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Carol Davis is promoting the Midwest Election Integrity Summit. 

Davis is the Chairman of the Illinois Conservative Union and Former Director FreedomWorks Election Protection Initiative. 

“We're very excited to announce our Keynote Speaker for the May 20th Summit will be the Honorable Ken Cuccinelli, National Chairman, Election Transparency Initiative. We hope patriots who are serious about honest and transparent elections will join us. Registration link: http://bit.ly/3jMxFQI," Davis said in a Facebook post. “Ken Cuccinelli served in the federal government, first as the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and then as the acting deputy secretary for the Department of Homeland Security.” 

Cuccinelli is the National Chairman Election Transparency Initiative.

“During his tenure, Cuccinelli was a leading spokesman for the administration on immigration, election security and homeland security issues, and was appointed by the president to serve as an original member of the Coronavirus Task Force upon the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.," Davis said. In addition to practicing law for over 25 years, Cuccinelli served in state government in the Virginia Senate from 2002-2010 and as Virginia’s attorney general from 2010-2014. Cuccinelli earned a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Virginia, a law degree from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, and a master’s in international transactions from George Mason University.” 

The Midwest Election Integrity Summit will be held on May 20 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Gerogios located at 88000 West 159th Street in Orland Park. 

“Learn successful strategies from across the nation. Connect and work with election integrity advocates in your own county and state. Learn how to join an existing or develop a local election integrity team. Tap into statewide & national networks to inform and empower your election integrity goals,” a flyer promoting the event reads. 

Speakers include Hayden Ludwig, Director of Policy Research for Restoration of America, Lynn Taylor, President, Virginia Institute & Chairman, The Virginia Coalition, Ned Jones, Election Integrity Network, Willard Helander, Former Lake County Clerk of Elections, and Davis.

Cuccinelli also serves as leader of the NEVER BACK DOWN PAC which was set up to support Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in his expected White House run. 

“I have been speaking to many grassroots conservative activists around the country who are very enthusiastic for Governor DeSantis to run for president in 2024,” Cuccinelli said in a statement, according to CNN. “The energy is there, grassroots conservatives see the governor as a leader and a fighter with a winning conservative track record who will lead the Republican Party to victory in 2024. Based on those conversations, I am most confident that we will build an unmatched grassroots political army for Governor DeSantis to help carry him to the White House.”