Conservative Political Action Conference

Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)

Basic facts
Location:| Washington, D.C.
Affiliation:| Conservative
Top official:| Matthew Schlapp
Year founded:| 1974
Website:| Official website

## Contents

* 1 Mission
* 2 CPAC 2021
* 3 Speakers
* 3.1 2021
* 3.2 2017-2020
* 3.2.1 2020
* 3.2.2 2019
* 3.2.3 2018
* 3.2.4 2017
* 3.2.5 2016
* 3.2.6 2015
* 4 Recent news
* 5 See also
* 6 External links
* 7 Footnotes

The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is an annual conference organized by the American Conservative Union since 1974. On its website, CPAC described itself as "the largest and most influential gathering of conservatives in the world."[1]

CPAC 2021 took place on February 25-28, 2021, in Orlando, Florida.[2]

Speakers included former President Donald Trump (R), South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.).[3]

## Mission[edit]

The American Conservative Union described the mission of CPAC on its website:[4]

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Every year since 1974, ACU proudly hosts The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), the nation’s largest gathering of conservatives. Elected officials, leading conservative voices and thousands of activists convene in National Harbor, Maryland to deepen and broaden knowledge while equipping conservatives with skills to become more effective activists.

In its 45 year history, CPAC has been honored to present prominent conservatives including Presidents of the United States, Vice Presidents, cabinet officials, Members of Congress, members of the judiciary, conservative thought leaders and foreign officials.[5]

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## CPAC 2021[edit]

The following document features the agenda for CPAC 2021, which took place on February 25-28, 2021, in Orlando, Florida. Former President Donald Trump delivered the keynote address.

## Speakers[edit]

### 2021[edit]

Donald Trump's speech at CPAC, February 28, 2021

The following is an abbreviated list of speakers who attended CPAC 2021:[3]

* Donald Trump, former president of the United States
* Matthew Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union
* Kristi Noem, governor of South Dakota
* Mike Pompeo, former U.S. secretary of state
* Ben Carson, former U.S. secretary of housing and urban development
* K.T. McFarland, former Trump deputy national security advisor
* Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida
* Hiroaki Aeba, chairman of the Japanese Conservative Union
* Andrew Wheeler, former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
* Pete Hegseth, Fox & Friends Weekend
* Sara A. Carter, investigative reporter
* Scott Walker, former governor of Wisconsin
* Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former White House press secretary
* Gordon G. Chang, national security expert
* Maj Toure, founder of Black Guns Matter
* Jon Voight, actor

### 2017-2020[edit]

This section includes a sampling of speakers from CPAC events held between 2015 and 2020.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

#### 2020[edit]

* Donald Trump
* Mike Pence
* Larry Kudlow
* Kellyanne Conway
* Mick Mulvaney

#### 2019[edit]

* Donald Trump
* Mike Pence
* Laura Ingraham
* Glenn Beck
* Charlie Kirk

#### 2018[edit]

* Donald Trump
* Mike Pence
* Betsy DeVos
* Rick Perry

#### 2017[edit]

* Donald Trump
* Scott Walker
* Ted Cruz
* Steve Bannon
* Reince Priebus

#### 2016[edit]

* Carly Fiorina
* Sean Hannity
* Glenn Beck
* Mark Levin
* Donald Trump

#### 2015[edit]

* Sarah Palin
* Rick Perry
* Ben Carson
* Rand Paul
* Bobby Jindal

## Recent news[edit]

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms CPAC. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Conservative Political Action Conference - Google News

## See also[edit]

* American Conservative Union
* American Conservative Union Foundation
* Matthew Schlapp
* Donald Trump

## External links[edit]

* CPAC
* CPAC on Twitter
* American Conservative Union
* ACU Foundation

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ CPAC, "Home," accessed February 24, 2021
2. ↑ CPAC, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed February 24, 2021
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 CPAC, "Speakers," accessed February 24, 2021
4. ↑ American Conservative Union, "About," accessed February 24, 2021
5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
6. ↑ Outset Magazine, "Here Are the Speakers for CPAC 2015," February 6, 2015
7. ↑ Conservative Political Action Conference, "2017 CPAC Speakers," accessed February 24, 2017
8. ↑ Mediaite, "Beck to Give Closing Speech at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference," February 12, 2016
9. ↑ Breitbart, "Exclusive—Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina confirmed to speak at CPAC 2016," November 4, 2015
10. ↑ Newsweek, "CPAC 2019 Full Schedule, Live Stream: How to Watch and When Key Speakers Will Appear," February 28, 2019
11. ↑ Politico, "CPAC schedule 2018," February 22, 2018
12. ↑ Newsweek, "CPAC 2020 Schedule, Live Stream: How to Watch Key Speakers At Annual Conservative Conference," February 26, 2020

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