Tony Perkins is Family Research Council's fourth and longest-serving president, joining the organization in August of 2003. He is described as a legislative pioneer by the national media. Tony, who is an ordained minister, remains active in Christian ministries and frequently fills pulpits across the country. He and his wife Lawana have been married since 1986 and have five children. Tony Perkins is a passionate and powerful communicator of God' s word. Having served as a pastor in Louisiana, Tony has also filled the pulpits of churches across the country. He is the creator of Stand on the Word, a daily journey through the Bible as events happen chronologically, in an effort to get more believers reading the Bible (see FRC.org/Bible).

As host of Washington Watch, a nationally syndicated broadcast on multiple media platforms, Tony is raising and resourcing a new generation of SAGECons (Spiritually Active Governance Engaged Conservatives) with a biblical worldview. He has se Tony Perkins is a passionate and powerful communicator of God's word. He has served as president of Family Research Council in Washington, DC since 2003, and is a former chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Tony and his wife Lawana have been married since 1986 and have five children and one grandchild.