In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) shares his journey from engineer, to becoming active in local politics, to being elected to Congress, where he has served since 2009. Representing Albany, Schenectady, and surrounding areas, Tonko advocates for solutions to energy and environmental challenges. Tonko credits what he calls the […]
In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with California state Sen. John Laird who’s been in public life since 1981, holding dozens of positions over the last four decades. What sticks out as one of his most challenging times? The 7.1-magnitude earthquake in 1989. “We had a bankrupt city the minute […]
In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we feature Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.). A fifth-generation Montanan, Daines credits his parents—especially his father, a Marine Corps veteran and small business owner—for shaping his perspective on servant leadership. “I watched my father start a little construction business and work hard to keep food on the table,” […]
In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.). A retired Green Beret, Waltz served 27 years in the U.S. Army and National Guard, earning four Bronze Stars, including two for Valor. As the first Green Beret elected to Congress, he’s carried his military ethos into his work […]
In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas). An Iraq War veteran and West Point graduate, Hunt has a distinguished family legacy of military service, with nearly 60 years of collective service among his immediate family. Now serving in his “next deployment,” Congress, Hunt shares his experiences […]
In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with freshman congressman Rep. Mike Lawler, representing New York’s 17th District in the scenic Hudson Valley. Lawler explains what lies behind how he became rated the fourth most bipartisan member of the House, according to The Lugar Center. “For me, it’s not that hard. […]
In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with former U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota. Heitkamp reflects on her career in public service, discussing key moments in her tenure. “I see government as an instrument of improving lives and of We the People doing things collectively for each other,” she […]
In this episode of NTD News’ “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, the first Hispanic American elected statewide in the commonwealth. Son of a Cuban refugee, Miyares explains how profoundly that background influenced his life and pride in serving the American public. “I was raised to believe this is […]
In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with Nassau County, New York Executive Bruce Blakeman, who has been in office since November 2021. An attorney and the former commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey—who served during the critical period following 9/11—Blakeman has focused his tenure on […]
In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with Senator and former Florida governor, Rick Scott. Scott talks about what it takes to get things done in the U.S. Senate and his approach to leadership. “You don’t lead through dictatorships, you lead by having a great mission and a great team and […]
In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with Doug Jones, a former senator from Alabama who served from 2018 to 2021. Jones, a lawyer by trade, spent years in private practice and was also U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1997 to 2001, where he successfully prosecuted two Ku […]
In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), who began representing California’s District 32 in 1997, after a career as an attorney and internal revenue officer. Sherman shares his philosophy of service, the challenges of office, his humor, and why he thinks it’s all still worth it. […]
