Newport Beach CA-- The Western Conservative Political Action Conference (WCPAC) announced today that the chairman of the National CPAC and American Conservative Union as well as second vice president for the National Rifle Association will speak at this year’s conference, Oct. 16 and 17 at the Radisson Newport Beach California.

David Keene is recognized as one of the chief spokesmen for conservative principles and politics. He is regularly featured in a variety of radio, television and print media, and has written for publications such as National Review, the Washington Times and the Boston Globe. He is also a columnist for the Hill, a newspaper covering Congress.

“Keene’s experience and knowledge in politics precedes him,” said Jim Lacy, chairman of WCPAC. “We are honored to have him speak this year.”

Since December 1984, Keene has been the chairman of the American Conservative Union, the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative lobbying organization. Keene’s involvement in presidential politics extends back to the Nixon Administration, where he served as a special assistant to Vice President Spiro Agnew.

His Capitol Hill experience includes such varied roles as executive assistant to New York Senator Jim Buckley; southern regional political director for Ronald Reagan’s 1976 presidential campaign; national political director for George Bush’s 1980 presidential race; senior advisor to former Senator Bob Dole in 1988 and advisor to Dole’s presidential campaign in 1996.

Other confirmed speakers at this year’s Western CPAC include Horace Cooper, a conservative lawyer specializing in the United States Supreme Court and Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Tax Association.

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