US Conservative Leaders and Legends
By Justin Quinn, About.com Guide to US Conservative Politics
Profiles, biographies, information and current news about longtime and emerging US conservative leaders, historical figures, notable people and opinion-makers.
- Legendary & Promising Conservative Politicians
- Celebrated Conservative Ideologues & Personalities
- Conservative Supreme Court Justices
- Conservative Hollywood Icons
Legendary & Promising Conservative Politicians
A look at the elected leaders whose conservative contributions have become legendary and those who who continue to define the current conservative landscape.
- "Mr. Conservative" Barry Goldwater
- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee
- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney
- Texas Congressman Ron Paul
- Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson
- California Congressman Duncan Hunter
- Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo
- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich
- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
- Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan
- Former Ambassador Alan Keyes
- National Constitution Party Chairman James N. Clymer
Celebrated Conservative Ideologues & Personalities
A look at the writers, broadcasters and ideologues who have stirred controversy by refusing to pitch the politically correct narrative that has become so precious to the mainstream liberal media, and who have forged new paths for conservative thinking.
- National Review Founder William F. Buckley Jr.
- Radio Host & FOX News Commentator Glenn Beck
- Raffensperger Professor of Humanities Paul E. Gottfried
- Political Theorist Russell Kirk
Conservative Supreme Court Justices
From the former Supreme Court of Chief Justice Warren Burger to the current Supreme Court of Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., the conservative direction of the court has been a long time coming and is largely thanks to the warm and welcoming personality of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist.
- Former Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist
- Supreme Court Chief Justice John Glover Roberts, Jr.
- Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
- Associate Supreme Court Justice Antonin "Nino" Scalia
Conservative Hollywood Icons
For just about as long as anyone can remember, liberalism has been the political ideology of choice in Hollywood. But that is slowly beginning to change thanks to these brave conservative Hollywood icons.
