Sandy Rios

Sandy Rios
Born Carmi, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality American
Office American Family Association governmental affairs director, the president of the conservative political action group Culture Campaign
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Bruce Rather (2009-present)

Sandy Rios is the American Family Association governmental affairs director, the president of the conservative political action group Culture Campaign, a Fox News Channel contributor,[1] and a talk radio host.

Rios has been the president of Culture Campaign since 2004 and was president of Concerned Women for America, a conservative religious organization, from 2001 to 2004. She is chairman of the North Korean Freedom Coalition, a coalition that advocates for the citizens of North Korea.[2]

In July 2013, Rios was identified as a key member of Groundswell, a secretive coalition of right wing activists and journalists attempting to make radical political change behind the scenes.[3]

Rios hosted an afternoon talk radio show on WYLL in Chicago, Illinois from 1993 to 2001 and hosted a syndicated radio program, Concerned Women Today as president of Concerned Women for America. In January 2007, she returned as WYLL afternoon host through July 2010.[4] Sandy Rios in the Morning on AFR TALK has been airing on American Family Radio since January 2011.[5]

Rios was given the 2005 Henry Hyde Leadership Award, a Pro-Life Action League's "Protector Award", Eagle Forum's Excellence Award and Family PAC's 1999 "Conservative of the Year".[6]

In 2009, she married Bruce Rather, a Chicago-based lawyer. '

In 2015, she publicly claimed the sexual orientation of an AMTRAK engineer on duty during the 2015 Philadelphia train derailment was a possible factor in the crash.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Debate Over Whether Obama Administration Is Making Unmarried Women Dependent on Government". Fox News. 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  2. ↑ "Moody Radio".
  3. ↑ "PHOTOS: Meet Groundswell's Major Players". Mother Jones.
  4. ↑ WYLL Sandy Rios Retrieved October 24, 2007
  5. ↑ AFR Talk Weekday Schedule Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. afa.net. Accessed August 6, 2012
  6. ↑ MBN Commentary Retrieved October 24, 2007
  7. ↑ Arana, Gabriel (14 May 2015). "Conservative Host Sandy Rios Thinks Amtrak Engineer's Sexuality Is 'A Factor' In Crash". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.


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