Speakers: 2026 ACA Fly-In Meeting

Sean P Duffy serves as the 20th United States Secretary of Transportation. From Hayward, Wisconsin, Duffy earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from St. Mary's College of Maryland and a Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law in 1999. Before entering politics, he gained national recognition as a professional lumberjack athlete, competing in world championships, and appeared on MTV's "The Real World: Boston" and "Road Rules: All Stars,” where he met the love of his life, Rachel Campos.

Duffy's legal career began as a special prosecutor in Ashland County, Wisconsin, where he was later appointed district attorney in 2002, serving until 2010. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010, he represented Wisconsin's Northwoods in the 7th congressional district until 2019, focusing on financial services and economic policy as a member of the House Financial Services Committee. His passion was bringing prosperity to rural America. As the lead sponsor of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), Sean Duffy addressed the national ramifications of Puerto Rico's unprecedented debt crisis and ensured that public services for residents could continue. After resigning from Congress to prioritize his family amid health challenges with his ninth child, he co-hosted "The Bottom Line" on Fox Business Network starting in 2023.

As Secretary, Duffy has prioritized infrastructure investments, efficiency, safety, and the speedy delivery of projects. Since July 9, 2025, he has additionally served as acting administrator of NASA. A devoted Catholic and family man, Duffy is married to Rachel Campos-Duffy, a fellow television personality, and they have nine children.

Rodney Davis is Head of Government Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The former congressman leads the Chamber’s engagement on Capitol Hill and with the administration, helping defend against the growing threats to the American free enterprise system and working to advance pro-growth policies.

As a five-term Republican U.S. Representative for Illinois’ 13^th district, Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, and a Deputy Whip, Davis was considered one of the most effective legislators during his tenure, willing to work across the aisle to advance common-sense policy solutions.

Prior to being elected to the U.S. House in 2012, Davis served as projects director for Congressman John Shimkus for 16 years, helping Illinois residents and communities cut through government red tape and support local economic development. He joined the Chamber in August 2024.

Congressman Gabe Evans is proudly serving Colorado’s Eighth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, which includes most of Adams County, Weld County north to and including Greeley, and part of Larimer County including Berthoud.

Gabe comes to Congress eager to make Colorado the best possible place to live and raise a family.

Prior to serving in public office, Gabe served his country in the U.S. Army, the Colorado Army National Guard as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot and company commander, and as an Arvada police officer.

Gabe spent twelve years in the Army, where he completed a combat deployment to the Middle East and served in Operation Enduring Freedom, ultimately reaching the rank of Captain.

In the Colorado Army National Guard, Gabe was stationed at Buckley Air Force Base where he served as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot and company commander responding to wildfires and search and rescues throughout Colorado. In 2011, Gabe joined the Arvada Police Department, where he reached the rank of Lieutenant before retiring to run for public office in 2022.

In 2022, he was elected to serve Colorado House District 48, which he faithfully served before being elected to Congress in 2024.

The grandson of Mexican immigrants, Gabe is a Colorado native who truly understands the beauty and responsibility of the American Dream. Preserving that sacred ideal for his community and children is why he served in the military, raised his hand for law enforcement, was elected to the Colorado State House, and now works to represent Colorado’s Eighth Congressional District well in Washington, D.C.

Gabe and his wife, Anne, own and operate a family farm in southern Weld County where they raise their two boys.

Jeff Hurd is a proud Colorado native who grew up in Grand Junction. His first job was bagging groceries at a local store—a small but formative role that shaped his appreciation for hard work and community. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, Jeff earned law degrees from the University of Denver and Columbia Law School. He clerked for federal appeals court judge Timothy M. Tymkovich before practicing law at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City.

But Colorado was always home. Jeff and his wife, Barbora, returned to western Colorado to raise their family more than a decade ago. He built a successful law practice serving rural communities, focusing primarily on rural electric cooperatives—the locally owned organizations that power much of Colorado’s Third District.

Now, as a U.S. Congressman, Jeff is honored to represent Colorado’s Third District, one of the most stunning and diverse regions in the country. From the rugged San Juan Mountains to the farms and ranches in the San Luis Valley, from Mesa County’s breathtaking public lands to Pueblo’s historic steel mill, the district embodies the best of the American West. It is home to world-renowned ski resorts, thriving ranching and agricultural communities, and one of the nation’s largest energy reserves.

Jeff serves on three key House committees:

Natural Resources – Protecting Colorado’s water, energy, and public lands.
Transportation & Infrastructure – Improving roads, bridges, airports, and water facilities across southern and western Colorado.
Science, Space & Technology – Ensuring that Colorado remains a leader in energy innovation, aerospace, and advanced technology.

He is a steadfast advocate for Western values—fighting for Colorado’s energy independence, water rights, and rural way of life. Jeff’s wife, Barbora, grew up in communist Czechoslovakia. Now a proud American citizen, she and Jeff are raising their five children in Grand Junction.

Since 2007, Congressman Bob Latta has served the people of Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.

Congressman Latta is a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee where he plays an intricate role in crafting the nation’s energy, telecommunications, environment, health care, and interstate commerce policy. Congressman Latta serves as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and is a member of the Subcommittee on Communications & Technology and the Subcommittee on the Environment. Along with his committee positions, Congressman Latta is a Deputy Whip and Co-Chairs the Rural Broadband Caucus and the Congressional Propane Caucus.

Throughout his tenure, Congressman Latta has advocated for the interests of the people of Northwest and Northern Ohio through policies that further economic prosperity and job creation. His top priorities on behalf of his constituents include improving access to broadband capabilities in rural areas, reducing government spending, maintaining a strong national defense, combating the nation’s substance use crisis, fighting for energy independence, and implementing commonsense government reforms.

The Congressman believes that hearing from constituents is essential to representing them in Congress and has held more than 1,500 meetings in Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District since 2012. He also has held more than 130 Courthouse Conference one-on-ones with constituents where he is available to answer questions, discuss issues, and help solve problems with Federal agencies.

Congressman Latta has had 33 bills and provisions signed into law during his Congressional tenure.

As a Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Congressman Latta worked with his colleagues to pass landmark legislation to combat the opioid crisis. Included in that bill was legislation he authored, the INFO Act, which helps provide needed data and information to those on the front lines of this crisis.

Congressman Latta has also advanced key legislation to bolster the United States’ energy sector. This includes the Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act, a law to provide guidance and a licensing framework for the nuclear industry to ensure the United States retains its role as a global energy innovation leader and the Critical Electric Infrastructure Act, a law protecting America’s power grid by providing private entities and the federal government with the tools needed to respond and alleviate grid security emergencies.

Congressman Latta championed efforts in Congress to protect Lake Erie and improve water infrastructure in Ohio. His legislation, the Drinking Water Protection Act, was signed into law, and it assesses and manages the risk of algal toxins in drinking water. In addition, provisions he authored to provide communities more flexibility to fund water projects were signed into law by President Trump in the 115^th Congress.

Congressman Latta also wrote the Safeguarding America’s Pharmaceuticals Act, a law that established a tracking system for pharmaceutical drugs through the supply chain to prevent adulterated and counterfeit drugs from endangering Americans.

Other laws Congressman Latta authored ensure Ohioans have access to propane during the coldest parts of the winter (Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act) and help farmers use cutting-edge technology (Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act).

The Congressman is a steadfast advocate for our nation’s veterans, authoring legislation passed by the House to expedite the processing of VA appeals claims and taking action to ensure Ohio veterans that are suffering from cancer can receive health care closer to home. He also wrote legislation to expand access to TRICARE insurance for national guard members.

In previous Congresses, Congressman Latta served on the House Budget Committee, the House Agriculture Committee, and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Congressman Latta is an avid sportsman and lifelong resident of Northwest Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Bowling Green State University and his Juris Doctor degree at the University of Toledo College of Law. He and his wife, Marcia, live in Bowling Green, and they have two daughters, Elizabeth and Maria.

U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte proudly represents California’s 23^rd District in the U.S. House of Representatives. A video game developer and business owner, Rep. Obernolte is dedicated to ensuring the High Desert and Inland Empire have a strong voice fighting for their interests in Congress.

Rep. Obernolte proudly serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce where he is a member of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology; the Subcommittee on Health; and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. He also serves on the House Budget Committee and House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. He is currently the only serving member of Congress with a graduate-level degree in AI.

Previously, Rep. Obernolte served as a member of the California State Legislature representing the state’s 33^rd Assembly District and as Mayor of the City of Big Bear Lake. He has also served on the boards of the Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District, the Mojave Desert and Mountain Integrated Waste Authority, the Mountain Regional Transit Authority, the League of California Cities Desert-Mountain Division, and the Big Bear City Airport District. In these positions he worked across partisan lines to pass legislation helping California’s hardworking families by lowering taxes, stopping government encroachment into privacy and personal liberties, and upholding law and order. He has also been a strong advocate for local veterans, defending funding for the Barstow Veterans Home and helping ensure California veterans receive the care and respect their service has earned.

Rep. Obernolte lives in Big Bear Lake with his wife, Heather. They have two sons, Hale and Troy. In addition to owning a videogame development studio, Rep. Obernolte is a certified flight instructor and a teacher of martial arts. He holds a B.S. in Engineering and Applied Science from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), an M.S. in Artificial Intelligence from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and a Doctorate in Public Administration from California Baptist University (CBU).

Rep. Veasey is an advocate for Texas' middle-class families and is committed to creating jobs, improving public education, fighting for immigration reform, and ensuring access to quality healthcare and women's reproductive rights.

Congressman Veasey was appointed in the 118^th Congress to serve on the Energy and Commerce and House Armed Services Committees. Prior to his committee appointment, Rep. Veasey served on the Small Business Committee, and the Committee on Science Space and Technology.

Throughout his time in Congress, Rep. Veasey founded the first Congressional Voting Rights Caucus to address the immediate need to eliminate the barriers and discrimination too many Americans face at the polls. In the 117th Congress, he accepted his appointment as an Assistant and Regional Whip. In the 118^th Congress, the Congressman was appointed to serve as a Whip for the Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce.

Rep. Veasey is currently a member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, Congressional Black Caucus and the New Democrat Coalition. He also co-launched the Blue Collar Caucus with Congressman Brendan Boyle to find solutions to problems too many middle-class Americans are facing. The Blue Collar Caucus supports unions and focuses on addressing wage stagnation, offshoring, and job insecurity for those in the manufacturing and building trades.

First elected to the Texas State House in 2004, Congressman Veasey represented District 95 – an area now part of the 33rd Congressional District. As a member of the Texas State House, Rep. Veasey served in a number of leadership positions including Democratic Whip and Chair of the Democratic Caucus.

Issues he championed included fighting for affordable healthcare, funding for better schools, and advocating for a livable wage. Prior to serving four terms in the Texas House of Representatives, Rep. Veasey worked as a congressional staffer in North Texas for Congressman Martin Frost.

The Congressman was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. He and his wife Tonya live in the Metroplex and have a son, Adam.

Rep. Veasey earned a BS from Texas Wesleyan University, where he majored in Mass Communication.

Tim Walberg is currently serving his ninth term in Congress as the representative of southern Michigan, making him Dean of the Michigan congressional delegation. The diverse constituency of Michigan’s 5th District encompasses Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe, and St. Joseph Counties, along with portions of Berrien, Calhoun, and Kalamazoo Counties. Since first taking office, Tim has hosted hundreds of coffee and town hall meetings to better understand the thoughts and concerns of the district.

Prior to his time in public office, Tim served as a pastor in Michigan and Indiana, as president of the Warren Reuther Center for Education and Community Impact, and as a division manager for Moody Bible Institute. He also served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1983 to 1999, and is proud to bring his reputation as a principled legislator, fiscal reformer, and defender of traditional values to Washington.

Based on his record of legislative accomplishment, Tim holds the designation as Michigan's most conservative Member of Congress, based on the American Conservative Union's lifetime score. Tim was also ranked by the Center for Effective Lawmaking, a non-partisan collaboration between Vanderbilt University and University of Virginia, as the most effective member of Michigan's congressional delegation in the 115th Congress. In the following session of Congress, the Center for Effective Lawmaking once again recognized Tim for his policymaking success, naming him the top Republican legislator on technology issues.

In the 119th Congress, Tim serves as Chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee. He also serves on the House Natural Resources Committee.

He and his wife, Sue, have been married for over 50 years, love being grandparents, and enjoy spending time outdoors and riding on their Harley. They live in Tipton, Michigan, where they raised their three children: Matthew, Heidi and Caleb. Tim is a proud grandfather of seven.

As creator of the Ellis Insight publication and Senior Political Analyst for the Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC), Jim Ellis analyzes electoral politics and reports upon trends, characteristics, and tendencies in American elections for political action committees, associations, and legislative advocacy firms.

He formerly provided political consulting services to the House Republican majority through 2006, has run two national political action committees, and managed successful political campaigns.

Jim speaks around the country on electoral politics, previously appeared as a debate participant on the CBS affiliate in Washington, DC’s morning news program, and is a regular on the Sunday Morning Newsmakers with Larry Marino radio show on KRLA in Los Angeles and has been interviewed on many national and local radio programs.

Brittany Kelm is currently serving as a Senior Policy Advisor on the National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC) in the White House. She is proudly utilizing her 10 years of private sector oil and gas experience in downstream, midstream, and upstream leading on domestic and international energy policy for oil and gas, LNG production and exports, pipeline and critical infrastructure at NEDC. Prior to joining the Trump Administration, she represented Shell USA supporting Shell Midstream and the Deepwater Gulf of America business where she worked to ensure seamless interplay with the two enterprises. She also supported the Downstream, Trading and Supply, and Chemical business during her earlier Shell tenure. Brittany came to Shell after working for Valero at San Antonio, TX headquarters where she worked in a Strategic Planning & Public Policy role in Corporate Development. Before arriving downstream at the world-renown refiner Valero, Brittany began her career in the oilfields of the Permian Basin in Midland, TX working upstream for operators including Noble Energy (now Chevron). Prior to going in-house with Noble Energy, she was a Landman and performed land management duties for various independent and publicly traded operators all throughout the Permian counties. Brittany graduated from the University of Texas at Austin where she was active in the Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT), served in the 83rd Legislative Session, and interned in Senator Cruz’s Federal office.

Confirmed Speakers