Former Reagan Administration cabinet secretary Donald Hodel and former Congressman Randy Tate are the new leadership team for the Christian Coalition.
Hodel, former Secretary of Energy and Interior, has been named president of the Christian Coalition, and will have day-to-day management, fundraising, strategic and public speaking responsibilities. Tate, 31, has been named executive director and will assist Hodel in management responsibilities, concentrating on political strategy, grassroots action, and influencing legislation on Capitol Hill.
They replace Ralph Reed, who is resigning from the Christian Coalition in mid-July to work more closely with the electoral process as a political consultant. Reed will remain on the Christian Coalition board of directors.
Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition, will assume the title of chairman of the Christian Coalition.
“Today the Christian Coalition takes the pro-family movement to the next level with renowned grassroots conservative leaders who are uniquely equipped to lead this organization into the next century,” said Reed. “Today, a new era dawns with new leaders who link the ‘Reagan Revolution’ with the rising influence of active people of faith.”
Robertson added, “Don Hodel brings the stature due a man who led two cabinet agencies in the Reagan Administration; a strong family man and a man of faith that America can look up to as a true role model. Randy Tate is one of the brightest and most talented political leaders in the nation.”
— E.P. News
