AFPI Center for Election Intergity

September 6th, 2021

By Walter Hoye II

Meet The Chairman Ken Blackwell

QUOTE: "It is an absolute honor to join this superstar team. When it comes to our elections, we must have laws at the local level that make it easy to vote and hard to cheat." — Ken Blackwell 1

Over the years, Walter and Ken Blackwell have worked on several projects fighting for Life and Freedom.

Ken Blackwell is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and serves as the Chairman of AFPI's Center for Election Integrity. Ken Blackwell has an extensive career in public service and is widely regarded as a leading expert on elections and election security. Prior to joining AFPI, Ken Blackwell served as the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, and was also elected to serve as the Treasurer and Secretary of State for the State of Ohio. 2

Ken Blackwell was also formerly the United States Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission. Ken Blackwell also served as a senior transition official for President Donald J. Trump's White House and was appointed by President Donald J. Trump to the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity. 3

Today, Ken Blackwell currently serves as a Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance at the Family Research Council. He is the Co-Chairman of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and serves on the Board of Directors for the Public Interest Legal Foundation, the Near East News Agency, and the Institute for Pension Fund Integrity.

After receiving both his Bachelor's and Master's degree from Xavier University, Ken Blackwell became a professor there for many years. Ken Blackwell enjoys Hermeneutics, hunting, and traveling the world with his wife of 53 years.

Red Quote Mark"Every unlawfully counted ballot completely eliminates the lawful vote of someone who followed the rules, and we should be doing everything in our power to protect American elections. Without secure elections, the great American experiment will be no longer. — Ken Blackwell 4
Yeah, I'd vote in person too.

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References:

01. The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan research institute. AFPI exists to conduct research and develop policies that put the American people first. Our guiding principles are liberty, free enterprise, national greatness, American military superiority, foreign-policy engagement in the American interest, and the primacy of American workers, families, and communities in all we do (https://bit.ly/37TB9HI).
02. Ibid.
03. Ken Blackwell is a Christian, husband, father, conservative, and diplomat. American democracy and the Constitution on which it is founded have been tested repeatedly over the years. Ken Blackwell undertands that on January 6th, America was assaulted. As a lifetime of public service, Ken Blackwell is a prominent leader of the conservative movement (https://kenblackwell.com).
04. The America First Policy Institute (AFPI), op. cit. (https://bit.ly/3CVKRHz).