Keynote Speaker
TYSON LANGHOFER
Director, Center for Academic Freedom
Alliance Defending Freedom
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 6:00 pm.
Doors open at 5:30 pm.
Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara
1 N. Calle Cesar Chavez
Santa Barbara 93103
To sponsor a table or purchase individual tickets, go here.
Tyson Langhofer serves as senior counsel and director of the Center for Academic Freedom with Alliance Defending Freedom.
Langhofer represents students and faculty at public high schools and colleges in defending their First Amendment rights. For example, in Denton v. Hecht, he successfully defended a Florida State University student after he was removed as Student Senate President simply for sharing his Catholic views in a private group chat. In Cross v. Loudoun County Public Schools, he successfully defended an elementary school gym teacher after the school suspended him for peacefully sharing his views on a proposed policy at a public school board meeting.
Langhofer has extensive experience in civil litigation and constitutional law. Before joining ADF, Langhofer was a partner with Stinson LLP, where he worked as a commercial litigation attorney from 2000 until he joined ADF in 2015.
Langhofer is Peer Review Rated AV® Preeminent in Martindale-Hubbell. He is a sought-after speaker on legal and cultural issues. He regularly comments on free speech issues in television, radio, and print media. He has appeared as a guest and written pieces for numerous major media outlets, including The Washington Post, The Washington Times, USA Today, Townhall, The Federalist, and The Daily Wire. He earned his Juris Doctor from Regent University School of Law in 1999, graduating cum laude. Langhofer is admitted to practice in multiple states, the Supreme Court, and numerous federal district and appellate courts.
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Each Spring, CEF hosts a beautiful fundraising event at a local venue. The purposes of this gathering are to:
- share the programs and goals of Child Evangelism Fellowship
- inform our ministry leaders and community about club volunteer opportunities so our ministry can grow
- raise funds to support our Good News Clubs, 5-Day Clubs and special Party Clubs in order to spread the Gospel to children
- learn from this year’s outstanding keynote speaker, Tyson Langhofer.
- enjoy a fabulous meal and opportunity to fellowship with one another