Huntingdon hosts Presidential Public Policy ForumMontgomery, Ala.—Huntingdon College will host a Presidential
Public Policy Forum Monday, October 15, 7:30–8:30 p.m. in the
College's Ligon Chapel, Flowers Hall. John Anzalone, a founder and partner in the polling, research, and strategy firm Anzalone Liszt
Research, will represent President Barack Obama. Alabama State
Senator Cam Ward will represent candidate Governor Mitt Romney. The forum
will be moderated by Glenn Halbrooks, co-anchor of CBS 8 News
weeknights at 6:00 and 10:00 and the network's managing editor. The
forum is free and open to the public.
"Huntingdon is hosting this forum because we believe it is important
for our students, faculty, and staff, as well as the general public,
to focus on the issues surrounding the presidential election," said
Huntingdon President J. Cameron West. "We focus in our first year
programs on the development of critical thinking skills, and I am
excited that our first-year students will be attending the forum as
part of their class participation in Practicing the Art of Critical
Thinking (PACT)."
Anzalone has 20 years of experience as a pollster helping
candidates, associations and corporations with message development
and strategic planning. His firm, Anzalone Liszt Research, helped
elect President Barack Obama, as well as U.S. senators,
Congressional representatives and dozens of elected officials in
more than 20 states. In the last decade, Anzalone has helped beat
more incumbent Republicans and taken back more Republican seats than
any other polling firm in the nation. The Washington Post called him
one of the “hottest” pollsters in the nation. Prior to his polling
career, Anzalone was a campaign operative who worked for democratic
strategists James Carville and Paul Begala in U.S. Senator Frank
Lautenberg’s 1988 campaign. He began his political career as an aide
to David Wilhelm (who later became DNC chairman) at Citizens for Tax
Justice and the AFL-CIO, and then went on to manage campaigns in
five states. Anzalone grew up in St. Joseph, Michigan, and
graduated from Kalamazoo College.
Senator Cam Ward was elected to the Alabama Senate in the general
election held November 2, 2010, after serving two terms in the
Alabama House of Representatives. He earned his Bachelor of Science
from Troy State University and Juris Doctorate from Cumberland
School of Law in Birmingham. Senator Ward serves as executive
director of the Industrial Development Board of Alabaster and is
active in numerous community and civic activities. He serves on the
boards of directors for Leadership Shelby County, the Greater
Education Foundation of Shelby County, The American Village, and
CASA of Shelby County. Senator Ward is also a member of the Alabama
Bar Association and State Executive Committee for the Alabama
Republican Party.
Halbrooks, a native Alabamian, joined CBS 8 in March 2003. His 28
years of experience in TV news began when he served as a reporter at
WMAZ in Macon, Georgia, while still in college. In 1990, Halbrooks
moved to Montgomery and anchored the noon news at WSFA for nearly
two years. He went on to anchor jobs in Birmingham and Chattanooga,
Tennessee, before spending several years behind the camera in
management and producing positions. Away from the station, he serves
as president of the Montgomery Rotary Club and is involved with
several community groups, including the Hugh O'Brian Youth
leadership organization, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the
Muscular Dystrophy Association. He is also a member of the Advisory
Council for the Alabama State University Department of
Communications. Halbrooks is a graduate of The McCallie School in
Chattanooga and Mercer University in Macon.
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