Russ Carnahan (D-MO, 2005 – 2013)

A former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Russ Carnahan most recently was an early prominent leader for the 2020 Biden campaign where he served as an outside adviser. From 2005-2013, Carnahan represented Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District. He served in several leadership roles, including as Senior Democratic Whip from 2009-13 and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Center Aisle Caucus focused on common sense solutions for both political parties. Carnahan was selected as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations and received a Presidential Appointment from the Obama/Biden Administration as Congressional Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly. He also served on the U.S. House of Representatives committees for: Transportation & Infrastructure; Science & Technology; and Veterans Affairs. Carnahan began his career in public service when he was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2000. He was Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and Deputy Majority Whip. He earned several awards for his legislative work, including from the St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association, the St. Louis Business Journal and the Missouri Bar Association. Carnahan also served as Director of Government Relations for BJC HealthCare, one of the largest hospital systems in the country. After leaving Congress, Carnahan was a partner with Carnahan Global Consulting in Washington, D.C., and St. Louis, MO., specializing in international business, legal and governmental consulting. His work particularly focused on issues of renewable energy, sustainable building technology, historic preservation, transportation infrastructure and transition to commercial electric vehicles

Ted Yoho (R-FL, 2013 – 2021)

Congressman Ted Yoho is a Senior Advisor to KHG, after serving in the House of Representatives for eight years, representing the 3rd Congressional District of Florida. Ted first entered Congress in 2013 as a member of the 113th Congress. He has served on the Agriculture and Foreign Affairs Committee during his time in congress. In the 115th Congress Ted became the chairman of the Asia-Pacific Sub-Committee. Ted and his Team led the passage of the BUILD Act in 2018 with strong bi-partisan support. The BUILD Act authorized the creation of the United States International Development Finance Corporation (U.S. IDFC). The U.S. IDFC, commonly referred to as DFC, is the largest reform to foreign aid in decades. It is a tool to modernize foreign aid and facilitate countries to move from, “Aid to Trade.” Congressman Yoho was honored with several distinguished awards during his tenure in Congress, including the Golden Plow Award presented by the American Federation of Farm Bureaus. This is the highest award given to a sitting member in the U.S. House of Representatives or Senate. Additionally, Ted is the only individual from Florida to ever receive this award. On December 8, 2020 Emperor Naruhito of Japan bestowed upon Congressman Yoho the distinguished “Order of the Rising Sun” and the Country of Mongolia presented on April 13, 2021 the coveted “Order of the Polar Star.” Previous American recipients of the Order of the Polar Star were President Obama, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and Senator John McCain. These two awards are equivalent to the Presidential Medal of Freedom. These were given to Congressman Yoho for his contributions in strengthening the relationships between the United States and these two countries.