While Central Michigan University won’t allocate money to bring in speakers to present an alternative to the liberal orthodoxy, Campus Conservatives has raised thousands of dollars through the generous support of donors and outside organizations in recent years to bring in these much-needed voices.
The following is a list of recent speakers broken down by school year.
2009/2010
- State Senator Tom George.
- Interim CMU President Kathy Wilbur.
- State Representative Goeff Hansen.
- State Senator Michelle McManus.
- Circuit Court Chief Judge Jonathan Lauderbach.
- State Senate candidate Michael Trebesh.
- Adam Guillette of Americans for Prosperity.
- Emily Cochran of the Leadership Institute.
- Robbie Rankey of Attorney General Mike Cox’s Office.
- Mikhail Fedewa of the Leadership Institute.
2008/2009
- Congressman Pete Hoekstra.
- Former Speaker of the House Craig DeRoche.
- David Horowitz.
- State Representative Ken Horn.
- State Representative John Moolenaar.
- Former State Representative Jack Hoogendyk, 2008 Republican candidate for U.S. Senate.
- Leon Drolet, chairman of the Michigan Taxpayers Alliance.
- Lawrence Reed, president of the Foundation for Economic Education.
- Ken Braun of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
- Scott Hagerstom of Americans for Prosperity.
- Gary Glenn, president of the American Family Association of Michigan.
- Jerri Henry of the American Clean Coal Campaign.
- Adam Weinberg of the Leadership Institute.
- Isaac Morehouse, Students for a Free Economy.
2007/2008
- ABC News “20/20″ anchor John Stossel.
- Author and historian Andrew Roberts.
- Radio host and political commentator Debbie Schlussel.
- Documentarian June Arunga.
- National Review editor and syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock.
- Congressman David Camp.
- State Representative Jack Hoogendyk.
- State Representative Rick Jones.
- Paul Scott, candidate for state representative.
- Saul Anuzis, Michigan Republican Party chairman.
- Lawrence Reed, president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
- Ken Braun of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
- Amy Hagerstrom of Americans for Prosperity.
- Luke Sheehan of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.
2006/2007
- Ambassador Vygaudas Usackas of the Republic of Lithuania.
- Karyn Leffel of the Hasbara Foundation.
- Craig Burgers of the Leadership Institute.
- Kevin DeAnna of the Leadership Institute.

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