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December 13, 2026 Dinner - Dan Schnur - How the Results of the Mid-terms will Affect President Trump’s Foreign Policy

  • 12/13/2026
  • 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Thunderbird Country Club

Registration

(depends on selected options)

Base fee:
  • PRE-SET SALAD:
    ► Iceberg Wedge- bacon, tomato, red onion, gorgonzola crumbles, and bleu cheese

    SERVED ENTRÉE:
    ►Slow Roasted Prime Rib- Yukon mashed potatoes, haricot vert
    ►Seared Halibut- carrot puree, rainbow cauliflower, butternut squash
    ►Roasted Eggplant Steak - roasted mushrooms, spinach, smoked tomato sauce

    PRE-SET DESSERT:
    ►German Chocolate Cake
  • PRE-SET SALAD:
    ► Iceberg Wedge- bacon, tomato, red onion, gorgonzola crumbles, and bleu cheese

    SERVED ENTRÉE:
    ►Slow Roasted Prime Rib- Yukon mashed potatoes, haricot vert
    ►Seared Halibut- carrot puree, rainbow cauliflower, butternut squash
    ►Roasted Eggplant Steak - roasted mushrooms, spinach, smoked tomato sauce

    PRE-SET DESSERT:
    ►German Chocolate Cake
  • PRE-SET SALAD: Butter lettuce, feta, red onion, capers

    SERVED ENTRÉE: Flat iron steak, horseradish potato gratin, green beans, herb butter

    OR Herb Crusted Sea bass, saffron cous cous, sweet peas, carrots, orange lemon butter

    Vegetarian option available upon request

    PRE-SET DESSERT: Berry Cheesecake

Registration is closed


Dan is a Professor at the University of California – Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies, Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Public Policy, and the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communications, where he teaches courses in politics, communications, and leadership.

He has been teaching courses in politics, communications, and leadership since 1996 and has also taught at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management.

Previously, Schnur worked on four presidential and three gubernatorial campaigns as one of California's leading political strategists and served as the national director of communications for the 2000 presidential campaign of US Senator John McCain and was the chief media spokesman for California Governor Pete Wilson.

Dan hosts a monthly live national webinar for the Los Angeles World Affairs Council Town Hall, called “The Dan Schnur Political Report”. He writes a weekly column for the AllSides political website, and for The Jewish Journal, where he is the U.S. Political Editor.

Dan is known for his unique ability to bring perspective and clarity to complex political issues.


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