Washington, D.C. – The Club for Growth Foundation announced its incoming 2026 Fellowship class.
Since 2020, the Foundation’s fellowship program has united free-market advocates from across government, business, and nonprofit sectors. This nationwide network of leaders is making a difference by promoting the principles of economic freedom and limited government. With the addition of the 2026 class, the Club for Growth Foundation Fellowship now includes 315 fellows spanning 42 states and the District of Columbia.
“The Club for Growth Foundation is proud to introduce this accomplished and diverse cohort as members of our 2026 Fellowship class,” said Club for Growth Foundation President David McIntosh. “Each of these conservative leaders has shown a strong dedication to upholding and advancing core American freedoms. We are excited to support their continued development and to watch them succeed during the Fellowship, and in the years ahead.”
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2026 Club for Growth Foundation Fellowship Makeup:
- Total Members: 51
- States Represented: 26
- State Legislators: 13
- Non-Profit: 11
- Private Sector: 11
- Government Officials: 7
- Higher Education: 3
- Legal Professionals: 2
- Military Members: 2
- Media Professionals: 1
- Political Appointees: 1
2026 Fellowship Class Members:
- Samuel Armes, Founder and President, Florida Blockchain Business Association (FL)
- Lee Barkley, Vice President, Sovereign’s Capital (AL)
- John Bear, State Representative, State of Wyoming (WY)
- Ivan Bercovich, Operating Partner, ScOp Venture Capital (CA)
- Robert Blake, CEO, Blake Willson Group (VA)
- Spencer Bone, Director of Strategic Relationships, The Herzog Foundation (MO)
- Julia Cartwright, Senior Research Fellow in Law and Economics, American Institute for Economic Research (TX)
- Maggie Cleary, Senior Counsel, Department of Justice Criminal Division (VA)
- Chad Cohen, President, Lone Wolf Oil Co., LLC (TX)
- Christian Corrigan, Solicitor General, Montana Attorney General’s Office (MT)
- Jp Cortez, Executive Director, Sound Money Defense League (NC)
- Clayton Cromer, Corporate Attorney, Winstead PC (TX)
- Rachel del Guidice, Reporter, Fox News (OH)
- Jake Fischer, Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, Department of the Army (VA)
- Edgar Gonzalez, General Counsel, Empower Pharmacy (TX)
- Tim Griffin, Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates (VA)
- Alec Hanna, Executive Director, Colorado Republican Committee (CO)
- John Hart, CEO, Open the Books (MD)
- Jon Hartley, Policy Fellow, The Hoover Institution (CA)
- Rachel Hazelip, Policy Director, Idaho Freedom Foundation (ID)
- Ryan Helfenbein, Vice President of Communications and Public Engagement, Liberty University (VA)
- Martine Helou-Allen, Founder and Executive Director, RIZE Prevention Inc. (SC)
- Amber Hulse, State Senator, South Dakota State Senate (SD)
- Keri D. Ingraham, Senior Fellow and Director of the American Center for Transforming Education, Discovery Institute (WA)
- Jared Josephsen, Associate General Counsel, Lattice Semiconductor (TX)
- Nick Kupper, Representative, Arizona State House (AZ)
- Crews LaGrand, Counsel to the Attorney General, Florida Attorney General’s Office (FL)
- Tristan Leavitt, President, Empower Oversight and Delegate, West Virginia House of Delegates (WV)
- David Lu, Associate Budget Analyst, City and County of Denver (CO)
- Andrew Martin, Director of Special Counsel and Third-Party Voters, Ohio Attorney General’s Office (OH)
- Alex Mayer, Cabinet Secretary, West Virginia Department of Human Services (WV)
- Alexander McCobin, Founder and CEO, Liberty Ventures and Principled Business (PA)
- Brit McKenzie, Representative, Arkansas House of Representatives (AR)
- Martin McLaughlin, Representative, Illinois General Assembly (IL)
- Ben Merkle, President, New Saint Andrews College (ID)
- Mary Millben, Founder, President, and CEO, JMDE Enterprises (AZ)
- Jeremy Munson, President, Absolute Business Consulting (MN)
- Jett Nye, Captain and Pilot, United States Air Force (OH)
- Kyle Pierce, Representative, Indiana House of Representatives (IN)
- Ben Robbins, Representative, Alabama State House of Representatives (AL)
- TJ Roberts, Representative, Kentucky House of Representatives (KY)
- Steve Rowe, Vice President of Development, Texas Public Policy Foundation (TX)
- Joseph Rubino, Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel, Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office (WY)
- Kendal Sacchieri, Senator, Oklahoma State Senate (OK)
- Nick Schroer, Senator, Missouri State Senate (MO)
- Chris Staffeldt, Owner, C to C Enterprises (AZ)
- Jay Steagall, Representative, Oklahoma House of representatives (OK)
- Scot Turner, Executive Director, Eternal Vigilance Action Inc. (GA)
- Drayton Wade, Head of Growth and Operations, Reflection AI (SC)
- Jonathan Wilson, CEO, INVI MindHealth (CO)
- Whitley Yates, Executive Director, The Leadership and Liberty Institute (IN)