William Devlin
National President, Redeem The Vote
August 5, 2007---Ames, Iowa/NYC-----Redeem The Vote, the faith alternative to Rock The Vote and a national non-partisan faith-based company headquartered in NYC, announced today the beginning of massive outreach program to involve all Iowans in the upcoming August 11, 2007 Straw Poll. A relative newcomer to the American democratic process, Redeem The Vote registered 79,000 people in the last election cycle. Pastor Bill Devlin, president of Redeem The Vote, will be RTV's point person in Iowa ..
Speaking for RTV, Devlin stated: “We are asking Iowans of all races, colors, beliefs and political persuasions to put aside all cynicism and apathy and participate in both the Straw Poll in Ames on August 11 and also to go to our website now and take RTV’s web-based straw poll found at http://redeemthevote..com/iowastrawpoll.html The RTV team will be crisscrossing Iowa in hopes of starting a new revolution of involving all Americans in the great participatory contact sport known as democracy in anticipation of the 2008 Presidential race.”
He is a frequent host on "It's Your Call with Lynn Doyle", NBC, ABC, CBS, Comedy Central, and NPR. Mr. Devlin has authored articles for the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Tribune, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Focus on the Family Citizen Magazine and many other publications.
A decorated Vietnam combat veteran, Bill received the distinguished Purple Heart, Combat Action Medal and a meritorious Unit Commendation Award. He served on Acting PA Governor Mike Fisher’s Domestic Violence Task Force; Philadelphia Mayor John Street’s Transition Team; and PA Senator Rick Santorum’s Operation Good Neighbor Foundation Board of Advisors. Devlin speaks at numerous professional and academic conferences and forums nationwide.
In 2006, along with his Wall Street and charitable duties, Mr. Devlin was asked to travel to Afghanistan, Lebanon, Israel, Uganda and Sudan to get first hand reports on these international hot spots in the world.
Devlin and his wife Nancy are the proud parents of five grown children. They received the National Parents of the Year Award from President George W. Bush in 2001.
TO BOOK THIS GUEST, CALL NOEL ZIMMERMAN 1-800-486-0176 X 3 OR NOEL@NEWSGUESTS.COM