Kendall A. Qualls is a former Republican Candidate for Governor of Minnesota and was recently reinstated as President of TakeCharge, an organization devoted to uniting Americans of all backgrounds around a shared history and common set of beliefs. Raised by his mother in public housing projects in Harlem, NY during the late 1960s, and later by his father in a trailer park in Oklahoma, Mr. Qualls is no stranger to the hardships of life. Despite these challenges, he worked full-time to pay for college, served as an officer in the U.S. Army, and earned three graduate degrees, including an MBA from the University of Michigan. He went on to work his way up the ranks of several Fortune 100 healthcare companies, eventually becoming Global Vice President of an $850M business unit. He was also a mentor at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge and served on the Board for Lundstrum’s Performing Arts Center in North Minneapolis. Mr. Qualls serves on the Board for Hope Farm School for at-risk boys and Freedom Works, a Christian post-prison outreach ministry. He has appeared as a guest on several shows, including Fox & Friends, The Tucker Carlson Show, America’s Newsroom with Bill Hemmer, the Dennis Prager Show, and Fearless with Jason Whitlock, and his articles have been featured in a variety of publications, including the New York Post, Washington Times, The Federalist, Real Clear Politics, The Christian Post, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Mr. Qualls and his wife Sheila have been married since 1986. They have five children and reside in Medina, Minnesota.
