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853                            <option value="2684">A.J. Rice</option>
854                            <option value="5560">Aaron Prager</option>
855                            <option value="5510">Aaron Q. Seibert</option>
856                            <option value="5503">Abby Milburn</option>
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862                            <option value="3020">Adam Guillette</option>
863                            <option value="2085">Adam  Carrington</option>
864                            <option value="2128">Adam Turner</option>
865                            <option value="5112">Adam Molon</option>
866                            <option value="4950">Adam Schwarze</option>
867                            <option value="5232">Adelle Nazarian</option>
868                            <option value="5184">Aiden Buzzetti</option>
869                            <option value="5104">Aimee Yentes</option>
870                            <option value="5260">Alan Jernigan</option>
871                            <option value="2031">Alan Korwin</option>
872                            <option value="3932">Alan Joseph Bauer</option>
873                            <option value="5073">Alberto Martinez</option>
874                            <option value="5146">Alec Nathaniel Baldwin</option>
875                            <option value="3487">Alejo Vidal-Quadras</option>
876                            <option value="2729">Dr. Alex McFarland</option>
877                            <option value="5157">Alex Mooney</option>
878                            <option value="5389">Alex Mealer</option>
879                            <option value="5228">Alexander Gray</option>
880                            <option value="5275">Alexandra Gaiser</option>
881                            <option value="5566">Alexandra Stinson</option>
882                            <option value="4737">Alexis Wilkins</option>
883                            <option value="4945">Alfonso Aguilar</option>
884                            <option value="2799">Alfredo  Ortiz</option>
885                            <option value="3420">Ali Safavi</option>
886                            <option value="5491">Ali Holcomb</option>
887                            <option value="5429">Alice Galv&#xE1;n</option>
888                            <option value="4913">Alicia Thompson</option>
889                            <option value="5070">Alleigh Marr&#xE9;</option>
890                            <option value="1536">Allen West</option>
891                            <option value="5511">Allison Ball</option>
892                            <option value="2780">Alveda King</option>
893                            <option value="4925">Amanda Fischer</option>
894                            <option value="4933">Amanda Johnson</option>
895                            <option value="5088">Amanda Peterson</option>
896                            <option value="2462">
896Ambassador Adam Ereli</option>
897                            <option value="3670">Amber Smith</option>
898                            <option value="5049">Amelia Hamilton</option>
899                            <option value="5410">Americans for Prosperity</option>
900                            <option value="5398">Amie Ichikawa</option>
901                            <option value="5309">Amy Curtis</option>
902                            <option value="4928">Andre Archie</option>
903                            <option value="3936">Andrea Trudden</option>
904                            <option value="3523">Andrea Bottner</option>
905                            <option value="5332">Andrea Mew</option>
906                            <option value="2639">Andreas Hellmann</option>
907                            <option value="2339">Andrew Mangione</option>
908                            <option value="551">Andrew Langer</option>
909                            <option value="5318">Andrew Wommack</option>
910                            <option value="5283">Andrew Gins</option>
911                            <option value="5284">Andrew Lewis</option>
912                            <option value="5569">Andrew Pry</option>
913                            <option value="4882">Andy Jackson</option>
914                            <option value="4960">Angie Wong</option>
915                            <option value="10">Ann Coulter</option>
916                            <option value="5031">Ann Marie Buerkle</option>
917                            <option value="4966">Anna Stephens</option>
918                            <option value="5418">Anna Pingel</option>
919                            <option value="5558">Anna Lulis</option>
920                            <option value="5423">Anthony Constantini</option>
921                            <option value="5278">Anthony Hartsook</option>
922                            <option value="3072">Anthony Watts</option>
923                            <option value="2900">Antonia Okafor-Cover</option>
924                            <option value="5270">Ariel Cohen</option>
925                            <option value="112">Armstrong Williams</option>
926                            <option value="3913">Art Ally</option>
927                            <option value="1896">Arthur Schaper</option>
928                            <option value="5097">Asa Hutchinson</option>
929                            <option value="3310">Asheesh Agarwal</option>
930                            <option value="4832">Ashley Hayek</option>
931                            <option value="196">Ashley Herzog</option>
932                            <option value="5354">Ashley Evdokimo</option>
933                            <option value="5455">Ashley Clapper Bennett</option>
934                            <option value="4783">Audrey Perry Martin</option>
935                            <option value="5344">Aundrea Gomez</option>
936                            <option value="5280">Austin O&#x27;Connell</option>
937                            <option value="4920">Austin Stone</option>
938                            <option value="5081">Avrohom Gordimer</option>
939                            <option value="1633">Barney Brenner</option>
940                            <option value="5017">Barry Poulson</option>
941                            <option value="5515">Rep. Barry Moore and Michael Hough</option>
942                            <option value="1556">Bartlett Cleland</option>
943                            <option value="4979">Becky Dummermuth</option>
944                            <option value="5035">Ben Toma</option>
945                            <option value="29">Ben Shapiro</option>
946                            <option value="1460">Benjamin Bull</option>
947                            <option value="5370">Beth Rodriguez</option>
948                            <option value="1710">Betsy McCaughey</option>
949                            <option value="2912">Bill Wenger</option>
950                            <option value="4994">Bill Bock</option>
951                            <option value="5000">Bill Martinez</option>
952                            <option value="5458">Bill G. Schuette</option>
953                            <option value="5292">Bishop Paul Lanier</option>
954                            <option value="5263">Blaine Conzatti</option>
955                            <option value="5091">Bob Rubin</option>
956                            <option value="5149">Bob Unanue</option>
957                            <option value="961">Bob McEwen</option>
958                            <option value="804">Bob Barr</option>
959                            <option value="5339">Bobby Mukkamala</option>
960                            <option value="5554">Bojan Lazarevski</option>
961                            <option value="5330">Bonner Russell Cohen</option>
962                            <option value="4990">Bonnie Glick</option>
963                            <option value="5362">Brad Brandon</option>
964                            <option value="3169">Brad Slager</option>
965                            <option value="3008">Brad Parscale</option>
966                            <option value="5231">Brandon Combs</option>
967                            <option value="5264">Brendan Steinhauser</option>
968                            <option value="5464">Brent Dusing</option>
969                            <option value="5025">Brent Bozell</option>
970                            <option value="2736">
970Brent  Bozell III</option>
971                            <option value="5">Brent Bozell and Tim Graham</option>
972                            <option value="5276">Bret Boyd</option>
973                            <option value="5485">Brett Decker</option>
974                            <option value="5196">Brian Simboli</option>
975                            <option value="5167">Brian Taef</option>
976                            <option value="1423">Brian McNicoll</option>
977                            <option value="1490">Brian Darling</option>
978                            <option value="2633">Brian Lonergan</option>
979                            <option value="2416">Brian Garst</option>
980                            <option value="3588">Brian Maloney</option>
981                            <option value="5494">Brianne Dressen</option>
982                            <option value="4890">Brigadier General John Teichert (Ret)</option>
983                            <option value="4891">Brilyn Hollyhand</option>
984                            <option value="3887">Brooke Rollins</option>
985                            <option value="2762">Bruce McColm</option>
986                            <option value="3667">Bryan Bashur</option>
987                            <option value="3402">Bryan Leib</option>
988                            <option value="5567">Bryan Posthumus</option>
989                            <option value="907">Byron York</option>
990                            <option value="5254">Cailey Myers</option>
991                            <option value="33">Cal Thomas</option>
992                            <option value="5420">Cale Brown</option>
993                            <option value="4993">Caleb Larson</option>
994                            <option value="1810">Calvin Beisner</option>
995                            <option value="5488">Cameron Arcand</option>
996                            <option value="5359">Cara Kingan</option>
997                            <option value="3731">Carla Sands</option>
998                            <option value="4983">Carlos Gazitua</option>
999                            <option value="5326">Carly Bird</option>
1000                            <option value="4970">Carolyn Phippen</option>
1001                            <option value="5090">Carolyn Bolton</option>
1002                            <option value="3621">Carrie Sheffield</option>
1003                            <option value="197">Carrie Lukas</option>
1004                            <option value="3166">Casey Ryan</option>
1005                            <option value="5471">Casey Luskin</option>
1006                            <option value="5430">Catherine Snow</option>
1007                            <option value="5400">Catherine Treadwell-Perry</option>
1008                            <option value="447">Cesar Conda</option>
1009                            <option value="2760">Chad Savage</option>
1010                            <option value="4724">Chad Wolf</option>
1011                            <option value="5529">Chad Mizelle</option>
1012                            <option value="5234">Chadwick Hagan</option>
1013                            <option value="5042">Chaplain Bill Adams</option>
1014                            <option value="4804">Charity Williamson</option>
1015                            <option value="2220">Charles  Sauer</option>
1016                            <option value="5037">Charles Moran</option>
1017                            <option value="5064">Charles Gasparino</option>
1018                            <option value="1572">Charlie Kirk</option>
1019                            <option value="2511">Chelsey Youman</option>
1020                            <option value="5368">Dr. Chloe Carmichael</option>
1021                            <option value="5345">Chloe Hunt</option>
1022                            <option value="5347">Chloe Sparwath</option>
1023                            <option value="5308">Chloe Trapanotto</option>
1024                            <option value="5457">Chris Grottenthaler</option>
1025                            <option value="5071">Chris Pavlovski</option>
1026                            <option value="5094">Chris Nicholson, Ph.D.</option>
1027                            <option value="4965">Chris Potts</option>
1028                            <option value="2454">Chris Talgo</option>
1029                            <option value="2805">Chris Stigall</option>
1030                            <option value="2688">Chris Salcedo</option>
1031                            <option value="3165">Chris  Stansbury</option>
1032                            <option value="5472">Christa Brown</option>
1033                            <option value="3769">Christian Watson</option>
1034                            <option value="2583">Christian  Josi</option>
1035                            <option value="5366">Christina Smith</option>
1036                            <option value="5440">Christine Smith</option>
1037                            <option value="5533">Christine Piacentino</option>
1038                            <option value="5333">Christopher Schorr</option>
1039                            <option value="5134">Christopher Wilson</option>
1040                            <option value="5250">Chuck Wald</option>
1041                            <option value="5501">Dr. Chuck Coker</option>
1042                            <option value="5434">Chuck Flint</option>
1043                            <option value="1937">Chuck Donovan</option>
1044                            <option value="5043">CJ Pearson</option>
1045                            <option value="5412">Clare Ath</option>
1046                            <option value="5539">Cl&#xE1;udia Nunes</option>
1047                            <option value="5006">5 h</option>
1048                            <option value="5512">Rep. Clay Fuller</option>
1049                            <option value="3190">Clayton Fuller</option>
1050                            <option value="2663">Cliff Nichols</option>
1051                            <option value="5107">Clive Fields</option>
1052                            <option value="4851">Col. David Trotter</option>
1053                            <option value="5226">Col. Rob Maness</option>
1054                            <option value="5279">Congressman Abe Hamadeh</option>
1055                            <option value="2841">Congressman Andy Biggs</option>
1056                            <option value="3550">Congressman Drew Ferguson</option>
1057                            <option value="2489">Congressman Jim Banks</option>
1058                            <option value="2983">Congressman Lance Gooden</option>
1059                            <option value="2862">Congressman Matt Gaetz</option>
1060                            <option value="5314">Congressman Mike Flood</option>
1061                            <option value="3215">Congressman Tony  Gonzales</option>
1062                            <option value="3873">Congressman Troy E. Nehls</option>
1063                            <option value="2517">Congresswoman Ann Wagner</option>
1064                            <option value="3700">Congresswoman Harriet Hageman</option>
1065                            <option value="2739">Connor Martin</option>
1066                            <option value="3924">Cooper  Conway</option>
1067                            <option value="5251">Cooper Smith</option>
1068                            <option value="5051">Corey Lewandowski</option>
1069                            <option value="3226">Craig  Caruana</option>
1070                            <option value="2746">Craig Rucker</option>
1071                            <option value="211">Craig Shirley</option>
1072                            <option value="5523">Craig W. Stanfill</option>
1073                            <option value="5101">Curtis Schube</option>
1074                            <option value="3903">Curtis Hill</option>
1075                            <option value="1879">D.W. Wilber</option>
1076                            <option value="5565">Dalaney Book</option>
1077                            <option value="2753">Dale Wilcox</option>
1078                            <option value="5557">DaLeesa Quain</option>
1079                            <option value="5317">Dalia Ziada</option>
1080                            <option value="5556">Dan Remmenga</option>
1081                            <option value="5481">Dan Kleinman</option>
1082                            <option value="571">Dan Stein</option>
1083                            <option value="4829">Dan Steiner</option>
1084                            <option value="4929">Dan Burton</option>
1085                            <option value="3566">Dan Backer</option>
1086                            <option value="3490">Daniel Savickas</option>
1087                            <option value="5156">Daniel Dew</option>
1088                            <option value="5200">Daniel Turner</option>
1089                            <option value="5185">Daniel Erspamer</option>
1090                            <option value="5095">Danielle Runyan</option>
1091                            <option value="5053">Dave Rose</option>
1092                            <option value="5124">Dave Donaldson</option>
1093                            <option value="5141">David Dunmoyer</option>
1094                            <option value="5222">David Byrd</option>
1095                            <option value="5014">David May</option>
1096                            <option value="4996">David Friedman</option>
1097                            <option value="4968">David Tahar</option>
1098                            <option value="4969">David Murphy</option>
1099                            <option value="4946">David Walker</option>
1100                            <option value="5540">David Clouse</option>
1101                            <option value="5532">David Sauer</option>
1102                            <option value="5484">David Klinghoffer</option>
1103                            <option value="5505">David Krueger</option>
1104                            <option value="5437">David Zaikin</option>
1105                            <option value="4881">David Burg</option>
1106                            <option value="4896">David Osborne</option>
1107                            <option value="3907">David Weinberger</option>
1108                            <option value="816">David Harsanyi</option>
1109                            <option value="1355">David Williams</option>
1110                            <option value="1359">David Legates</option>
1111                            <option value="5571">David Richardson</option>
1112                            <option value="5568">Dr. David Kotter</option>
1113                            <option value="4802">David B. McGarry</option>
1114                            <option value="5388">David G. Lejeune</option>
1115                            <option value="3218">Debbie Wuthnow</option>
1116                            <option value="78">Debra J. Saunders</option>
1117                            <option value="5047">Delegate Wren Williams</option>
1118                            <option value="1467">Demetrius Minor</option>
1119                            <option value="28">Dennis Prager</option>
1120                            <option value="5158">Dennis Sempebwa</option>
1121                            <option value="5365">Dennis A. Ross</option>
1122                            <option value="1371">Derek Hunter</option>
1123                            <option value="4941">Derek Kreifels</option>
1124                            <option value="495">Deroy Murdock</option>
1125                            <option value="3643">Devon Westhill</option>
1126                            <option value="5478">Diana Banister</option>
1127                            <option value="5483">Diane Goldstein</option>
1128                            <option value="3940">Diante Johnson</option>
1129                            <option value="5108">Diego Gomez</option>
1130                            <option value="264">Dinesh D&#x27;Souza</option>
1131                            <option value="5242">Dmitri Bolt</option>
1132                            <option value="4779">Dmitry Radyshevsky</option>
1133                            <option value="4707">Don Ritter</option>
1134                            <option value="3702">Don Sweeting</option>
1135                            <option value="5084">Don Bentley</option>
1136                            <option value="5066">Donald Bryson</option>
1137                            <option value="5444">Donna Rice Hughes</option>
1138                            <option value="2852">Doreen Denny</option>
1139                            <option value="841">Doug Napier</option>
1140                            <option value="4712">Doug Blair</option>
1141                            <option value="5436">State Sen. Doug Mastriano</option>
1142                            <option value="5036">Douglas Carswell</option>
1143                            <option value="141">Douglas MacKinnon</option>
1144                            <option value="1714">Dr. Ben Carson</option>
1145                            <option value="5467">Dr. Chase Spears</option>
1146                            <option value="5015">Dr. Damon Friedman</option>
1147                            <option value="4959">Dr. Prasanth Reddy</option>
1148                            <option value="4755">Dr. Robb Brunansky</option>
1149                            <option value="4800">Dr. Robert McClure</option>
1150                            <option value="5201">Dr. Sheila Nazarian</option>
1151                            <option value="4799">Drew McKissick</option>
1152                            <option value="3526">Drew Allen</option>
1153                            <option value="1999">Drew Johnson</option>
1154                            <option value="1288">Duggan Flanakin</option>
1155                            <option value="5075">Dustin Grage</option>
1156                            <option value="3127">Dvorah Richman</option>
1157                            <option value="4793">Ed Woodson</option>
1158                            <option value="2857">Ed Brodow</option>
1159                            <option value="5372">Ed Tarnowski</option>
1160                            <option value="5249">Ed Williams</option>
1161                            <option value="5182">Edward Timmons</option>
1162                            <option value="5209">EJ Antoni, Ph.D.</option>
1163                            <option value="3272">EJ Kimball</option>
1164                            <option value="5054">Elad Hakim</option>
1165                            <option value="2823">Elaine Parker</option>
1166                            <option value="5171">Elicia Brand</option>
1167                            <option value="4919">Elise McCue</option>
1168                            <option value="2778">Elizabeth Pipko</option>
1169                            <option value="5371">Elizabeth Hicks</option>
1170                            <option value="2204">Elliot  Resnick</option>
1171                            <option value="4708">Emanuele Ottolenghi</option>
1172                            <option value="5405">Emilio Gonzalez</option>
1173                            <option value="5327">Emily Austin</option>
1174                            <option value="5447">
1174Emily Hoegler</option>
1175                            <option value="5498">Emily Reeves</option>
1176                            <option value="5123">Emily Sturge</option>
1177                            <option value="4962">Emily Erin Davis</option>
1178                            <option value="109">Emmett Tyrrell</option>
1179                            <option value="893">Eric Hogue</option>
1180                            <option value="4923">Eric Stahlfeld</option>
1181                            <option value="3531">Eric Rozenman</option>
1182                            <option value="5150">Eric Ruark</option>
1183                            <option value="5466">Dr. Eric Scalise</option>
1184                            <option value="4992">Erica Knight</option>
1185                            <option value="2651">Erich Pratt</option>
1186                            <option value="1709">Erick Erickson</option>
1187                            <option value="1381">Erik Telford</option>
1188                            <option value="5114">Erik C. Baptist</option>
1189                            <option value="3872">Erika Donalds</option>
1190                            <option value="5296">Erin Smith</option>
1191                            <option value="5220">Ethan Peck</option>
1192                            <option value="4976">Eyal Hulata</option>
1193                            <option value="5321">Eyal Yakoby</option>
1194                            <option value="4975">F. Paul Valone</option>
1195                            <option value="2272">Fmr Rep. Brad Wenstrup</option>
1196                            <option value="5129">Frances Floresca</option>
1197                            <option value="5261">Francis Suarez</option>
1198                            <option value="5102">Francisco Ferrisi</option>
1199                            <option value="5190">Frank Murphy</option>
1200                            <option value="5381">Frank Salvato</option>
1201                            <option value="2214">Frank Pavone</option>
1202                            <option value="4717">Frank Lasee</option>
1203                            <option value="3404">Frank Wright</option>
1204                            <option value="5563">Franklin Camargo</option>
1205                            <option value="4931">Frayda Levy</option>
1206                            <option value="1329">Fred Lucas</option>
1207                            <option value="4912">Gabe Evans</option>
1208                            <option value="5419">Gabriel Boxer</option>
1209                            <option value="5480">Gabriella McIntyre</option>
1210                            <option value="1591">Gabriella Hoffman</option>
1211                            <option value="5459">Garret Graves</option>
1212                            <option value="3038">Garrett Ventry</option>
1213                            <option value="4728">Gary Franks</option>
1214                            <option value="1116">Gary Shapiro</option>
1215                            <option value="5541">Gary D. Alexander</option>
1216                            <option value="2523">Gavin Wax</option>
1217                            <option value="4870">Gavin Oxley</option>
1218                            <option value="1626">Gayle Trotter</option>
1219                            <option value="2005">Genevieve Plaster</option>
1220                            <option value="5395">Gentner Drummond</option>
1221                            <option value="5403">Gentry Beach</option>
1222                            <option value="2177">George Mullen</option>
1223                            <option value="500">George Landrith</option>
1224                            <option value="2921">Gerard Scimeca</option>
1225                            <option value="2093">Gil Gutknecht</option>
1226                            <option value="1312">Gina Loudon</option>
1227                            <option value="3642">Ginny Gentles</option>
1228                            <option value="5310">Glenn Hamer</option>
1229                            <option value="5021">Global Ascension Studios</option>
1230                            <option value="3830">Goldwater Institute</option>
1231                            <option value="3268">
1231Grant Anderson</option>
1232                            <option value="2064">Grazie Pozo Christie</option>
1233                            <option value="3442">Greg Gross</option>
1234                            <option value="3843">Greg Ganske</option>
1235                            <option value="5235">Greg Schaller</option>
1236                            <option value="5268">Greg Blackie</option>
1237                            <option value="5431">State Sen. Greg Dolezal</option>
1238                            <option value="5210">Gregory Lyakhov</option>
1239                            <option value="4921">Gregory Angelo</option>
1240                            <option value="1977">Grover Norquist</option>
1241                            <option value="494">Guy Benson</option>
1242                            <option value="1370">Gwilym McGrew</option>
1243                            <option value="1647">H. Sterling Burnett</option>
1244                            <option value="1319">Hal Scherz</option>
1245                            <option value="5040">Haley Kennington</option>
1246                            <option value="430">Hank Adler</option>
1247                            <option value="5544">Hanna Jones</option>
1248                            <option value="5439">Hannah Lape</option>
1249                            <option value="3144">Hayden Dublois</option>
1250                            <option value="5256">Hayley Sanon</option>
1251                            <option value="5531">Heartlander News</option>
1252                            <option value="5553">Hennadii Khirhii</option>
1253                            <option value="3517">Henry Payne</option>
1254                            <option value="54">Henry Payne</option>
1255                            <option value="3910">Herbie Newell</option>
1256                            <option value="5126">Hiram Sasser</option>
1257                            <option value="2226">Honorable Mimi Walters</option>
1258                            <option value="118">Horace Cooper</option>
1259                            <option value="5203">Houston Keene</option>
1260                            <option value="59">Hugh Hewitt</option>
1261                            <option value="529">Humberto Fontova</option>
1262                            <option value="4769">Hung Cao</option>
1263                            <option value="3571">Ian  Prior</option>
1264                            <option value="2901">Ian Haworth</option>
1265                            <option value="2371">Inez Stepman</option>
1266                            <option value="2993">Ingrid  Skop</option>
1267                            <option value="5286">International Fellowship of Christians and Jews</option>
1268                            <option value="527">Ira Mehlman</option>
1269                            <option value="5496">Irene Watkins</option>
1270                            <option value="5019">Irene Victoria Massimino</option>
1271                            <option value="5118">Irit Tratt</option>
1272                            <option value="5168">Isaac DeBlasio</option>
1273                            <option value="4988">Isaac Schick</option>
1274                            <option value="3078">Isabelle Morales</option>
1275                            <option value="5109">Isaiah Hankel</option>
1276                            <option value="1706">Ivan Sascha Sheehan</option>
1277                            <option value="4791">J. Kennerly Davis</option>
1278                            <option value="3384">J.D. Hayworth</option>
1279                            <option value="5163">J.D. Wong</option>
1280                            <option value="985">J.T. Young</option>
1281                            <option value="1526">Jack Kerwick</option>
1282                            <option value="3120">Jack Brewer</option>
1283                            <option value="3714">Jack Yoest</option>
1284                            <option value="4855">Jack Hubbard</option>
1285                            <option value="5100">Jack Carr and James M. Scott</option>
1286                            <option value="365">Jackie Cushman</option>
1287                            <option value="5340">Jackson Shedelbower</option>
1288                            <option value="5470">Jacob Thomas</option>
1289                            <option value="5177">Jacob Sagert</option>
1290                            <option value="5179">Jacob Olidort</option>
1291                            <option value="79">Jacob Sullum</option>
1292                            <option value="4934">Jaime Florez</option>
1293                            <option value="5030">Jaimee Michell</option>
1294                            <option value="4904">Jake Warner</option>
1295                            <option value="2643">Jake Hoffman</option>
1296                            <option value="2774">James Taylor</option>
1297                            <option value="3963">James Bowers</option>
1298                            <option value="3836">James Spencer</option>
1299                            <option value="3001">James Edwards</option>
1300                            <option value="5085">James Pinkerton</option>
1301                            <option value="4956">James Fitzpatrick</option>
1302                            <option value="5341">James Skyles</option>
1303                            <option value="5363">James Czerniawski</option>
1304                            <option value="5295">James Moran</option>
1305                            <option value="5535">James P. Gills and Tom Woodward</option>
1306                            <option value="5012">Jamie Parsons</option>
1307                            <option value="1876">Jane Robbins</option>
1308                            <option value="4811">Janusz Bugajski</option>
1309                            <option value="3364">Jared Whitley</option>
1310                            <option value="5282">Jared Hudson</option>
1311                            <option value="5300">Jason Redman</option>
1312                            <option value="5390">Jason Chung</option>
1313                            <option value="5530">Jason Simmons</option>
1314                            <option value="5034">Jason Altmire</option>
1315                            <option value="3421">Jason Garshfield</option>
1316                            <option value="2963">Jason Rantz</option>
1317                            <option value="3058">Jason Piccolo</option>
1318                            <option value="3819">Jason Reed</option>
1319                            <option value="3462">Jason Snead</option>
1320                            <option value="3476">Jason Isaac</option>
1321                            <option value="4785">Jason Law</option>
1322                            <option value="4892">Jason Belich</option>
1323                            <option value="5449">Jay Rogers</option>
1324                            <option value="5274">Jay Feely</option>
1325                            <option value="5392">Jay Sekulow and Jordan Sekulow</option>
1326                            <option value="5089">JD Vance</option>
1327                            <option value="2264">Jeanne  Mancini</option>
1328                            <option value="1246">Jeff Crouere</option>
1329                            <option value="4889">Jeff Bardin</option>
1330                            <option value="3357">Jeff Utsch</option>
1331                            <option value="3261">Jeff Davidson</option>
1332                            <option value="5028">Jeff Bradford</option>
1333                            <option value="5225">Jeff Ryer</option>
1334                            <option value="5137">Jeff Charles</option>
1335                            <option value="5465">Jeff Trimbath</option>
1336                            <option value="5438">
1336Ambassador Jeff Gerrish</option>
1337                            <option value="5495">Dr. Jeff Cline</option>
1338                            <option value="5377">Dr. Jeffery L. Degner</option>
1339                            <option value="4774">Jeffrey Ross Gunter</option>
1340                            <option value="5534">Jen Springman</option>
1341                            <option value="2351">Jenna Ellis</option>
1342                            <option value="4705">Jennifer Schubert-Akin</option>
1343                            <option value="5277">Jennifer London</option>
1344                            <option value="5060">Jennifer Oliver O&#x27;Connell</option>
1345                            <option value="2693">Jenny Beth Martin</option>
1346                            <option value="2733">Jeremy Frankel</option>
1347                            <option value="2567">Jeremy Dys</option>
1348                            <option value="1563">Jeremy Tedesco</option>
1349                            <option value="3568">Jeremy Hunt</option>
1350                            <option value="5543">Jeremy Beck</option>
1351                            <option value="5117">Jerry Leeman</option>
1352                            <option value="1570">Jerry Newcombe</option>
1353                            <option value="2418">Jessica Curtis</option>
1354                            <option value="3195">Jessica Anderson</option>
1355                            <option value="5165">Jessica Hart Steinmann</option>
1356                            <option value="4910">Jessica Millan Patterson</option>
1357                            <option value="3562">Jill Simonian</option>
1358                            <option value="4932">Jim Nelles</option>
1359                            <option value="2052">Jim Hanson</option>
1360                            <option value="2257">Jim Daly</option>
1361                            <option value="451">Jim DeMint</option>
1362                            <option value="5176">Jim Frogue</option>
1363                            <option value="5191">Jim Stirling</option>
1364                            <option value="3851">Jim Ross Lightfoot</option>
1365                            <option value="5103">Jimmy Greene</option>
1366                            <option value="5221">Joe Pags Pagliarulo</option>
1367                            <option value="4953">Joe Barton</option>
1368                            <option value="5445">Joe Abraham </option>
1369                            <option value="5357">Joe Gerrity</option>
1370                            <option value="3648">Joe Chalfant</option>
1371                            <option value="3223">Joe Bartozzi</option>
1372                            <option value="4899">Joe Grogan</option>
1373                            <option value="4849">Joe Penland</option>
1374                            <option value="2160">Joe Connor</option>
1375                            <option value="2613">Joel White</option>
1376                            <option value="3604">Joel Thayer</option>
1377                            <option value="5536">Joey Comley</option>
1378                            <option value="2066">Johannes  Schmidt</option>
1379                            <option value="2898">John Doolittle</option>
1380                            <option value="38">John Stossel</option>
1381                            <option value="1757">John Nantz</option>
1382                            <option value="3541">John Ullyot</option>
1383                            <option value="4840">John O&#x27;Connor</option>
1384                            <option value="4856">John Hasson</option>
1385                            <option value="4853">John O&#x27;Shea</option>
1386                            <option value="4792">John King</option>
1387                            <option value="5500">John Hart</option>
1388                            <option value="5516">John Bonura</option>
1389                            <option value="5454">John Trobough</option>
1390                            <option value="5413">John Pierce</option>
1391                            <option value="5303">John McLaughlin</option>
1392                            <option value="5291">John Hishta</option>
1393                            <option value="5074">John Cassara</option>
1394                            <option value="5096">John Arcano</option>
1395                            <option value="5082">John Hendrickson</option>
1396                            <option value="5080">John Czwartacki</option>
1397                            <option value="5233">John Mize</option>
1398                            <option value="5173">John Sweeney</option>
1399                            <option value="5136">John Commerford</option>
1400                            <option value="5143">John Koufos</option>
1401                            <option value="2287">John and Andy Schlafly</option>
1402                            <option value="1320">John C. Goodman</option>
1403                            <option value="5507">John G. West</option>
1404                            <option value="5086">John P.B. Jose</option>
1405                            <option value="2605">John R. Lott, Jr.</option>
1406                            <option value="2791">Johnny  Kampis</option>
1407                            <option value="2027">Jon Schweppe</option>
1408                            <option value="247">Jon Sanders</option>
1409                            <option value="3647">Jon Decker</option>
1410                            <option value="4963">Jon Adler</option>
1411                            <option value="5497">Jonathan McLatchie</option>
1412                            <option value="5253">Jonathan Shell</option>
1413                            <option value="3495">Jonathan Cahn</option>
1414                            <option value="3698">Jonathan Emord</option>
1415                            <option value="95">Jonathan Garthwaite</option>
1416                            <option value="2176">Jonathan Feldstein</option>
1417                            <option value="5499">Jonathan M. Alexandre</option>
1418                            <option value="5008">Jonna Spilbor</option>
1419                            <option value="5148">Jordan Sekulow</option>
1420                            <option value="470">Jordan Lorence</option>
1421                            <option value="3551">Jordan Tygh</option>
1422                            <option value="5375">Jordan Sekulow and Donn Parsons</option>
1423                            <option value="5207">Jorge Martinez</option>
1424                            <option value="5215">Joseph Prisco</option>
1425                            <option value="4957">Joseph Stauffer, CPA</option>
1426                            <option value="5122">Joseph M. Humire</option>
1427                            <option value="4958">Josh McConkey</option>
1428                            <option value="5393">Josh Findlay</option>
1429                            <option value="3136">Josh Hammer</option>
1430                            <option value="2360">Josh Goldstein</option>
1431                            <option value="194">Josue Sierra</option>
1432                            <option value="1870">Joy Overbeck</option>
1433                            <option value="4823">
1433JP De Gance</option>
1434                            <option value="4927">Juan P. Villasmil</option>
1435                            <option value="1498">Judson Phillips</option>
1436                            <option value="5116">Judy Pino</option>
1437                            <option value="5072">Julia Payne Koon</option>
1438                            <option value="5489">Julia Cassidy</option>
1439                            <option value="956">Julie Gunlock</option>
1440                            <option value="2719">Julio Rosas</option>
1441                            <option value="2601">Julio Rivera</option>
1442                            <option value="2641">Julio Gonzalez</option>
1443                            <option value="1992">Justin Haskins</option>
1444                            <option value="5287">Justin Callais</option>
1445                            <option value="5068">Justin Danhof</option>
1446                            <option value="4857">Kaelan Dorr</option>
1447                            <option value="5272">Kamran Bokhari</option>
1448                            <option value="5525">Kamryn Crane</option>
1449                            <option value="5486">Karen Czarnecki</option>
1450                            <option value="1258">Karen Kerrigan</option>
1451                            <option value="4903">Kari Lake</option>
1452                            <option value="5046">Kash Patel</option>
1453                            <option value="4986">Kate Monroe</option>
1454                            <option value="2231">Kate Anderson</option>
1455                            <option value="44">Kathryn Lopez</option>
1456                            <option value="925">Katie Pavlich</option>
1457                            <option value="5050">Katie Frost</option>
1458                            <option value="4797">Katie Pointer Baney</option>
1459                            <option value="5451">Katy Faust</option>
1460                            <option value="5002">Kayla Toney</option>
1461                            <option value="5379">Congressman Keith Self</option>
1462                            <option value="3748">Keith Ablow</option>
1463                            <option value="4947">Kelsey Pritchard</option>
1464                            <option value="5133">Kelvey Vander Hart</option>
1465                            <option value="1654">Ken  Cuccinelli</option>
1466                            <option value="268">Ken Blackwell</option>
1467                            <option value="5351">Kendall Tietz</option>
1468                            <option value="3469">Kenny  Cody</option>
1469                            <option value="1765">Kerri Toloczko</option>
1470                            <option value="4852">Kerry Slone</option>
1471                            <option value="3379">Kevin Mooney</option>
1472                            <option value="27">Kevin McCullough</option>
1473                            <option value="1815">Kevin McVicker</option>
1474                            <option value="5407">Khalil Khani</option>
1475                            <option value="5378">Kim Russell</option>
1476                            <option value="2195">Kimberly Fletcher</option>
1477                            <option value="1489">Kristan Hawkins</option>
1478                            <option value="4930">Kristen Walker</option>
1479                            <option value="2840">Kristi Hamrick</option>
1480                            <option value="5441">Kristin Robbins</option>
1481                            <option value="2632">Kurt Couchman</option>
1482                            <option value="1537">Kurt Schlichter</option>
1483                            <option value="1287">Kyle Olson</option>
1484                            <option value="5404">Kyle Moran</option>
1485                            <option value="5115">Kylie Jean Tannehill</option>
1486                            <option value="5469">Lana Yeghnazar Silk</option>
1487                            <option value="5320">Larry Ross</option>
1488                            <option value="1692">Larry Provost</option>
1489                            <option value="11">Larry Elder</option>
1490                            <option value="3102">Larry O&#x27;Connor</option>
1491                            <option value="3493">Larry Behrens</option>
1492                            <option value="5490">Larsen Jensen</option>
1493                            <option value="2705">Lathan Watts</option>
1494                            <option value="349">Laura Hollis</option>
1495                            <option value="3886">Lauren Bowman Bis</option>
1496                            <option value="2909">Lawrence Keane</option>
1497                            <option value="1867">Lawrence Meyers</option>
1498                            <option value="5358">
1498Lawrence Muscant</option>
1499                            <option value="1466">Leah Barkoukis</option>
1500                            <option value="4773">Lee Steinhauer</option>
1501                            <option value="5180">Leeshai Lemish</option>
1502                            <option value="5005">Leora Levy</option>
1503                            <option value="5350">Les Rubin</option>
1504                            <option value="3921">Leslie  Corbly</option>
1505                            <option value="5155">Levi Browde</option>
1506                            <option value="5482">Liam Gray</option>
1507                            <option value="2578">Lindsey Stroud</option>
1508                            <option value="4778">Linnea Lueken</option>
1509                            <option value="5509">Lisa McClain</option>
1510                            <option value="5197">Lishay Lavi Miran</option>
1511                            <option value="4894">Liz Wheeler</option>
1512                            <option value="5311">Logan Churchwell</option>
1513                            <option value="5312">Logan Blakeslee</option>
1514                            <option value="5105">Lori Tradup</option>
1515                            <option value="1471">Lori Roman</option>
1516                            <option value="3661">Lou Barletta</option>
1517                            <option value="4936">Louis Perron</option>
1518                            <option value="3065">Loyd Pettegrew</option>
1519                            <option value="3028">Lt. General (Ret.) Jerry  Boykin</option>
1520                            <option value="5029">Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom</option>
1521                            <option value="5038">Luis Valdes</option>
1522                            <option value="4723">Luka Ladan</option>
1523                            <option value="5538">Luke Healy</option>
1524                            <option value="4981">Macy Petty Charles</option>
1525                            <option value="4806">Maddie Dermon</option>
1526                            <option value="3593">Madeline Leesman</option>
1527                            <option value="4978">Madeline Abbott</option>
1528                            <option value="4989">Madison Campbell</option>
1529                            <option value="2656">Madison Gesiotto</option>
1530                            <option value="4937">Magdalene Horzempa</option>
1531                            <option value="4984">Maggie Cleary</option>
1532                            <option value="1659">Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely</option>
1533                            <option value="3693">Majid Rafizadeh</option>
1534                            <option value="5219">Major General Robert Dees (Ret.)</option>
1535                            <option value="5302">Makenna McCoy</option>
1536                            <option value="5281">Marc Seal</option>
1537                            <option value="5058">Marc Ellinger</option>
1538                            <option value="3000">Marc Little</option>
1539                            <option value="5399">Margaret Iuculano</option>
1540                            <option value="5396">Margot Heffernan</option>
1541                            <option value="5099">Mariam Wahba</option>
1542                            <option value="5394">Mario Ottero</option>
1543                            <option value="3172">Mario Lopez</option>
1544                            <option value="5474">Marissa Streit</option>
1545                            <option value="214">Marjorie Dannenfelser</option>
1546                            <option value="168">Mark Mix</option>
1547                            <option value="1748">Mark Nuckols</option>
1548                            <option value="2817">Mark Anthony</option>
1549                            <option value="3756">Mark Hancock</option>
1550                            <option value="4879">Mark Hyman</option>
1551                            <option value="3934">Mark Lewis</option>
1552                            <option value="5477">Mark Beall</option>
1553                            <option value="5356">Mark Geist</option>
1554                            <option value="5342">Mark Mayfield</option>
1555                            <option value="5121">Mark Serrano</option>
1556                            <option value="5125">Mark Herr</option>
1557                            <option value="5135">Mark Adamczyk</option>
1558                            <option value="5198">Mark Merritt</option>
1559                            <option value="5065">Mark Lucas</option>
1560                            <option value="5041">Mark Weaver</option>
1561                            <option value="5009">Mark Dubowitz</option>
1562                            <option value="5360">Mark A. Minnella</option>
1563                            <option value="5020">Marly Hornik</option>
1564                            <option value="5476">Martha Jenkins</option>
1565                            <option value="2388">Martha Boneta Fain</option>
1566                            <option value="3699">Martin Cullip</option>
1567                            <option value="5548">
1567Martin Gillespie</option>
1568                            <option value="5206">Martin Hoyt</option>
1569                            <option value="1411">Marvin Folkertsma</option>
1570                            <option value="4841">Mary Vought</option>
1571                            <option value="5426">Mary Kate Horlander</option>
1572                            <option value="4828">Marziyeh Amirizadeh</option>
1573                            <option value="5561">Mat Whatley</option>
1574                            <option value="5562">Mateo Forero</option>
1575                            <option value="4935">Mathew W. Hoffmann</option>
1576                            <option value="4940">Matt Cole</option>
1577                            <option value="4863">Matt Crouch</option>
1578                            <option value="4771">Matt Beienburg</option>
1579                            <option value="2932">Matt O&#x27;Brien</option>
1580                            <option value="1435">Matt Mackowiak</option>
1581                            <option value="158">Matt Kibbe</option>
1582                            <option value="1800">Matt Vespa</option>
1583                            <option value="5288">Matt Sharpsteen</option>
1584                            <option value="5004">Matthew Feehan, J.D.</option>
1585                            <option value="1292">Matthew Sharp</option>
1586                            <option value="3828">Matthew Kandrach</option>
1587                            <option value="4902">Matthew Foldi</option>
1588                            <option value="5056">Mattison Brooks</option>
1589                            <option value="3578">May Mailman (Davis)</option>
1590                            <option value="4917">Mayra Flores</option>
1591                            <option value="5083">Meagan Dean</option>
1592                            <option value="5023">Meaghan Mobbs</option>
1593                            <option value="5517">State Rep. Meg Weinberger</option>
1594                            <option value="5069">Megan Crowley</option>
1595                            <option value="5409">Mehek Cooke</option>
1596                            <option value="5502">Melanie Kurdys</option>
1597                            <option value="5301">Melanie Collette</option>
1598                            <option value="3242">Melissa Henson</option>
1599                            <option value="5120">Mercedes Schlapp</option>
1600                            <option value="3861">Mia Cathell</option>
1601                            <option value="3676">Michael Ross</option>
1602                            <option value="3728">Michael Flanagan</option>
1603                            <option value="3438">Michael Woestehoff</option>
1604                            <option value="4839">Michael Faulkender</option>
1605                            <option value="1270">Michael Brown</option>
1606                            <option value="1344">Michael Youssef</option>
1607                            <option value="3">Michael Barone</option>
1608                            <option value="386">Michael Reagan</option>
1609                            <option value="2402">Michael Guillen</option>
1610                            <option value="2590">Michael Busler</option>
1611                            <option value="5138">Michael Lucci</option>
1612                            <option value="5181">Michael Rubin</option>
1613                            <option value="5188">Michael Faucette</option>
1614                            <option value="5174">Michael Jahr</option>
1615                            <option value="5010">Michael Puskaric</option>
1616                            <option value="4955">Michael Seifert</option>
1617                            <option value="4972">Michael McKeown</option>
1618                            <option value="5293">Michael Chamberlain</option>
1619                            <option value="5315">Michael Thielen</option>
1620                            <option value="5258">Michael O&#x2019;Reilly</option>
1621                            <option value="5269">Michael Shires</option>
1622                            <option value="5329">Michael J. Hout</option>
1623                            <option value="4951">Michele Steeb</option>
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1626                            <option value="5079">Mike Occhicone</option>
1627                            <option value="5151">Mike Crispi</option>
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1630                            <option value="5425">Mike Faulkender</option>
1631                            <option value="2575">Mike Conaway</option>
1632                            <option value="2622">Mike Berry</option>
1633                            <option value="2904">Mike Davis</option>
1634                            <option value="555">Mike Rogers</option>
1635                            <option value="4739">Mike Viola</option>
1636                            <option value="2995">Mike  Palicz</option>
1637                            <option value="3856">Mike Lowney</option>
1638                            <option value="4747">Miklos Radvanyi</option>
1639                            <option value="4943">Miles Smith</option>
1640                            <option value="5493">Mimi Walters</option>
1641                            <option value="5364">Miranda Spindt</option>
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1643                            <option value="4942">Mitch Brown</option>
1644                            <option value="4764">Mitzi Perdue</option>
1645                            <option value="5323">Monique Yohanan</option>
1646                            <option value="3863">Mylie Biggs</option>
1647                            <option value="2524">Myra Kahn Adams</option>
1648                            <option value="5052">Nam Pham</option>
1649                            <option value="5443">Naomi Friedman</option>
1650                            <option value="4999">Natalie Ecanow</option>
1651                            <option value="5336">Natalya Murakhver</option>
1652                            <option value="4924">Nate Scherer</option>
1653                            <option value="5542">Nathan Hansen</option>
1654                            <option value="5154">Nathan Picarsic</option>
1655                            <option value="5208">Neeraja Deshpande</option>
1656                            <option value="3052">Neil  Patel</option>
1657                            <option value="5348">Nic Anderson</option>
1658                            <option value="4780">Nicholas Johns</option>
1659                            <option value="2421">Nicholas DeSimone</option>
1660                            <option value="2457">Nicholas Waddy</option>
1661                            <option value="2102">Nicholas Horton</option>
1662                            <option value="2787">Nick  Searcy</option>
1663                            <option value="3070">Nick Stehle</option>
1664                            <option value="5446">Congressman Nick Begich</option>
1665                            <option value="5239">Nick Kadysh</option>
1666                            <option value="5432">Nico Aguilar</option>
1667                            <option value="5355">Nicole Solas</option>
1668                            <option value="5236">Nicole Hunt</option>
1669                            <option value="5195">Nicole Kiprilov</option>
1670                            <option value="3224">Nikki Goeser</option>
1671                            <option value="5442">Noah Nash</option>
1672                            <option value="5546">Noosheen Hashemi</option>
1673                            <option value="5142">Oleksandra Matviichuk</option>
1674                            <option value="4907">Orlando Sonza</option>
1675                            <option value="5024">Owen Buz Mills</option>
1676                            <option value="2860">Palmer  Schoening</option>
1677                            <option value="4893">Parker McCumber</option>
1678                            <option value="352">Pat Toomey</option>
1679                            <option value="4977">Pat Roberts</option>
1680                            <option value="5110">Pat Tiberi</option>
1681                            <option value="2478">Patrice Onwuka</option>
1682                            <option value="2328">
1682Patrick  Bobko</option>
1683                            <option value="296">Patrick Ruffini</option>
1684                            <option value="5144">Patrick Yoes</option>
1685                            <option value="3890">Patti Garibay</option>
1686                            <option value="4911">Paul Carassone</option>
1687                            <option value="169">Paul Driessen</option>
1688                            <option value="1752">Paul Dykewicz</option>
1689                            <option value="5152">Paul Steidler</option>
1690                            <option value="5417">Paul Teller</option>
1691                            <option value="5406">Paul Runko</option>
1692                            <option value="5307">Paul Hidalgo</option>
1693                            <option value="5266">Paul Michel</option>
1694                            <option value="4998">Paula Scanlan</option>
1695                            <option value="2872">Pawel Styrna</option>
1696                            <option value="5555">Payton McNabb</option>
1697                            <option value="5011">Pennsylvania State Senator Mike Regan</option>
1698                            <option value="5192">Pete Geren</option>
1699                            <option value="3857">Pete McGinnis</option>
1700                            <option value="3411">Peter Demos</option>
1701                            <option value="3299">Peter Mihalick</option>
1702                            <option value="2811">Peter Flaherty</option>
1703                            <option value="1625">Peter  Roff</option>
1704                            <option value="818">Peter Pitts</option>
1705                            <option value="5294">Peter Churchbourne</option>
1706                            <option value="5462">Dr. Peter A. McCullough</option>
1707                            <option value="5414">Peyton Hornberger</option>
1708                            <option value="462">Phil Gingrey</option>
1709                            <option value="1497">Phil Kerpen</option>
1710                            <option value="4915">Phil Kiver</option>
1711                            <option value="4825">Phil Ginn</option>
1712                            <option value="3560">Philip Holloway</option>
1713                            <option value="4873">Pratik Chougule</option>
1714                            <option value="5217">Quinn Delamater</option>
1715                            <option value="3564">Rabbi Moshe B. Parnes</option>
1716                            <option value="993">Rachel Ehrenfeld</option>
1717                            <option value="825">Rachel Alexander</option>
1718                            <option value="826">Rachel Marsden</option>
1719                            <option value="4995">Rachel Loren</option>
1720                            <option value="5416">Rachel Wright</option>
1721                            <option value="3267">Dr. Rainer Zitelmann</option>
1722                            <option value="5524">Ramesh Kapur</option>
1723                            <option value="5506">Randy Evans</option>
1724                            <option value="5077">Randy Kozuch</option>
1725                            <option value="2528">Randy Hultgren</option>
1726                            <option value="5237">Ra&#xFA;l Labrador</option>
1727                            <option value="5374">RC Maxwell</option>
1728                            <option value="2815">Rebecca Downs</option>
1729                            <option value="3146">Rebecca Weber</option>
1730                            <option value="4895">Rebecca Friedrichs</option>
1731                            <option value="4971">Rebeccah Heinrichs</option>
1732                            <option value="1362">Renee Ellmers</option>
1733                            <option value="4908">Rep. Adam Bowling</option>
1734                            <option value="4897">Rep. Ben Cline</option>
1735                            <option value="5007">Rep. Chuck Edwards</option>
1736                            <option value="4898">Rep. Debbie Lesko</option>
1737                            <option value="4914">Rep. Gregory F. Murphy,  M.D.</option>
1738                            <option value="5247">Rep. Jim Jordan</option>
1739                            <option value="5271">Rep. Jimmy Patronis</option>
1740                            <option value="5169">Rep. Mark Harris</option>
1741                            <option value="5003">Rep. Mark Alford</option>
1742                            <option value="4876">Rep. Michelle Steel</option>
1743                            <option value="4926">Rep. Mike Ezell</option>
1744                            <option value="5401">
1744Rep. Neal Dunn</option>
1745                            <option value="5128">Reynold Schweickhardt</option>
1746                            <option value="4938">Rhyen Staley</option>
1747                            <option value="4954">Rich Anderson</option>
1748                            <option value="5383">Dr. Rich Rogers</option>
1749                            <option value="5262">Richard Stout</option>
1750                            <option value="5273">Richard Harris</option>
1751                            <option value="5453">Dr. Richard Kannwischer</option>
1752                            <option value="5479">Richard Rogers</option>
1753                            <option value="5039">Richard Lyons</option>
1754                            <option value="593">Richard Olivastro</option>
1755                            <option value="128">Rick Santorum</option>
1756                            <option value="2509">Rick Manning</option>
1757                            <option value="3710">Rick Whitbeck</option>
1758                            <option value="3817">Rick Morton</option>
1759                            <option value="2318">Rob Natelson</option>
1760                            <option value="4982">Rob Chadwick</option>
1761                            <option value="5172">Rob Collins</option>
1762                            <option value="5162">Robert Amsterdam</option>
1763                            <option value="5059">Robert Davi</option>
1764                            <option value="5435">Robert Carmona Borjas</option>
1765                            <option value="5528">Robert Cahaly</option>
1766                            <option value="5304">Robert Romano</option>
1767                            <option value="2316">Robert Henneke</option>
1768                            <option value="2115">Robert Aery</option>
1769                            <option value="1893">Robert Orlando</option>
1770                            <option value="1662">Robert Jeffress</option>
1771                            <option value="3350">Robert O&#x27;Donnell</option>
1772                            <option value="5386">Robert C. Fellmeth</option>
1773                            <option value="5161">Robert C. O&#x2019;Brien</option>
1774                            <option value="5248">Roberto J. Gonzalez</option>
1775                            <option value="5298">Robin Van Etten</option>
1776                            <option value="5255">Roderick Law</option>
1777                            <option value="5113">Roger Koopman</option>
1778                            <option value="1756">Roger Stone</option>
1779                            <option value="1778">Ron Paul</option>
1780                            <option value="2967">Ron  Kolb</option>
1781                            <option value="3259">Ronna McDaniel</option>
1782                            <option value="4743">Rooz Dadabhoy</option>
1783                            <option value="5473">Roslyn Layton</option>
1784                            <option value="5547">Ross Hemminger</option>
1785                            <option value="2777">Ross Marchand</option>
1786                            <option value="4768">Rowan Saydlowski</option>
1787                            <option value="5186">Roy G. Taylor, Ph.D</option>
1788                            <option value="3957">Russell Smith</option>
1789                            <option value="3953">Ryan Shucard</option>
1790                            <option value="1773">Ryan Bomberger</option>
1791                            <option value="810">Ryan Ellis</option>
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1796                            <option value="5334">Ryan Wilson</option>
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1798                            <option value="5335">Safora Sadidi</option>
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1800                            <option value="5305">
1800Salem Media Group Editorial Board</option>
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1802                            <option value="419">Sally C. Pipes</option>
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1822                            <option value="5328">Scott Singer</option>
1823                            <option value="5285">Scott McClallen</option>
1824                            <option value="2793">Scott Walter</option>
1825                            <option value="1930">Scott Hogenson</option>
1826                            <option value="2408">Scott Morefield</option>
1827                            <option value="2434">Scott Powell</option>
1828                            <option value="1463">Scott Rasmussen</option>
1829                            <option value="5559">Dr. Scott Atlas</option>
1830                            <option value="4918">Seamus Bruner</option>
1831                            <option value="3576">Sean Parnell</option>
1832                            <option value="1797">Sean Noble</option>
1833                            <option value="4754">Seena Saiedian</option>
1834                            <option value="4952">Selene Rodriguez</option>
1835                            <option value="5463">Sen. John Kavanagh</option>
1836                            <option value="5513">Sen. Michael Holmstrom</option>
1837                            <option value="5229">Senator Cynthia Lummis</option>
1838                            <option value="2038">Senator Marsha Blackburn</option>
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1840                            <option value="4905">Senator Ted Cruz</option>
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1842                            <option value="1877">Seth Leibsohn</option>
1843                            <option value="513">Seton Motley</option>
1844                            <option value="5044">Shabbos Kestenbaum</option>
1845                            <option value="3449">Shakil Hamid</option>
1846                            <option value="5057">Shane Harris</option>
1847                            <option value="4909">Sharon Higel</option>
1848                            <option value="3882">Sharon Supp</option>
1849                            <option value="2625">Shaun McCutcheon</option>
1850                            <option value="2607">Shawn Carney</option>
1851                            <option value="5093">Shawn Thierry</option>
1852                            <option value="4987">Shawn Steel</option>
1853                            <option value="4944">Shea Bradley-Farrell</option>
1854                            <option value="5166">Shelby Baird Smith</option>
1855                            <option value="3905">Sheri Few</option>
1856                            <option value="3783">Sherry Sylvester</option>
1857                            <option value="5382">Siena Rose</option>
1858                            <option value="5160">Sierra Knoch</option>
1859                            <option value="4767">Sinan Ciddi</option>
1860                            <option value="5257">Special Competitive Studies Project</option>
1861                            <option value="2068">Spencer Brown</option>
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1868                            <option value="1814">
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1871                            <option value="5199">State Rep. John Snyder</option>
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1874                            <option value="5252">State Sen. John Carson</option>
1875                            <option value="3395">State Senator Patricia Rucker</option>
1876                            <option value="3948">Stephanie  Lundquist-Arora</option>
1877                            <option value="2652">Stephanie Taub</option>
1878                            <option value="2030">Stephen Moore</option>
1879                            <option value="5145">Stephen Cutchins</option>
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1888                            <option value="3122">Steve Bucci</option>
1889                            <option value="2150">Steve Sherman</option>
1890                            <option value="2364">Steve Sheldon</option>
1891                            <option value="2650">Steve Cortes</option>
1892                            <option value="3666">Stewart Whitson</option>
1893                            <option value="3579">Struan Stevenson</option>
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1895                            <option value="5448">Sydney Rodman</option>
1896                            <option value="5408">T.J. Shope</option>
1897                            <option value="4733">Tamra Farah</option>
1898                            <option value="5216">Tatiana Gfoeller</option>
1899                            <option value="5223">Taylor Hathorn</option>
1900                            <option value="5519">Tayte Christensen</option>
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1902                            <option value="14">Terry Jeffrey</option>
1903                            <option value="526">Terry Paulson</option>
1904                            <option value="1691">Terry Schilling</option>
1905                            <option value="5508">Thad Butterworth</option>
1906                            <option value="5187">Thatcher Knox</option>
1907                            <option value="5551">Th&#xE9;odore Cazals</option>
1908                            <option value="5424">Thomas Lane</option>
1909                            <option value="5178">Thomas Stratmann</option>
1910                            <option value="4973">Thomas Savidge</option>
1911                            <option value="2915">Thomas Glessner</option>
1912                            <option value="4824">Thomas Lindsay</option>
1913                            <option value="121">Thomas P. Kilgannon</option>
1914                            <option value="4866">Tiffany Smiley</option>
1915                            <option value="5139">Tiffany Justice</option>
1916                            <option value="5193">Tim Schwarzenberger</option>
1917                            <option value="5369">Tim Jones</option>
1918                            <option value="5319">Tim Young</option>
1919                            <option value="3097">Tim Graham</option>
1920                            <option value="2943">Tim  Murtaugh</option>
1921                            <option value="3638">Tim Sumner</option>
1922                            <option value="1373">Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D.</option>
1923                            <option value="1475">Timothy Daughtry</option>
1924                            <option value="185">Timothy Lee</option>
1925                            <option value="2095">Timothy Head</option>
1926                            <option value="3516">Timothy Nash</option>
1927                            <option value="3888">Timothy  Furey</option>
1928                            <option value="5244">Tina Descovich</option>
1929                            <option value="5238">Tina Whittington</option>
1930                            <option value="5140">Todd Royal</option>
1931                            <option value="5078">Todd McMurtry</option>
1932                            <option value="5265">Todd Russ</option>
1933                            <option value="5373">Todd Nettleton</option>
1934                            <option value="3737">Todd Tiahrt</option>
1935                            <option value="2842">Todd Bensman</option>
1936                            <option value="1586">Todd Starnes</option>
1937                            <option value="5119">Todd Royal and Dr. Robert Kaufman</option>
1938                            <option value="5067">Tom Weiler</option>
1939                            <option value="5026">Tom Magness</option>
1940                            <option value="5022">Tom Barrett</option>
1941                            <option value="5411">Tom Carter</option>
1942                            <option value="1745">Tom Tradup</option>
1943                            <option value="1333">Tom Purcell</option>
1944                            <option value="2743">Tom Copeland</option>
1945                            <option value="2018">Tom Harris</option>
1946                            <option value="2411">Tom Knighton</option>
1947                            <option value="3703">Tom Del Beccaro</option>
1948                            <option value="3063">Tom Hebert</option>
1949                            <option value="4807">Tom Patterson</option>
1950                            <option value="3274">Tommy Sears</option>
1951                            <option value="5202">Tommy Valentine</option>
1952                            <option value="5289">Tonja Hanson</option>
1953                            <option value="4985">Tony Grady</option>
1954                            <option value="5526">Tosin Akintola</option>
1955                            <option value="5427">Travis N. Taylor</option>
1956                            <option value="3408">Trent England</option>
1957                            <option value="363">Trent Lott</option>
1958                            <option value="5391">Tudor Dixon</option>
1959                            <option value="3869">Valerie Huber</option>
1960                            <option value="5461">Vanessa Vallejo</option>
1961                            <option value="2215">Veronique  de Rugy</option>
1962                            <option value="5243">Victor Lopez</option>
1963                            <option value="233">Victor Davis Hanson</option>
1964                            <option value="2201">Vijay Jayaraj</option>
1965                            <option value="5422">Virginia Prodan</option>
1966                            <option value="5170">Von Botteicher</option>
1967                            <option value="3123">Walker Wildmon</option>
1968                            <option value="5227">Walter Curt</option>
1969                            <option value="5194">Warren Petersen</option>
1970                            <option value="222">Wayne Grudem</option>
1971                            <option value="192">Wayne Winegarden</option>
1972                            <option value="5402">Wendell Vinson</option>
1973                            <option value="2446">Wes Martin</option>
1974                            <option value="5468">Wesley Alexander Hill</option>
1975                            <option value="5452">Will Chamberlain</option>
1976                            <option value="5153">Will Thibeau</option>
1977                            <option value="2370">Will Alexander</option>
1978                            <option value="1640">Will Coggin</option>
1979                            <option value="2745">William Marshall</option>
1980                            <option value="3757">William Davis</option>
1981                            <option value="5290">William Flaig </option>
1982                            <option value="2621">William D.  Balgord</option>
1983                            <option value="5111">William E. Trachman</option>
1984                            <option value="5098">William S. Smith</option>
1985                            <option value="4837">Xi Van Fleet</option>
1986                            <option value="3627">Yaakov Menken</option>
1987                            <option value="3425">Yael Eckstein</option>
1988                            <option value="5016">Yael Ossowski</option>
1989                            <option value="5224">Yael Adar</option>
1990                            <option value="5316">Yan Ma</option>
1991                            <option value="2077">Young Voices Contributors</option>
1992                            <option value="3915">Yuri Vanetik</option>
1993                            <option value="5367">Yuri Mamchur</option>
1994                            <option value="5450">Yusuf Mahmood</option>
1995                            <option value="5428">Zachary Freimark</option>
1996                            <option value="4906">Zachary Mettler</option>
1997                            <option value="5211">Zolt&#xE1;n K&#xE9;sz</option>
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