PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE INVITEES ANNOUNCED FOR 2023 THANKSGIVING FAMiLY FORUM
Unique event welcomes candidates to stage for roundtable discussion
Urbandale, IOWA – The FAMiLY Leader Foundation is pleased to announce that five Republican candidates for president have met qualification criteria and have been invited to The 2023 Presidential Thanksgiving FAMiLY Forum at the Des Moines Mariott Downtown in Des Moines, Iowa, on Nov. 17, 2023: Former President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Former Ambassador Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Sen. Tim Scott.
The Thanksgiving FAMiLY Forum is a unique event on the political calendar – an evening where the invitees gather around a table, instead of standing at podiums, for what is described as "a family discussion with presidential candidates," moderated by The FAMiLY Leader President and CEO Bob Vander Plaats.
"Truly this is a one-of-a-kind event," says Vander Plaats. "The Thanksgiving FAMiLY Forum gives us a chance to see what's in the candidates' hearts, not just what's in their plans. And coming shortly before the holiday season, it may be the last, best chance to really understand what makes these leaders tick before Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses.
"At this pivotal moment in our nation’s history, it’s vital that we look beyond politics to leadership that will move our country forward," adds Vander Plaats. "This year’s Forum provides a unique opportunity to learn and discern, as Americans prepare to choose well in the upcoming 2024 Election and beyond."
This marks the The FAMiLY Leader Foundation’s third such Forum, with similar events in both the 2011 and 2015 election cycles drawing thousands of attendees and hundreds of media outlets.
The 2023 Presidential Thanksgiving FAMiLY Forum and its honored guests are being brought to Iowa by The FAMiLY Leader Foundation’s #ChooseWell2024 initiative and its cornerstone partners: Family Policy Alliance, First Liberty Institute, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, and The Heritage Foundation.
For more information about The 2023 Presidential Thanksgiving FAMiLY Forum, visit
https://www.thefamilyleader.com/tff23