FreedomFest

Nick Dranias is President & Executive Director within the Office of the President of Compact for America Educational Foundation, Inc. He is also a Research Fellow and Policy Advisor with the Heartland Institute. Dranias previously served as General Counsel and Constitutional Policy Director for the Goldwater Institute, where he held the Clarence J. and Katherine P. Duncan Chair and directed the Joseph and Dorothy Donnelly Moller Center... Read More →

Governor Nathan Deal of Georgia appointed Ms. Rakestraw as the Commissioner for the Compact for a Balanced Budget Commission in July 2014.  In January 2015, she became the Chair of the Commission. Commissione rRakestraw also serves as the State Representative for her district.  In 2014, she spearheaded the passage of H.B. 794, the Compact for a Balanced Budget in the State of Georgia, with the help of fellow legislator... Read More →

Jeff is Executive Vice President of Development and Treasurer of the Foundation and a founding member of the States United Balanced Budget Initiative Arizona – a grassroots organization dedicated to supporting the Compact for America. He has 18 years of experience training U.S. military personnel and currently serves as an Instructor to the Navy SEALs / Naval Special Warfare community where he teaches specialized tactical swimming to Navy... Read More →

President & Executive Director