Name: The Kids Are Alright: How the Right Won Gen Z (and What Comes Next)
Start: 2026-07-10T09:35:00-0700
End: 2026-07-10T09:55:00-0700

The Kids Are Alright: How the Right Won Gen Z (and What Comes Next)

Friday July 10, 2026 9:35am - 9:55am PDT

Main Stage Room 130-135

Speakers

Cliff Maloney

The Ground Game General

Cliff Maloney is the CEO of Citizens Alliance and the Founder of the PA CHASE program. He has been called the “godfather of door knocking”. At 34 years old, Maloney’s door knocking deployments have knocked on over 9 million doors and delivered victories in 418 elections across... Read More →

Michelle Backus

Emmy-winning Journalist

Michelle Backus is a two-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, communications strategist, entrepreneur, and spokesperson for Citizens Alliance. A Penn State graduate with degrees in Economics and Broadcast Journalism, Michelle has been featured on Fox News, Newsmax, and other national... Read More →

Grant Mankin

Chief of Staff, Citizens Alliance

Grant Mankin is the Chief of Staff at Citizens Alliance and a nonprofit leader with 20 years of experience helping liberty-minded organizations go from scrappy to scalable. His work spans fundraising, marketing, field operations, and consulting — with a track record of building... Read More →

Friday July 10, 2026 9:35am - 9:55am PDT
Main Stage Room 130-135

General Session

FreedomFest 2026

Cliff Maloney

Michelle Backus

Grant Mankin

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FreedomFest 2026

Cliff Maloney

Michelle Backus

Grant Mankin

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