federal Bar |
|
OK |
Troy Aikman |
Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Super Bowl champion and journalist |
|
OK |
Skip Bayless |
ESPN and Fox Sports commentator and journalist |
|
OK |
Gen. Tom Stafford |
Air Force Lieutenant General, NASA Astronaut |
|
OK |
Gene Stephenson |
Former head baseball coach Wichita State University |
|
PA |
Admiral Jonathan Greeenert |
Former Chief of Naval Operations |
|
PA |
Nick Troiano |
Politician |
|
OR |
Phil Keisling |
Oregon Secretary of State |
|
SC |
Craig Melvin |
Anchor - MSNBC |
|
SC |
Richard Riley |
Former Gov and Sec of Educ. (Clinton) |
|
SC |
Joe Riley |
Mayor of Charleston, SC |
|
SC |
Vonnie Holiday |
NFL Player (Packers and Broncos) |
|
SC |
Tim Scott |
U.S. Senator |
|
SC |
Joel Smith |
Former CEO – Bank of America |
|
SC |
Ryan McGee |
Commentator/Writer ESPN the Magazine |
|
SC |
Corey Chavis |
Former NFL player/current TV analyst |
|
SC |
Richard Gergel |
U.S. District Court Judge – South Carolina |
|
SD |
Tom Brokaw |
NBC News Anchor |
|
SD |
Col. Charles Gemar |
Astronaut |
|
SD |
Al Neuharth |
Founder of USA Today |
|
SD |
Larry Pressler |
Former U.S. Senator |
|
SD |
Tom Daschle |
Former Senate Minority Leader |
|
SD |
John Thune |
U.S. Senator |
|
SD |
Dusty Johnson |
U.S. Representative, South Dakota |
|
SD |
Spencer Gosch |
South Dakota State Speaker of the House |
|
SD |
Ty Littau |
Director of Operations, Littau Angus Ranch |
|
SD |
Dennis Daugaard |
Attorney and former South Dakota state governor |
|
SD |
Ryan Brunner |
Senior Policy Advisor to South Dakota State governor; former South Dakota state School and Public Lands Commissioner |
|
SD |
Mark Salter |
Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court |
|
SD |
Tim Johnson |
Former U.S. Senator, retired attorney |
|
SD |
Reed Holwegner |
South Dakota Legislative Research Council Director |
|
TN |
Lamar Alexander |
Former Governor and U.S. Senator |
|
TX |
Alan Keyes |
Presidential Candidate; talk show host |
|
TX |
Scott Scarborough |
President, University of Akron |
|
TX |
Derek Eagleton |
Senior Director of Media and Programming, Dallas |
|
TX |
Michael Dudley |
Live announcer of Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald |
|
TX |
Pete Olsen |
U.S. Congressman |
|
TX |
Patrick Rose |
3-term Texas House of Representative |
|
TX |
Dan Gattis |
3-term Texas House of Representative |
|
TX |
Gray Miller |
U.S. District Court Judge (Texas Boys State Governor and |
|
UT |
Mike Lee |
U.S. Senator (Boys Nation) |
|
UT |
David Barlow |
U.S. Attorney – District of Utah (Boys Nation) |
|
VA |
Carroll Dale |
Former NFL Player - Superbowl |
|
VA |
Angus King |
U.S. Senator (ME); Former Governor (ME) |
|
WA |
Randy Revelle |
Former Lt. Gov. of Washington |
|
WI |
Robert G. Froehlke |
Former Secretary of the Army |
|
WI |
Donald G. Iselin |
Rear Admiral, United States Navy |
|
WI |
James Scott McCallum |
Former Governor Wisconsin |
|
WI |
Thomas E. Petri |
U.S. Congressman – Wisconsin |
|
WI |
Scott Walker |
Governor, Wisconsin (Boys Nation) |
|
WI |
Martin J. Schrieber |
Former Governor Wisconsin |
|
WI |
William Steiger |
US Congressman |
|
WI |
Dan Travanti |
Actor |
|
WI |
Al Jarreau |
Award Winning Singer and Entertainer |
|
WI |
James Santelle |
U.S. Attorney – Southeast Wisconsin |
|
WI |
Dick Bennett |
College Basketball Coach |
|
WI |
Brad Smith |
President of Microsoft & their Chief Legal Counsel |
|
WV |
Bob Wise |
Former U.S. Congressman and Governor of WV |
|
WV |
Nick Saban |
Head football coach University of Alabama |
|
WY |
Richard Cheney |
U.S. Vice President/Congressman |
|
WY |
Dave Freudenthal |
U.S. Attorney and Governor of Wyoming (Boys Nation) |
|
WY |
Michael B. Enzi |
U.S. Senator |