Conservative Political Action Conference
| Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) | |
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| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Affiliation: | Conservative |
| Top official: | Matthew Schlapp |
| Year founded: | 1974 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is an annual conference organized by the American Conservative Union since 1974. On its website, CPAC described itself as "the largest and most influential gathering of conservatives in the world."[1]
CPAC 2021 took place on February 25-28, 2021, in Orlando, Florida.[2]
Speakers included former President Donald Trump (R), South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.).[3]
Mission
The American Conservative Union described the mission of CPAC on its website:[4]
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Every year since 1974, ACU proudly hosts The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), the nation’s largest gathering of conservatives. Elected officials, leading conservative voices and thousands of activists convene in National Harbor, Maryland to deepen and broaden knowledge while equipping conservatives with skills to become more effective activists. In its 45 year history, CPAC has been honored to present prominent conservatives including Presidents of the United States, Vice Presidents, cabinet officials, Members of Congress, members of the judiciary, conservative thought leaders and foreign officials.[5] |
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CPAC 2021
The following document features the agenda for CPAC 2021, which took place on February 25-28, 2021, in Orlando, Florida. Former President Donald Trump delivered the keynote address.
Speakers
2021
The following is an abbreviated list of speakers who attended CPAC 2021:[3]
- Donald Trump, former president of the United States
- Matthew Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union
- Kristi Noem, governor of South Dakota
- Mike Pompeo, former U.S. secretary of state
- Ben Carson, former U.S. secretary of housing and urban development
- K.T. McFarland, former Trump deputy national security advisor
- Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida
- Hiroaki Aeba, chairman of the Japanese Conservative Union
- Andrew Wheeler, former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- Pete Hegseth, Fox & Friends Weekend
- Sara A. Carter, investigative reporter
- Scott Walker, former governor of Wisconsin
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former White House press secretary
- Gordon G. Chang, national security expert
- Maj Toure, founder of Black Guns Matter
- Jon Voight, actor
2017-2020
This section includes a sampling of speakers from CPAC events held between 2015 and 2020.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
2020
2019
- Donald Trump
- Mike Pence
- Laura Ingraham
- Glenn Beck
- Charlie Kirk
2018
2017
2016
- Carly Fiorina
- Sean Hannity
- Glenn Beck
- Mark Levin
- Donald Trump
2015
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ CPAC, "Home," accessed February 24, 2021
- ↑ CPAC, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed February 24, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 CPAC, "Speakers," accessed February 24, 2021
- ↑ American Conservative Union, "About," accessed February 24, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Outset Magazine, "Here Are the Speakers for CPAC 2015," February 6, 2015
- ↑ Conservative Political Action Conference, "2017 CPAC Speakers," accessed February 24, 2017
- ↑ Mediaite, "Beck to Give Closing Speech at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference," February 12, 2016
- ↑ Breitbart, "Exclusive—Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina confirmed to speak at CPAC 2016," November 4, 2015
- ↑ Newsweek, "CPAC 2019 Full Schedule, Live Stream: How to Watch and When Key Speakers Will Appear," February 28, 2019
- ↑ Politico, "CPAC schedule 2018," February 22, 2018
- ↑ Newsweek, "CPAC 2020 Schedule, Live Stream: How to Watch Key Speakers At Annual Conservative Conference," February 26, 2020
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