AJCRADIO
Exposing Injustices Wherever Found
an Organization for Social Justice
Congressman - Darrell Issa
Congressman Darrell Issa represents the people of California’s 49th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, a seat he has held since 2001. The 49th District includes Camp Pendleton, the largest Marine Corps training facility in the United States, and the northern portions of San Diego County and southern Orange County. As a fiscal conservative committed firmly to low taxes and free markets, Issa has opposed the rise of out-of-control government spending and fought tirelessly for the responsible, transparent use of taxpayer dollars.
Website: http://issa.house.gov/
Lamont, Cliff, and Lisa address racism and discrimination against innocent homeowners by Homeowner Associations across the United States!
Vice President of U.S.A - Joseph Biden
Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., was born November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the first of four siblings. As a Senator from Delaware for 36 years, Vice President Biden established himself as a leader in facing some of our nation's most important domestic and international challenges. Now, as the 47th Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden has continued his leadership on important issues facing the nation.The Vice President has continued to draw upon his years in the United States Senate to work with Congress on key issues including the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
Website: https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/vice-president-biden
Deputy Director - Judy Benitez
Judy Benitez is Deputy Director of the Transitional Housing Program. She has more than 25 years of experience as an advocate for survivors of gender-based and interpersonal violence. She served for 20 years as executive director of Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault (LaFASA). Prior to working at the coalition, she was a victim advocate and then program director at a prosecutor-based victim assistance and rape crisis program in Louisiana’s 21st judicial district. She is a former news reporter, with experience at newspapers in New York, Virginia, Massachusetts, and Louisiana. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Syracuse University, and a master’s degree in community counseling from SE Louisiana University. Most recently, Judy was the executive director of Iris Domestic Violence Center, which serves seven parishes (counties) in the Baton Rouge region.
Website: http://nnedv.org/
Congressman - Hank Johnson
Now in his fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District in the eastern suburbs of Atlanta, Congressman Hank Johnson has distinguished himself as a substantive, effective lawmaker and a leading national progressive voice. He was named one of the most effective Democrats in Congress by a University of Virginia and University of Vanderbilt study, Rep. Johnson has proven his ability to get things done. As a champion for digital inclusion and an open Internet, Rep. Johnson has pushed to empower low-income and minority communities through digital rights, broadband access, and equality of opportunity online.
Website: http://hankjohnson.house.gov/
Vice President for Public Policy - Ron LeGrand
Ron LeGrand is Vice President for Public Policy at the National Network to End Domestic Violence. Until April 2015, Ron had been Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations. In his most recent position, Ron served as lead Democratic Counsel on the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, which was signed into law in 2013, and as lead Democratic Counsel on the House Committee on the Judiciary’s Over-criminalization Task Force. His issue portfolio includes Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking, Sexual Assault, Corrections, Illicit and Prescription Drug Abuse, Criminal Justice Reform, and Elder Abuse, among others.
Website: http://nnedv.org/
Deceased FCI Inmate - Michael Andersen
Michael Andrew "Andy" Andersen, 44, died unexpectedly Sept. 7, 2015 in Florence, Colorado. He was born March 25, 1971, in Moscow, Idaho. He resided in Cheyenne, Wyoming, since 1991. He was a carpenter and built many houses in the Cheyenne area. He loved the outdoors and spent many hours hunting and fishing. He enjoyed hiking and exploring, hunting wild mushrooms and arrowheads. He is survived by his wife, Samantha Andersen, and son, Trevor Andersen, both of Cheyenne; two daughters, Desere Koster of West Virginia and Raevyn Koster of Spokane, Washington.; three grandchildren, Killian Koster, Madison and Brantley Rector, all of West Virginia; a brother, Gregory Andersen, father, Terry Andersen, and mother, Billie Andersen, all of Cheyenne; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Website: http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2015/09/17/obituaries/01obit_09-17-15.txt#.VhQUAflViko
Senator - Mike Lee
Elected in 2010 as Utah's 16th Senator, Mike Lee has spent his career defending the basic liberties of Americans and Utahns as a tireless advocate for our founding constitutional principles. Throughout his career, Lee earned a reputation as an outstanding practitioner of the law based on his sound judgment, abilities in the courtroom, and thorough understanding of the Constitution. Today, Lee fights to preserve America's proud founding document in the United States Senate. He advocates efforts to support constitutionally limited government, fiscal responsibility, individual liberty, and economic prosperity.
Website: http://www.lee.senate.gov/
Founder of The Mittelstadt Firm & 13 1/2 Foundation, Inc. - Charles Mittelstadt
Charles D. Mittelstadt is widely regarded as one of the foremost experts in criminal defense investigation, whether as a defense consultant, qualified expert witness, investigator, speaker or commentator, Charles brings a rare combination of knowledge, experience, professionalism and insight to the table. His measure of success is the defendant’s receipt of a fair trial, not wins or losses. His organization, the 13 ½ Foundation, Inc. hopes to bring much needed national attention and reforms to both known and obscure flaws that continue to contribute to injustice in America every day, on an epidemic scale.
Websites: www.themittelstadtfirm.com ; www.13andahalf.org
Former New York City Police Commissioner - Bernard Kerik
Bernard B. Kerik is one of the most dynamic, undisputed, controversial and accomplished leaders in
law enforcement, correction, and national security in the United States. For more than thirty years, he served his country with distinction, honor, and valor, most notably as the 40th Police Commissioner of the City of New York. His unparalleled achievements as New York City's Police and Correction Commissioner, and his 30 year career in the criminal justice field, coupled with his later incarceration, has provided Mr. Kerik with a unique and one-of-a kind perspective into the U.S. criminal justice and prison systems, prompting him to become an advocate for criminal justice and prison reform in America.
Former CEO of Qwest Communications International - Joseph P. Nacchio
Joseph P. Nacchio is the former Chairman and Chief Executive officer of Qwest Communications International and former Chairman of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. He has most recently addressed concerns about unlawful surveillance, the over criminalization of life in America and the widespread abuses in our criminal justice system on CNBC, CBS News, Fox Business News, The Glen Beck Show, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York University School of Business. He is an advocate for criminal justice reform, protecting the 4th Amendment in the digital age, and prison reform. Mr. Nacchio is also writing a book about these same concerns and his personal experience with the judicial and federal prison systems.
Congressman - James Sensenbrenner
Frank James (Jim) Sensenbrenner, Jr., represents the Fifth Congressional District of Wisconsin, since 2003. The Fifth District includes parts of Milwaukee, Dodge and Waukesha counties, and all of Washington and Jefferson counties. Jim was born in Chicago and later moved to Wisconsin with his family. He graduated from the Milwaukee Country Day School and did his undergraduate studies at Stanford University, where he majored in political science. He then earned his law degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1968. After serving ten years in the Wisconsin State Legislature, Jim ran for a U.S. House seat and was elected in November, 1978. He has been reelected since 1980.
Website: http://sensenbrenner.house.gov/
Mother of Eric Garner - Gwen Carr Garner
As the matriarch of one of Staten Island's largest African-American families, Gwendolyn (Gwen) Garner has earned nationwide recognition lately as the mother of Eric Garner, a man murdered by the New York Police Department in July of 2014.
Websites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Eric_Garner ; http://teespring.com/ericgarner1
Mother of Jordan Davis - Lucia Davis McBath
The deadly shooting of her 17-year-old son, Jordan Russell Davis, for playing loud music, turned mother Lucia McBath into a champion for common sense gun legislation and solutions. She is now, a national spokesperson for Every town for Gun Safety/Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
Websites: http://www.walkwithjordan.org/ ; http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/jordan-davis-documentary-3-1-2-minutes-heading-to-hbo-20150131
Mother of Oscar Grant - Rev. Wanda Johnson
Rev. Wanda Johnson is America's voice of compassion for individuals who have lost loved ones due to violence. Her heart-breaking story made worldwide news on January 1, 2009, when her son, Oscar Grant III, was killed by a local transit peace officer. Since then, her ministry has been to work tirelessly to address the stereotyping of racial minorities, to comfort grieving families, and to improve the criminal justice system, all to the Glory of GOD!
Website: http://www.oscargrantfoundation.com/
Mother of Trayvon Martin - Sybrina Fulton
Sybrina Fulton, today is dedicating her life to transforming family tragedy into social change. Since the death of her 17 year old son, Trayvon Martin, during the violent confrontation in 2012, Fulton has become an inspiring spokesperson for parents and concerned citizens across the country.
Website: trayvonmartinfoundation.org
Congressman - Charles Rangel
Charles B. Rangel, is a war hero, history-making congressman, and master lawmaker. He is a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus. He made history, as the first African American member of Congress to lead the powerful Ways and Means Committee. He is currently serving his 23rd term in the House of Representatives, where he has been cited as the most effective lawmaker in the House, leading all of his colleagues in passing legislation. Congressman Rangel was a prime contributor to President Obama's historic health care reform law.
Website: http://rangel.house.gov/
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Senator - Ted Cruz
In 2012, Ted Cruz was elected as the 34th U.S. Senator from Texas. A passionate fighter for limited government, economic growth, and the Constitution, Ted won a decisive victory in both the Republican primary and the general election, despite having never before been elected to office. Ted graduated with honors from Princeton University and with high honors from Harvard Law School. He served as a law clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist on the U.S. Supreme Court. He was the first Hispanic ever to clerk for the Chief Justice of the United States.
Websites: http://www.cruz.senate.gov/ ; https://www.tedcruz.org/
Former New York City Police Commissioner - Bernard Kerik
Bernard B. Kerik is one of the most dynamic, undisputed, controversial and accomplished leaders in
law enforcement, correction, and national security in the United States. For more than thirty years, he served his country with distinction, honor, and valor, most notably as the 40th Police Commissioner of the City of New York. His unparalleled achievements as New York City's Police and Correction Commissioner, and his 30 year career in the criminal justice field, coupled with his later incarceration, has provided Mr. Kerik with a unique and one-of-a kind perspective into the U.S. criminal justice and prison systems, prompting him to become an advocate for criminal justice and prison reform in America.
