Kalyn Free is the Democratic story. She’s a Choctaw woman who grew
up on a farm, feeding cows and hauling hay on the Choctaw Nation
Reservation in Oklahoma. As a young girl, she rode a bus almost an
hour to school in a town of 600. She worked the graveyard shift at a
convenience store to put herself through college, showing up to class
smelling like the donuts she had spent the night making, who lived in
a trailer with no running water after graduating law school and studying
for the bar exam.

Her experiences taught her about the challenges working Americans
face – and the importance of showing up for every community, no matter
how small.

She became the youngest attorney ever hired at the Department of Justice,
spending nearly 11 years prosecuting corporations for polluting our air, land,
and water. She took that job owing more than $100,000 in student debt.
In 1998, she became the first Native American and first woman elected
DA in rural Southeastern Oklahoma, and after being an attorney in
public service for 13 years, finally paid off her student loans.
Kalyn served as lead counsel for six years for the Ponca Tribe, without
a salary, for one of the poorest tribes in America, against a foreign corporation for
polluting the air and land of the Ponca People. This case was the largest class action
ever certified in an environmental case in Indian Country. Kalyn worked with PACE/
USW members and credits the Union’s efforts with bringing justice to the Ponca
people and successfully settling the case in excess of eight figures.
Hers is a Democratic story. 

Hers is an American story. And this is why Kalyn has dedicated her life to fighting for the working class people of this country. And why she is running for DNC Vice Chair.
 

Connie is a highly evidential and respected certified Psychic Medium with a gift for bridging the gap between the physical and spiritual realms. For over two decades, she has been helping people connect with their loved ones on the Other Side. She’s had a fascinating journey, with conscious memories of spirit communication beginning at the age of four. Connie has first-hand knowledge of the Afterlife through three near-death experiences that intensified her connection to the Other Side and led to her soul’s true destiny of becoming a Psychic Medium. 
Connie is certified by the Forever Family Foundation (FFF), a non-profit organization that is featured on the Netflix series “Surviving Death,” and Helping Parents Heal (HPH), an organization that supports parents who have lost children. She is the award-winning author of YOU ARE SOUL BEAUTIFUL A Unique Perspective into the Soul’s Quest for Its Destiny, the Recipient of the 2024 Speak Up Radio Firebird Award and 2024 Global Book Award. Connie has made guest Medium appearances on Signs of Life Radio. 
Connie's work is all about providing meaningful messages from loved ones who have passed, and she is known for her exceptional accuracy and compassionate demeanor. Her readings are truly life-changing, and she’s helped countless people around the world find healing and solace by connecting them with their loved ones in Spirit proving the bonds of love are eternal and unbreakable. Whether it’s through private readings, group mediumship or public speaking events, or in person/online workshops, Connie’s gift is all about spreading love, light and hope and helping people navigate the complexities of the spiritual realm. She looks forward to sharing her gift and a Meaningful Message with you. 

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Gail grew up in the suburb of Parma. Her mother, an avid moviegoer, took her Friday nights to the local movie theater. That’s where she fell in love with stories of all kinds. Her dream was to be a movie star, a ballerina or a writer.

As luck would have it, she realized two of her three dreams. She was a member of the Cleveland Civic Ballet Company. And she’s the author of five mystery novels, a memoir, a book of poetry, and numerous poems, essays, and short stories.

After earning a PhD and MA in English with a specialization in writing poetry, Gail decided to write a mystery novel at the urging of her son. Destroying Angels, the first book in her Leigh Girard mystery series, was described by Kirkus Reviews as “a riveting debut thriller.” She went on to write two more books in the series, Death’s Door and Peak Season for Murder, which won a Lovey Award for Best Traditional Sleuth. The Lost Artist, her stand-alone mystery, reflected her love of the visual arts and 19th century history.

The Megyn Kelly Today ShowIn 2017 Gail’s memoir, White Like Her: My Family’s Story of Race and Racial Passing, captured national and international attention. The Washington Post named the book one of the most inspiring stories of the year. After she and her “lost” New Orleans family appeared on NBC’s The Today Show, her memoir reached the top 100 book on Amazon and led to her appearing in the short documentary film, History of Memory. The film won a Tribeca Film Award (Amazon Prime). Her section of the film, “The Secret Album,” tells her mother’s story of passing.

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Gail’s many of years of teaching on the university level segued into a vibrant speaking career. She’s given numerous presentations at libraries, books groups, genealogical and historical organizations, and was on BBC World News, WGN-TV Morning News Show, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight and CBC Radio Canada, to name a few.

She’s also lectured on diversity and the writing process at the University of Illinois-Chicago, Kenyon College and Northwestern University. Her articles about coming to terms with her mixed-race identity were published in The Washington Post, Mic.com, Salon.com, Independent.co.uk, Upworthy, Mis. Magazine and The Daily Beast.

Wanting to return to her mystery roots, Gail wrote her fifth mystery, The Darkness Surrounds Us, a Gothic, historical mystery. Two historical events inspired the book—the 1918 Spanish flu and the rise of utopian communities in the 19th century.

Still an avid moviegoer, Gail lives in Libertyville, Illinois with her husband

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Chris LaLanne is the grand nephew of health and fitness pioneer Jack LaLanne. An accomplished athlete with over 15 years of experience as a fitness professional, he holds a B.S. in Kinesiology/Physiology as a graduate of the Exercise and Nutritional Sciences Department at San Diego State University.