Prominent Graduates
State | Name | Career |
AK | Kevin Collier | National Commander, Sons of The American Legion 2015-16 |
AK | Loren Leman | Alaska Lt. Governor |
AL | E. C. “Sonny” Hornsby | Former Chief Justice Alabama Supreme Court |
AL | Fob James | Former Governor Alabama |
AL | Donald James | CEO Vulcan Materials, Inc. |
AL | Robert Bentley | Governor Alabama |
AL | Mike Warren | CEO Energen |
AL | Don James | CEO Vulcan Materials |
AR | William J. Clinton | U.S. President, Arkansas Governor (Boys Nation) |
AR | Fred Akers | Head Football Coach – WY, TX, Purdue |
AR | Mike Huckabee | Former Arkansas Governor; FOX talk show host |
AR | David Pryor | Former U.S. Senator |
AR | General Wesley Clark | Retired General, U.S. Army |
AR | Keith Jackson | All-Pro NFL tight end |
AR | Mike Beebe | Governor Arkansas |
AR | Tom Cotton | U.S. Congressman |
AZ | Bruce Babbitt | Former Arizona Governor, Sec of Interior 1993-2001 |
AZ | Ernest Calderon | Chairman, Arizona Board of Regents |
AZ | Fred DuVal | Clinton Advisor; Chief of Protocol |
AZ | Jim Shumway | Arizona Secretary of State |
AZ | Jonathan Larkin | Arizona House of Representatives |
AZ | Bill Gates | Phoenix City Councilman |
AZ | Ken Bennett | Former Arizona Secretary of State |
CA | Donal F. Logue | Actor/Producer-best known for his early 2000s Fox sitcom: |
CA | Gaddi Vasquez | Director, US Peace Corps |
CA | John Perez | Speaker, California Assembly |
CA | Peter Sims | Award-winning author |
CA | Jonathan Shapiro | Emmy Award Winning Producer/Writer “The Practice”; |
CA | Andre Quintero | Mayor of El Monte (Boys Nation) |
CA | Steven Ly | Former Mayor of Rosemead |
CA | Ron Rivera | Head Coach Carolina Panthers NFL |
CA | Jeff Pash | General Counsel NFL |
CO | Brett Johnson | Colorado State Deputy Treasurer |
CO | Mike Coffman | U.S. Congressman |
CO | Ed Perlman | U.S. Congressman |
CO | John Griego | Veterans Constituent Advocate to Senator Michael Bennet (Boys Nation) |
CO | Wayne Williams | Colorado Secretary of State |
CT | Joseph Lieberman | U.S. Senator (Boys Nation) |
CT | Bill O’Neill | Former Governor of Connecticut |
CT | Chris Murphy | U.S. Senator |
DE | Joseph R Biden III (Beau) | DE Attorney General (Boys Nation) |
DE | Jeff Bullock | Delaware Secretary of State |
DE | John DiLeuterio | Chief of Staff (in state) Sen. Biden’s Office (Boys Nation) |
FL | Charlie Crist | Former Florida Governor |
FL | Donald Tucker | Former U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic |
FL | Lawton Chiles | Former Florida Governor; U.S. Senator |
FL | Thomas Wetherell | Former president Florida State University |
FL | Reubin Askew | Former Florida Governor |
FL | Glenn Hubbard | Former Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors |
GA | Sam Nunn | Former U.S. Senator |
GA | Robert S. Turner | Past Nat’l Commander – American Legion |
GA | Gyneth Waldron | Originated “Dukes of Hazzard” TV/Movie Writer |
GA | Hines Ward | MVP Super Bowl XL – Pittsburgh Steelers |
GA | Eric Berry | Former NFL player |
ID | Mike Crapo | U.S. Senator |
ID | Lou Dobbs | TV anchor man |
IL | Roger Ebert | Pulitzer Prize Winner – Movie Critic |
IL | Jim Peters | Author – “Arlington National Cemetery” |
IL | Michael Flanagan | Former U.S. Congressman |
IL | Steven Osusami | Award winning ABC News correspondent |
IN | Richard Lugar | Former U.S. Senator |
IN | Mitchell Daniels | Former Governor; President Purdue University |
IN | Dale Barnett | American Legion National Commander 2015-16 |
IA | Charles Grassley | U.S. Senator |
IA | Michael Johanns | Former Secretary of Agriculture; Former Nebraska |
KS | John Carlin | Former Governor of Kansas; Nat’l Archivist |
KS | Delano Lewis | Former Ambassador to South Africa |
KS | Ajit Pai | FCC Commissioner |
KS | Derek Schmidt | Kansas Attorney General |
KS | Josh Svaty | Former Kansas Secretary of Agriculture |
KS | Steve Doocy | Commentator “Fox and Friends” TV news show |
KY | Julian M. Carroll | Former Governor of Kentucky |
KY | Joddy Richard | Speaker of the House Kentucky House of Representatives |
KY | Tim Moore | Kentucky House of Representatives |
LA | Edwin Edwards | Former Louisiana Governor |
LA | James Carville | Political consultant |
LA | John Breau | U.S. Congressman |
LA | David Vitter | U.S. Senator |
LA | Buddy Roemer | Former Louisiana Governor |
LA | Ray Mabus | Former Mississippi Governor; Secretary of the Navy |
MA | Michael Dukakis | MA Governor/Presidential Candidate |
MA | Dan Duquette | GM Baltimore Orioles MLB |
MA | Mike Hazen | GM Boston Red Sox MLB |
MD | Dilip Paliath | Governor’s Legislative Assistant |
MD | Sean Fahey | Rhodes Scholar, U.S. Naval Academy |
MD | Lt. Cdr. Patrick McClanahan | White House Fellow |
MD | Thurl Bailey | Boys State Governor 1978, Former NBA Player, author, actor, singer, public speaker |
ME | John Balducci | U.S. Congressman; Former Governor (ME) |
ME | John McKernan | U.S. Congressman; Former Governor (ME) |
MI | Peter McPherson | President, Michigan State University |
MI | Charles Pope | Michigan District Court Judge |
MI | Dr. Grant Comer | Retina Eye Surgeon |
MI | Dr. Owen Pertman | Traumatic Brain Injury Specialist |
MS | Trent Lott | U.S. Senator |
MO | Scott Bakula | Actor |
MO | Matt Blunt | Former Governor of Missouri |
MO | Rush Limbaugh | Journalist, Author |
MO | Stan Kroenke | Owner of professional sports teams |
MO | David Koechner | Actor |
MO | Bob Kustra | President, Boise State University |
MO | Robert Holden | Former Governor of Missouri |
MO | Ted Kulongoski | Governor of Oregon |
MO | Scott Murphy | U.S. Congressman – D- NY 20th Dist. - (Boys Nation) |
MO | Jim Bohannon | Radio Personality |
MO | Thomas Plaskett | Former President of American Airlines, Continental |
MT | Max Baucus | U.S. Senator/U.S. Ambassador to China (Boys Nation) |
MT | Steve Bullock | Governor Montana (Boys Nation) |
MT | Steve Daines | U.S. Congressman |
MT | Ryan Zinke | U.S. House of Representatives |
ND | Phil Jackson | Coach of NBA Chicago and LA teams |
ND | John Hoeven | Former North Dakota Governor; U.S. Senator |
ND | Drew Wrigley | Lt. Governor, North Dakota |
ND | Joel Heitkamp | Radio talk show personality |
ND | Jim Ramstad | Former U.S. Congressman |
NE | MG Roger Lempke | Adjutant General, Mil. Dept. of Nebraska |
NE | Dave Heineman | Lt. Governor of Nebraska |
NE | Jon Bruning | Nebraska Attorney General |
NE | Ben Nelson | U.S. Senator; Former Governor of Nebraska |
NE | Dr. Ben Sasse | President, Midland University |
NE | Neal Schnoor | President, Northern State University |
NC | James Hunt | Former Governor of North Carolina |
NC | Michael Jordan | Professional Athlete |
NC | James Martin | Governor of North Carolina |
NC | Richard Riley | NC Governor/Secretary of Education |
NJ | Robert Menendez | U.S. Senator |
NJ | Christopher Christie | Governor, New Jersey (Boys Nation) |
NJ | Samuel Alito | Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court |
NJ | Rob Andrews | Member of House of Representatives |
NJ | Jon Bon Jovi | Rock Star |
NJ | James Bracchitta | Actor |
NJ | James Gandolfini | Actor |
NJ | Bruce Springsteen | Professional musician |
NJ | Leonard Vance | U.S. Congressman – New Jersey |
NJ | Cory Booker | U.S. Senator |
NJ | Aneesh Chopra | First U.S. Chief Technology Officer (Boys Nation) |
NY | George Pataki | Former Governor of New York |
NY | Dr. Nick Sallese | Renowned Professor at St. John’s Univ. |
NY | Frank Patience | Secretary of the New York Senate |
NY | David Valesky | New York State Senator |
OH | Neil Armstrong | NASA Astronaut – First to walk on the moon |
OH | Michael Oxley | U.S. Congressman – Ohio |
OH | Thomas Moyer | Chief Justice – Ohio Supreme Court |
OH | Lt. Col. Carl Walz | NASA Astronaut |
OH | Col. Terence Henricks | NASA Astronaut |
OH | Dr. Michael Gearnhart | NASA Astronaut |
OH | Paul Gilmore | U.S. Congressman – Ohio |
OH | Randy Gradishar | Former NFL linebacker – Denver Broncos; member |
OH | Joe Johns | Reporter – CNN |
OH | Col. Gregory Johnson | NASA Astronaut |
OH | Greg Lashutka | Former Mayor, Columbus, Ohio |
OH | Major David Moreland | U.S. Air Force Major. Three year tour as Maintenance |
OH | Larry Smith | College Football Coach – Tulane, Arizona, USC, Missouri |
OH | Darrin Blackford | U.S. Secret Service Agent. Member of the Presidential Protection details for Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush. |
OH | Richard Cordray | Former Ohio State Treasurer and Attorney General. |
OH | Chris Workman | Executive Goldman Sachs (Boys Nation President 1989) |
OH | Alan Penn | President – Kiwanis International 2011 – 2012 |
OH | William Batchelder | Speaker of the House – Ohio House of Representatives |
OH | Clarence Hill | American Legion National Commander 2009 - 2010 |
OH | Jon Waters | Director – Ohio State University Marching Band |
OH | Paul Pride | Colonel/Superintendent Ohio State Highway Patrol |
OH | Tim Gorrell | Director Ohio Department of Veterans Affairs |
OH | Randy Cole | Executive Director Ohio Turnpike Commission |
OH | Hugh Hewitt | National syndicated radio talk show host “Hugh Hewitt |
OH | Jimmy “Jimmy Jam” | National syndicated radio talk show host “Dave and Jimmy |
OH | Hon. Michael Newman | United States Magistrate Judge; President, Federal Bar |
OK | Troy Aikman | Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Super Bowl champion and journalist |
OK | Skip Bayless | ESPN and Fox Sports commentator and journalist |
OK | Gen. Tom Stafford | Air Force Lieutenant General, NASA Astronaut |
OK | Gene Stephenson | Former head baseball coach Wichita State University |
PA | Admiral Jonathan Greeenert | Former Chief of Naval Operations |
PA | Nick Troiano | Politician |
OR | Phil Keisling | Oregon Secretary of State |
SC | Craig Melvin | Anchor - MSNBC |
SC | Richard Riley | Former Gov and Sec of Educ. (Clinton) |
SC | Joe Riley | Mayor of Charleston, SC |
SC | Vonnie Holiday | NFL Player (Packers and Broncos) |
SC | Tim Scott | U.S. Senator |
SC | Joel Smith | Former CEO – Bank of America |
SC | Ryan McGee | Commentator/Writer ESPN the Magazine |
SC | Corey Chavis | Former NFL player/current TV analyst |
SC | Richard Gergel | U.S. District Court Judge – South Carolina |
SD | Tom Brokaw | NBC News Anchor |
SD | Col. Charles Gemar | Astronaut |
SD | Al Neuharth | Founder of USA Today |
SD | Larry Pressler | Former U.S. Senator |
SD | Tom Daschle | Former Senate Minority Leader |
SD | John Thune | U.S. Senator |
SD | Dusty Johnson | U.S. Representative, South Dakota |
SD | Spencer Gosch | South Dakota State Speaker of the House |
SD | Ty Littau | Director of Operations, Littau Angus Ranch |
SD | Dennis Daugaard | Attorney and former South Dakota state governor |
SD | Ryan Brunner | Senior Policy Advisor to South Dakota State governor; former South Dakota state School and Public Lands Commissioner |
SD | Mark Salter | Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court |
SD | Tim Johnson | Former U.S. Senator, retired attorney |
SD | Reed Holwegner | South Dakota Legislative Research Council Director |
TN | Lamar Alexander | Former Governor and U.S. Senator |
TX | Alan Keyes | Presidential Candidate; talk show host |
TX | Scott Scarborough | President, University of Akron |
TX | Derek Eagleton | Senior Director of Media and Programming, Dallas |
TX | Michael Dudley | Live announcer of Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald |
TX | Pete Olsen | U.S. Congressman |
TX | Patrick Rose | 3-term Texas House of Representative |
TX | Dan Gattis | 3-term Texas House of Representative |
TX | Gray Miller | U.S. District Court Judge (Texas Boys State Governor and |
UT | Mike Lee | U.S. Senator (Boys Nation) |
UT | David Barlow | U.S. Attorney – District of Utah (Boys Nation) |
VA | Carroll Dale | Former NFL Player - Superbowl |
VA | Angus King | U.S. Senator (ME); Former Governor (ME) |
WA | Randy Revelle | Former Lt. Gov. of Washington |
WI | Robert G. Froehlke | Former Secretary of the Army |
WI | Donald G. Iselin | Rear Admiral, United States Navy |
WI | James Scott McCallum | Former Governor Wisconsin |
WI | Thomas E. Petri | U.S. Congressman – Wisconsin |
WI | Scott Walker | Governor, Wisconsin (Boys Nation) |
WI | Martin J. Schrieber | Former Governor Wisconsin |
WI | William Steiger | US Congressman |
WI | Dan Travanti | Actor |
WI | Al Jarreau | Award Winning Singer and Entertainer |
WI | James Santelle | U.S. Attorney – Southeast Wisconsin |
WI | Dick Bennett | College Basketball Coach |
WI | Brad Smith | President of Microsoft & their Chief Legal Counsel |
WV | Bob Wise | Former U.S. Congressman and Governor of WV |
WV | Nick Saban | Head football coach University of Alabama |
WY | Richard Cheney | U.S. Vice President/Congressman |
WY | Dave Freudenthal | U.S. Attorney and Governor of Wyoming (Boys Nation) |
WY | Michael B. Enzi | U.S. Senator |