Ernest J. Istook Jr. Ernest J. Istook Jr. is a Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation – and host of the think tank's satellite radio show. Each week, about 100,000 people tune in to hear Istook (a former broadcast journalist) and other Herit ...

Gerald T. Vento Fellow type:  Former Fellow Year(s) of fellowship:  Spring 1986 ...

William C. Velasquez Fellow type:  Former Fellow Year(s) of fellowship:  Fall 1981 ...

J. Robert Vastine, Jr. J. Robert Vastine, Jr. is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade and Raw Materials Policy in the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Previously, he was Chief Counsel to the Minority for the Senate Committee on Government Operations a ...

Jolene Unsoeld Jolene Unsoeld is the former U.S. Representative for the 3rd Congressional District in Southwest Washington state. She served in Congress from 1989 to 1995 and was a member of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee and the Education an ...

Jesse Ventura JESSE VENTURA was elected the 38th Governor of Minnesota on November 3, 1998 defeating Attorney General Hubert H. (Skip) Humphrey III and St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman. He served as Governor for one term. Shocking the political establishment, ...

Robert F. Wagner Fellow type:  Former Fellow Year(s) of fellowship:  Spring 1984 ...

Michael Waldmen Michael Waldman is an Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting at the White House. Previously, he served as Deputy Assistant to the President, Special Assistant to the President for Policy Coordination on the Domestic Polic ...

Kenneth Walker Kenneth Walker began his journalism career at The Washington Star newspaper, where he worked for 13 years. When the newspaper folded in 1981, Mr. Walker joined the ABC News bureau in Washington, where he worked as a political correspondent, ...

Jack Walsh John \Jack\ Walsh, Jr. is a Massachusetts political consultant. He owns \Jack Walsh and Associates\, whose clients include Dukakis for Governor 1974, Massachusetts League of Cities, Massachusetts Selectman's Association, and the Massachuse ...