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The officers and staff of The Conservative Caucus represent and empower you in Washington and around the country to restore our Constitutional government.

Senator Dick Black
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Ms. Donna Jackson
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Mr. Jim Weber
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Mr. Jim Pfaff

President

Jim Pfaff is the President of The Conservative Caucus. Jim’s political career stretches over three decades. He also served as the Chief of Staff for the Colorado House Republican Caucus. He also served as Founder and Executive Director of Americans for Prosperity of Colorado, President of the Colorado Family Institute, and a National Representative for Family Policy Councils at Focus on the Family. Jim served as Chief of Staff for two different Congressmen – Cong. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Cong. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS). He has also been a communications, grassroots, and political consultant as well.

Jim is a nationally recognized public policy leader. He is known for his skills in strategic management, organizational development, and public outreach for government officials, political campaigns, and non-profit organizations. Jim is a seasoned grassroots and campaign operative having led major congressional, state legislative, and statewide ballot efforts.

He is a graduate of The Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. He studied English and Political Science at Indiana University.

Mr. Art Harman

Senior Vice President - Policy

Mr. Art Harman served as a Legislative Director in Congress where he developed the successful strategy to kill the 2013 Senate amnesty bill, wrote legislation and amendments, and learned from the inside how Congress really works. Harman is also President of the Coalition to Save Manned Space Exploration. Since 2010, he promoted the return to the Moon to decision makers, astronauts, and advised the 2016 Trump campaign on space policy, border security & international broadcasting as well as to the transition and White House. He was the advisor to Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) on foreign affairs, border security, China and Taiwan, science & space. He also wrote the foundational bill for post-Brexit trade relations with the UK for Senator Mike Lee. His policy specialties include foreign policy, China, Taiwan, asymmetric deterrence, border security and NASA/space.

Mr. Harman produced TCC’s long-running, nationally-televised public affairs television program, “Conservative Roundtable,” and directed major grassroots lobbying and outreach programs. He is a veteran of many radio and TV interviews, and has been published on Red State, Epoch times, The Hill and more.

He’s served on the board of directors of three non-profits, and is an award-winning film producer and photographer. He has traveled extensively in the world and returned home each time with greater appreciation for other cultures as well as a renewed passion to defend the liberties and opportunities Americans often take for granted. He did a shocking inspection of our border with Mexico. Harman witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union, was arrested by the KGB and stood in the footsteps of freedom fighters in Tiananmen Square.

Mr. Chad Canton

Director of Field Operations

Chad is a military veteran having served in the United States Navy Seabee NMCB 5 “The Professionals.”

Chad has been a the COO of a natural pharmaceutical company and various entrepreneurial efforts. And he has been a statewide Radio host in South Carolina and host of the popular podcast ImFiredUp.

Chad has also served as a volunteer firefighter in Horry County, SC. Having been injured in those endeavors, he started his advocacy group Operation Free Nation for first responders in SC successfully lobbying for the Presumptive Cancer Bill for firefighters that got cancer covered by the State firefighters.

He worked with SC patriot alliance as a grass roots educator to take over 14 counties in the SC GOP Re-org elections.

Over the last few years, he has worked with National Veterans for Trump as a state and national leader ultimately becoming National Field director for Veterans For Trump under National Executive Director Gunnery Sargent Jesse Jane Duff for the national Trump Campaign. He was named by President Trump to his national Veterans coalition advisory coalition.

In 2024, he also joined General Michael Flynn on his nationwide tour for his nation wide release of “the Flynn Movie deliver the truth no matter what the cost” consulting the General on media and operational logistics.

Mr. Chad Canton

Director of Field Operations

Bob Hulsy is the Chief Marketing Officer of The Conservative Caucus, bringing nearly two
decades of leadership in publishing, advertising, and data-driven marketing. He has served as Vice President, Publisher and editor for national media brands in the healthcare, automotive, and 2A space. He is an expert in programmatic advertising and Connected TV(CTV), immersing
himself at the intersection of content, advertising, and media activations across digital and print environments.

Hulsy’s political experience began walking precincts for Dick Ackerman’s State Assembly and Senate campaigns (1995-2008), and later helped organize phone banks during Ron Paul’s 2008 and 2012 Presidential bid. More recently, Hulsy helped develop CTV campaigns targeting low-propensity swing state voters in support of President Trump’s 2024 campaign.
As a strong advocate for Parents’ Rights, he remains deeply involved in homeschooling his four children, championing educational and medical freedom.

He holds a professional certification in Data Science from the University of California, Irvine and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from University of California, Berkeley.

 
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Mr. Peter J. Thomas

Chairman

Peter J. Thomas is a veteran conservative political strategist and seasoned policy expert dedicated to upholding the principles of the Constitution and democracy. As a founder and the chairman of the Conservative Caucus, he has played a pivotal role in promoting and shaping the conservative agenda across the nation for over half a century.

Peter’s distinguished career includes key presidential appointments under Presidents Reagan, Bush Sr., and Bush Jr. Under President Reagan, he served as the New England Regional Administrator of the General Services Administration. During Bush Sr.’s administration, he was the Special Assistant to the Secretary of Small Business. Under Bush Jr., he rose to the position of Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration in the Department of Agriculture. Additionally, Peter gained invaluable insight into Congress as Chief of Staff to Rep. Peter Torkildsen (R-MA).

Peter’s dedication to conservative values is further demonstrated by his tenure as the National Field Director of TCC in its early years, when he oversaw chapters in most congressional districts. His diverse experience also includes, founding and presiding over the Massachusetts Foundation for Economic Research, serving as director of communications for Papa Gino’s restaurants, and earning accolades as a leading sales representative for State Mutual of America.

Mr. Barry Goldwater, Jr.

Honorary Chairman

Barry M. Goldwater, Jr. is Honorary Chairman of The Conservative Caucus. He served 14 years as a member of the U.S. Congress, representing a district in California, and is the son of the late Senator Barry Goldwater Sr., who was the first presidential candidate of the modern conservative movement. Goldwater Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps as a conservative leader. In Congress, he co-authored the Privacy Act of 1974, one of the most important pieces of legislation protecting Americans’ privacy rights. He blocked the federal government from creating movies in-house, which would have taken jobs from the U.S. motion picture industry. On the Energy Research and Development Committee, he promoted energy independence in the wake of the OPEC embargo. He also served on the Space and Aviation Committee, which authorized and oversaw the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. An expert on aviation and transportation technology, he is a pilot with over 3,000 hours of flight time. He campaigned for Ronald Reagan, a family friend whose emergence as a political figure came during the Goldwater for President campaign, and for other conservative candidates such as Ron Paul. He has won the Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, an award from the President’s Commission on Employment of the Handicapped, and the Conscience of the Congress Award of the American Conservative Union (the group behind CPAC). Goldwater is a board member of the Goldwater Institute, a leading conservative think tank, which has an arm that sues government entities when they violate the Constitution and statutory law. He is also a member of the board of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program, one of the most prestigious national undergraduate scholarships in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics; it is awarded to some 400 students per year.
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