Rand Paul: Leadership Institute Trains the Next Generation
If you’ve ever wondered how effective Leadership Institute trainings are when it comes to the working world of politics, go ask Kentucky Senator Rand Paul.  Better yet, watch and listen from the comfort of your own home as Sen. Rand Paul shares his thoughts on the Leadership Institute and on LI’s founder and president, Morton Blackwell.


“In our office we actually have 6 of our staff who have come out of the Leadership Institute,” said Senator Rand Paul.  “My former chief of staff was actually with the Leadership Institute and worked closely with them for many years.”

The goal of the Leadership Institute is to effectively train young conservative activists to be leaders in our nation’s government.  Sen. Rand Paul says LI is doing just that.

“I think what’s great about the Leadership Institute is that it does something really no one else is doing…. There’s really nobody [else] training the next generation of people who will be the leadership of our country,” said Sen. Rand Paul.  “To me it’s an amazing thing and it is genius for Morton Blackwell to come up with the idea.”

Sen. Rand Paul first crossed paths with Morton at the Republican National Convention of 1976 when Morton was a Reagan delegate. This was during the time of the Rockefeller Republicans, before Bush.  In essence, Morton was a Reagan Republican before it was cool and remained steadfastly so during President Reagan’s political career.

That was only part of Morton’s ongoing efforts in the conservative movement, and Sen. Rand Paul said such a career speaks to the value of Morton’s political work and experience.

“Morton Blackwell’s legacy will be [as] someone who has been there from the very beginning and really was one of the originators who created the conservative movement,” Sen. Rand Paul said.

If you would like to know more about the Leadership Institute, experience the trainings and services it has to offer, or want an opportunity to hear Sen. Rand Paul and many other prominent conservative leaders speak publicly in support of what LI continues to accomplish, watch these videos.  They feature Senator Ted Cruz, former liberal student Jesus Rodriguez, young conservative Gabrielle Jackson, LI faculty Ian Ivey, and many more conservatives making a difference for the future.

The Leadership Institute offers 44 types of training programs, working with more than 1,591 active conservative student groups, and helping employers connect with conservative jobseekers.  Since the Institute’s 1979 founding, more than 162,508 conservative activists, students, and leaders have been trained.  Graduates include members of Congress, state legislators, local officials, media personalities, and conservative organization leaders.  For more information, please visit: www.LeadershipInstitute.org. 

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