Dave Johnson is a senior fellow with the Institute for the Renewal of the California Dream working on progressive messaging, and a Fellow at the Commonweal Institute. Dave is on the Boards of Directors of Media Transparency and The People Choose 2006, is an advisor to The Philanthropy Network and is a member of the Netroots Advisory Council of the Drum Major Institute. Dave is the lead blogger at Seeing the Forest. He is a featured contributor at Huffington Post and writes at many other sites including MyDD, AlterNet, Common Dreams, DailyKos and Speak Out California.

Larry Joe Doherty is leading the effort that’s bringing regular Texans together. Larry Joe has also proven he has the courage to take a stand when the rules of fair play are not applied evenly to all.

Larry Joe takes his message of doing right and accepting responsibility to heart — cultivating his ranch into a preserve that protects animals and the environment. Larry Joe is past president of the Washington County Wildlife Society and a member of the Texas Wildlife Association and a past member of the Texas Quail Council.