ICYMI: #Buckleys2018
Over 200 free-market leaders and advocates gathered last week at the Ninth Annual Buckley Awards in Washington, DC, to celebrate the four outstanding 2018 award winners and their positive impact on our society: Ericka Andersen, Rob Bluey, Carrie Sheffield, and Christina Sandefur.
ICYMI–here’s a recap of the night’s events, as told through social media.
Getting ready for #Buckleys2018! Will you be there?https://t.co/9hkQN2H0Up pic.twitter.com/HDiRRXiS46
— America’s Future Fdn (@AFF) October 24, 2018
.@ErickaAndersen receiving #Buckleys2018 award for reminding everyone about the importance of families and civil society in solving our country’s opioid crisis. pic.twitter.com/fLNq2uZraG
— Izzy Ortega (@IzzyOrtega) October 24, 2018
Celebrating my coworker @ErickaAndersen winning the Buckley Award tonight. Congrats! @AFF @IWF pic.twitter.com/lxGluCx9pg
— Betsy Pearson (@PoliticalBetsy) October 24, 2018
Congrats to @RobertBluey for winning a prestigious Buckley Award! #Buckleys2018 pic.twitter.com/dWMEvF2jOf
— Stephen Rowe (@Rowebotz) October 24, 2018
Congratulations @RobertBluey, Editor in Chief of @DailySignal and a winner of the 2018 @AFF William F. Buckley Award! It’s an honor to work with you. pic.twitter.com/1xXS0fhVIQ
— Colleen Harmon (@ColleenAHarmon) October 24, 2018
.@rlorenc giving a dramatic reading of @cmsandefur’s statements at @AFF Buckley Awards. Congrats Christina! pic.twitter.com/VCn96KxUiG
— Sarah C. Keenan (@sarahckeenan) October 24, 2018
Thanks @AFF for the #Buckley2018! Big shoes to try and fill left by William F. Buckley, but as a fellow news entrepreneur he inspires me! #startuplife #BoldTV https://t.co/HHM2xcCLng pic.twitter.com/LYYYKFYZdp
— Carrie Sheffield (@carriesheffield) October 30, 2018
Thank you to @AFF for honoring me with a Buckley Award! And thank you to my talented and dedicated colleagues at @GoldwaterInst, without whom I would not be receiving this award. I’m so proud of the work we’ve done together to advance and defend freedom nationwide! #Buckleys2018
— Christina Sandefur (@cmsandefur) October 25, 2018
Check out what others had to say about our winners:
AIM National Editor Honored With Buckley Award – Accuracy in Media
“As National Editor for Accuracy in Media, I’m excited to accept one of the 9th Annual Buckley Awards this year. The Buckley Awards, originally founded and organized by the Young Conservatives Coalition from 2010-2016, began as a way to recognize “outstanding young professional conservatives and libertarians for their above-and-beyond service to the liberty movement…”
Heritage’s Rob Bluey Honored With 2018 Buckley Award – The Heritage Foundation
“America’s Future Foundation (AFF) recently presented one of its 2018 Buckley Awards to Rob Bluey, Heritage’s vice president of communications and editor-in-chief of The Daily Signal…”
Goldwater Institute’s Christina Sandefur Honored with 2018 Buckley Award – In Defense of Liberty (Goldwater Institute)
“Congratulations to the Goldwater Institute’s Executive Vice President Christina Sandefur, who has just been named as one of America’s Future Foundation’s Buckley Award recipients for 2018! As one of the country’s leading organizations of liberty-minded professionals, America’s Future Foundation recognizes leaders in the freedom movement with its Buckley Award…”
2018 @AFF Buckley Award Recipient
Liberty-minded leader @ErickaAndersen @IWFCongratulations, Ericka! 🎉 https://t.co/86Ac751Q95 pic.twitter.com/cND8qVVDdI
— IWF (@IWF) October 23, 2018
.@AFF 2018 Buckley Award Recipient @carriesheffield @BoldTV
Congratulations, Carrie! 🎉 https://t.co/86Ac751Q95 pic.twitter.com/b3T9VdOP90
— IWF (@IWF) October 23, 2018
Congratulations to @NJC_YAF alumna @carriesheffield on her @AFF 2018 Buckley Award! #BuckleyAwards pic.twitter.com/lf26uLXHX7
— Natl Journalism Cntr (@NJC_YAF) October 23, 2018
Congratulations to @ErickaAndersen @RobertBluey @cmsandefur and @carriesheffield, winners of the 2018 @AFF Buckley Awards. CEI applauds the work of these outstanding individuals!
— Competitive Enterprise Institute (@ceidotorg) October 24, 2018
.@AFF couldn’t have made better choices this year! So happy to see two people I’ve long looked up to, @RobertBluey and @ErickaAndersen, honored for their work. Congrats! #Buckleys2018 https://t.co/ojljsPYxq1
— Kelsey Harkness (@kelseyjharkness) October 19, 2018