PROMINENT GRADUATES OF AMERICAN LEGION BOYS STATE
STATE
AK
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AR
AR
AR
AR
AR
AR
AR
AR
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
CA
NAME
Loren Leman
E. C. “Sonny” Hornsby
Fob James
Donald James
Robert Bentley
Roy Moore
William J. Clinton
Fred Akers
Mike Huckabee
David Pryor
General Wesley Clark
Keith Jackson
Mike Beebe
Tom Cotton
Bruce Babbitt
Ernest Calderon
Fred DuVal
Jim Shumway
Jonathan Larkin
Bill Gates
Ken Bennett
Donal F. Logue
CA
CA
CA
CA
Gaddi Vasquez
John Perez
Peter Sims
Jonathan Shapiro
CA
CA
CO
CO
CO
CO
Andre Quintero
Steven Ly
Brett Johnson
Mike Coffman
Ed Perlman
John Griego
CT
CT
CT
DE
DE
DE
FL
FL
FL
FL
Joseph Lieberman
Bill O’Neill
Chris Murphy
Joseph R Biden III (Beau)
Jeff Bullock
John DiLeuterio
Charlie Crist
Donald Tucker
Lawton Chiles
Thomas Wetherell
Revised 7-28-16
CAREER
Alaska Lt. Governor
Former Chief Justice Alabama Supreme Court
Former Governor Alabama
CEO Vulcan Materials, Inc.
Governor Alabama
Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
U.S. President, Arkansas Governor (Boys Nation)
Head Football Coach – WY, TX, Purdue
Former Arkansas Governor; FOX talk show host
Former U.S. Senator
Retired General, U.S. Army
All-Pro NFL tight end
Governor Arkansas
U.S. Congressman
Former Arizona Governor, Sec of Interior 1993-2001
Chairman, Arizona Board of Regents
Clinton Advisor; Chief of Protocol
Arizona Secretary of State
Arizona House of Representatives
Phoenix City Councilman
Former Arizona Secretary of State
Actor/Producer-best known for his early 2000s Fox sitcom:
Grounded for Life. (Boys Nation President – 1983)
Director, US Peace Corps
Speaker, California Assembly
Award-winning author
Emmy Award Winny Producer/Writer “The Prctice”;
“Boston Legal”; Blacklist” (Boys Nation President - 1980)
Mayor of El Monte (Boys Nation)
Former Mayor of Rosemead
Colorado State Deputy Treasurer
U.S. Congressman
U.S. Congressman
Veterans Constituent Advocate to Senator Michael Bennet
(Boys Nation)
U.S. Senator (Boys Nation)
Former Governor of Connecticut
U.S. Senator
DE Attorney General (Boys Nation)
Delaware Secretary of State
Chief of Staff (in state) Sen. Biden’s Office (Boys Nation)
Former Florida Governor
Former U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic
Former Florida Governor; U.S. Senator
Former president Florida State University
FL
FL
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
ID
ID
IL
IL
IL
IL
IN
IN
IN
IA
IA
Reubin Askew
Glenn Hubbard
Sam Nunn
Robert S. Turner
Gyneth Waldron
Heinz Ward
Eric Berry
Mike Crapo
Lou Dobbs
Roger Ebert
Jim Peters
Michael Flanagan
Steven Osusami
Richard Lugar
Mitchell Daniels
Dale Barnett
Charles Grassley
Michael Johanns
KS
KS
KS
KS
KS
KY
KY
KY
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
MA
MA
MA
MD
MD
MD
ME
ME
MI
MI
MI
MI
MS
MO
MO
John Carlin
Delano Lewis
Ajit Pai
Derek Schmidt
Josia Suary
Julian M. Carroll
Joddy Richard
Tim Moore
Edwin Edwards
James Carville
John Breau
David Vitter
Buddy Roemer
Ray Mabus
Michael Dukakis
Dan Duquette
Mike Hazen
Dilip Paliath
Sean Fahey
Lt. Cdr. Patrick McClanahan
John Balducci
John McKernan
Peter McPherson
Charles Pope
Dr. Grant Comer
Dr. Owen Perlman
Trent Lott
Scott Bakula
Matt Blunt
Revised 7-28-16
Former Florida Governor
Former Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors
Former U.S. Senator
Past Nat’l Commander – American Legion
Originated “Dukes of Hazzard” TV/Movie Writer
MVP Super Bowl XL – Pittsburgh Steelers
Former NFL player
U.S. Senator
TV anchor man
Pulitzer Prize Winner – Movie Critic
Author – “Arlington National Cemetery”
Former U.S. Congressman
Award winning ABC News correspondent
Former U.S. Senator
Former Governor; President Purdue University
American Legion National Commander 2015-16
U.S. Senator
Former Secretary of Agriculture; Former Nebraska
Governor
Former Governor of Kansas; Nat’l Archivist
Former Ambassador to South Africa
FCC Commissioner
Kansas Attorney General
Former Kansas Secretary of Agriculture
Former Governor of Kentucky
Speaker of the House Kentucky House of Representatives
Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Louisiana Governor
Political consultant
U.S. Congressman
U.S. Senator
Former Louisiana Governor
Former Mississippi Governor; Secretary of the Navy
MA Governor/Presidential Candidate
GM Baltimore Orioles MLB
GM Boston Red Sox MLB
Governor’s Legislative Assistant
Rhodes Scholar, U.S. Naval Academy
White House Fellow
U.S. Congressman; Former Governor (ME)
U.S. Congressman; Former Governor (ME)
President, Michigan State University
Michigan District Court Judge
Retina Eye Surgeon
Traumatic Brain Injury Specialist
U.S. Senator
Actor
Former Governor of Missouri
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
Rush Limbaugh
Stan Kroenke
David Koechner
Bob Kustra
Robert Holden
Ted Kulongoski
Scott Murphy
Jim Bohannon
Thomas Plaskett
MT
MT
MT
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NC
NC
NC
NC
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NY
NY
NY
NY
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
Max Baucus
Steve Bullock
Steve Daines
Phil Jackson
John Hoeven
Drew Wrigley
Joel Heitkamp
Jim Ramstad
MG Roger Lempke
Dave Heineman
Jon Bruning
Ben Nelson
Dr. Ben Sasse
James Hunt
Michael Jordan
James Martin
Richard Riley
Robert Menendez
Christopher Christie
Samuel Alito
Rob Andrews
Jon Bon Jovi
James Bracchitta
James Gandolfini
Bruce Springsteen
Leonard Vance
Cory Booker
Aneesh Chopra
George Pataki
Dr. Nick Sallese
Frank Patience
David Valesky
Neil Armstrong
Michael Oxley
Thomas Moyer
Lt. Col. Carl Walz
Col. Terence Henricks
Dr. Michael Gearnhart
Revised 7-28-16
Journalist, Author
Owner of professional sports teams
Actor
President, Boise State University
Former Governor of Missouri
Governor of Oregon
U.S. Congressman – D- NY 20th Dist. - (Boys Nation)
Radio Personality
Former President of American Airlines, Continental
Airlines, and Pan Am Airlines
U.S. Senator/U.S. Ambassador to China (Boys Nation)
Governor Montana (Boys Nation)
U.S. Congressman
Coach of NBA Chicago and LA teams
Former North Dakota Governor; U.S. Senator
Lt. Governor, North Dakota
Radio talk show personality
Former U.S. Congressman
Adjutant General, Mil. Dept. of Nebraska
Lt. Governor of Nebraska
Nebraska Attorney General
U.S. Senator; Former Governor of Nebraska
President, Midland University
Former Governor of North Carolina
Professional Athlete
Governor of North Carolina
NC Governor/Secretary of Education
U.S. Senator
Governor, New Jersey (Boys Nation)
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Member of House of Representatives
Rock Star
Actor
Actor
Professional musician
U.S. Congressman – New Jersey
U.S. Senator
First U.S. Chief Technology Officer (Boys Nation)
Former Governor of New York
Renowned Professor at St. John’s Univ.
Secretary of the New York Senate
New York State Senator
NASA Astronaut – First to walk on the moon
U.S. Congressman – Ohio
Chief Justice – Ohio Supreme Court
NASA Astronaut
NASA Astronaut
NASA Astronaut
OH
OH
Paul Gilmore
Randy Gradishar
OH
OH
OH
OH
Joe Johns
Col. Gregory Johnson
Greg Lashutka
Major David Moreland
OH
OH
Larry Smith
Darrin Blackford
OH
Richard Cordray
OH
Roger Ailes
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
Chris Workman
Alan Penn
William Batchelder
Clarence Hill
Jon Waters
Paul Prior
Tim Gorrell
Randy Cole
U.S. Congressman – Ohio
Former NFL linebacker – Denver Broncos; member
College Football Hall of Fame
Reporter – CNN
NASA Astronaut
Former Mayor, Columbus, Ohio
U.S. Air Force Major. Three year tour as Maintenance
Officer of the Air force “Thunderbirds”. Recently appointed
as the Aide-De-Camp for the SAF Chief of Staff with the
Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon.
College Football Coach – Tulane, Arizona, USC, Missouri
U.S. Secret Service Agent. Member of the Presidential
Protection details for Presidents Clinton and George W.
Bush.
Former Ohio State Treasurer and Attorney General.
Former contestant on the television show “Jeopardy”
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FOX News
Channel
Executive Goldman Sachs (Boys Nation President 1989)
President – Kiwanis International 2011 – 2012
Speaker of the House – Ohio House of Representatives
American Legion National Commander 2009 - 2010
Director – Ohio State University Marching Band
Colonel/Superintendent Ohio State Highway Patrol
Director Ohio Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive Director Ohio Turnpike Commission
OR
SC
SC
SC
SC
SD
SD
SD
SD
SD
SD
TN
TX
UT
UT
VA
VA
WA
WI
WI
WI
Phil Keisling
Craig Melvin
Richard Riley
Joe Riley
Lonnie Holiday
Tom Brokaw
Col. Charles Gemar
Al Neuharth
Larry Pressler
Tom Daschle
John Thune
Lamar Alexander
Alan Keyes
Mike Lee
David Barlow
Carroll Dale
Angus King
Randy Revelle
Robert G. Froehlke
Donald G. Iselin
James Scott McCallum
Oregon Secretary of State
Anchor - MSNBC
Former Gov and Sec of Educ. (Clinton)
Mayor of Charleston, SC
NFL Player (Packers and Broncos)
NBC News Anchor
Astronaut
Founder of USA Today
Former U.S. Senator
Former Senate Minority Leader
U.S. Senator
Former Governor and U.S. Senator
Presidential Candidate; talk show host
U.S. Senator (Boys Nation)
U.S. Attorney – District of Utah (Boys Nation)
Former NFL Player - Superbowl
U.S. Senator (ME); Former Governor (ME)
Former Lt. Gov. of Washington
Former Secretary of the Army
Rear Admiral, United States Navy
Former Governor Wisconsin
Revised 7-28-16
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WV
WV
WY
Thomas E. Petri
Scott Walker
Martin J. Schrieber
William Steiger
Dan Travanti
Al Jarreau
James Santelle
Dick Bennett
Bob Wise
Nick Saban
Richard Cheney
Revised 7-28-16
U.S. Congressman – Wisconsin
Governor, Wisconsin (Boys Nation)
Former Governor Wisconsin
US Congressman
Actor
Award Winning Singer and Entertainer
U.S. Attorney – Southeast Wisconsin
College Basketball Coach
Former U.S. Congressman and Governor of WV
Head football coach University of Alabama
U.S. Vice President/Congressman