Location: Decatur Ballroom
There are at least 100 nonreligious state legislators around the country. We have two for you on this panel. They are lawmakers who craft good policy while being unapologetic about their lack of belief—at the same time pushing back against the increasing strain of Christian nationalism among some of their colleagues. Come and hear how they legislate as nonbelievers.
SPEAKERS
Representative Ryan M. Clancy
Wisconsin State Representative Ryan M. Clancy is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 19th Assembly District since January 2023. He was a member of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors from from 2020 to 2024. He serves on several House committees, including the Committee on Public Benefit Reform and the Committee on State and Federal Relations.
Senator Silas Miller
Kansas State Senator Silas Miller has represented the 25th District in the Kansas Senate since 2025. He previously represented the 86th district in the Kansas House from 2023 to 2025. Miller attended Wichita Public Schools and served in the U.S. Marine Corps, then returned to Wichita to pursue a career in cosmetology and barbery. Miller served on the House education, election and insurance committees and was the ranking Democrat on the House Federal and State Affairs Committee.
MODERATOR
Amitabh Pal
Amitabh Pal is the Communications Director of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. He was previously the Managing Editor of The Progressive magazine for more than a decade and the editor of the Progressive Media Project, an affiliate of The Progressive that sends out op-eds through the Tribune Wire Service to hundreds of newspapers in the United States and other countries. Pal teaches Political Science courses at Edgewood University in Madison, Wisconsin.