John Loudon also chairs the sole source of Florida Citizen Voters cash: Citizen Voters Inc., a nonprofit based in Ponte Vedra Beach. D., self-publishing some books, working herself into radio. He served 14 years in the Missouri Legislature, leaving in 2008. Our old friends John and Gina Loudon appear on ABC's Celebrity Wife Swap this Thursday, March 28. Tweet. The Tea Party family was despicable, they emotionally devastated the other poor family. Tonight on Celebrity Wife Swap, Gina Loudon initially shocked the audience with the statement she "always wanted a child with Down Syndrome" while her counterpart Angela Envy had her own moment of shock value when she gleefully announced her poly-amorous relationship with her husband, Chris, and a young 23 yr. old woman named Ashley. Two wives, from two very different families, swap lives for two weeks. But the competition to cash in on the tea party was fierce. A more likely motive is to energize Trump supporters in the 2020 election, said Michael McDonald, a political scientist at the University of Florida who studies voting and elections. Her husband, John Loudon, has worked as a policy adviser for the pro-Trump dark money organization America First Policies. Lightning could strike at any time! Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. [5], Missouri law limits state senators to eight years, so Loudon retired in 2008. When Gina first arrives in Charleston, she meets Ashley and learns that she'll be living with a polyamorous couple. Political pundit and Tea Party activist Gina Loudon trades lives with a mom in a polyamorous relationship, on "Wife Swap," THURSDAY, MARCH 28 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on ABC. The ABC show is due to air March 28 at 7 p.m. on Channel 30. [1] She was a member of the 2020 Donald Trump campaign's media advisory board and the co-chair of Women for Trump 2020. Streaming Library with tons of TV episodes and movies. [citation needed], She gave the commencement address at her alma mater, William Woods University, in 2015. Even a talk-show on a low-watt radio station can get you on the dais, and you can sell your books and merchandise at the back of the room. According to her website, Loudon holds a doctorate degree in human and organizational systems from Fielding Graduate University, an online school. In the 2016, Floridians authorized medical marijuana. The Loudons are pro-life, pro-gun, pro-Bible, home-schooling conservatives. The votes are still out on who that couple may be, but it isnt the Loudons. Yeah, it was the new Wife Swap Envy/Loudon episode that aired tonight, 3/28 on ABC! Watch popular content from the following creators: be easy. In tonight's episode of Wife Swap, Loudon trades places with the wife of a semi-professional. Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly! Gina swaps lives with Angela Envy from Charleston, New York. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. "This is the kind of thing that has been going on and taking place that slowly but surely chips away at what used to be normal and now what justifies all theseperfectly it's cool. Gina and John Loudon, Former Area State Senator/Talk Show Host Couple On ABC's 'Wife Swap' - Hazelwood, MO - Former State Sen. John Loudon and his wife Gina are apparently set to be featured in . He believes the Loudons were portrayed as close-minded, Bible thumping bigots and the polyamorous family were painted as loving and open minded people whose worst trait is eating too much junk food.People who watch the show with no morals are softened up to believe certain lifestyles are OK, he said. John started a political action committee that didnt raise much money. Watch on 2 different screens at the same time. I dealt with John many times during his 14 years in the Missouri Legislature, usually when he was doing something strange. Our caller Art said, "Oh, no, no, no. [citation needed] They married in 1990 at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, his alma mater. Did anyone see it? Radio host & PolitiChicks contributor Gina Loudon talks to Ann-Marie Murrell about her family's controversial appearance on ABC's "Wife Swap". And in a first for the series, one of the families breaks the rules and refuses to reunite at the round table to discuss their experiences, leaving only one family to discuss things among themselves. God knows they tried. So there was Gina, Warrior Princess, on Wife Swap Thursday night. Fair or Foul: John and Gina Loudon, from tea party to 'Wife Swap'. Dr. Gina Loudon and her husband John Loudon had to swap lives for one week with a harem family consisting of one husband and several wives. Like sponsoring a bill to pay couples $1,000 to get married. Look at Sarah Palin. 156 Less than a minute. A lot of my friends have asked "what were they thinking?". She also hosted a television show called America Trends on the Youtoo America TV Channel that aired on Time Warner Cable and Comcast. Given their fondness for the limelight, it should come as no surprise that the Loudons have turned up on a reality TV show. Gina is the entrepreneurial Loudon. The Loudons oldest daughter got active in a young tea partiers group. With her conservative views and strong religious convictions, Gina finds the relationship "wrong" and is very uncomfortable with the situation. Evidence does not support claims that noncitizen voting is a factor in elections, McDonald said. The groups proposal would make a slight change in wording to the Florida Constitution, which presently reads, Every citizen of the United States who is at least eighteen years of age and who is a permanent resident of the state, if registered as provided by law, shall be an elector of the county where registered., The amendment would change every citizen to only a citizen.. FOUL: Back when they were living in the St. Louis area, John Loudon and his wife, Gina Loudon, sought to become the glamorous poster couple for the tea party movement. When Gina first arrives in Charleston, she meets Ashley and learns that she'll be living with a polyamorous couple. Kevin Horrigan is the deputy editorial page editor for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. It was the new Wife Swap Envy/Loudon episode that aired tonight on ABC (3/28). Rick Scotts administration reviewed the more than 11 million people on the states voting rolls for noncitizens. She bills herself as having psychological expertise and lists herself as a member of Trumps 2020 Media Advisory Board.. She and her husband John, a former state senator who represented parts of Chesterfield, Ballwin, Maryland Heights, Florissant and Hazelwood, now live in San Diego. There was a problem saving your notification. Gina said they moved to California so she could be on the front lines of the culture wars.. Gina got some publicity for a Buy-cott in support of Arizonas show-us-your-papers immigration law. John and Gina went AWOL from the cutlure wars a long time ago, he said, and instead have tried to make money from their political engagement since he left the Missouri state senate in 2008, Horrigan said. She is Dr. Loudon was for a time featured on Truth Talk Radio, based in Creve Coeur. In a video, Gina Loudon explains a new initiative that would amend constitutions to specify that "only a citizen" can vote. The measures wording would undergo a review by the Florida Supreme Court. . The Tea Party family was despicable, they emotionally devastated the other poor family. He was elected to the Missouri State Senate in 2000, and again in 2004. [9][10] The show ended on January 13, 2023. At the time, the book was ranked No. See production, box office & company info. The Producers of Celebrity Wife Swap decided to pair up the Conservative Christian Loudon Family withwait for ita POLYAMOROUS FAMILY. It found 207 ineligible voters. The ballot initiative process has also been used by causes popular with Democratic voters. The couple left Missouri in 2012 for California, where they appeared on an episode of the reality show Wife Swap. In the episode, Gina Loudon described as a staunch tea party activist swapped lives with an apolitical polyamorous wife, according to the episodes promo. As of July 2019, the Florida organization had raised $4.7 million and collected more than 1.5 million signatures, more than twice what was needed to place the measure on the 2020 ballot in Florida. This is primetime television," he said. Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly! [1] She was a member of the 2020 Donald Trump campaign's media advisory board and the co-chair of Women for Trump 2020. Watch on your favorite devices, including TV, laptop, phone, or tablet. Don't forget to visit Twitter: @HazelwoodPatch, or signup for the Hazelwood Patch newsletter here. Loudon wrote the initiative is part of a broader movement to amend constitutions in other states and even the U.S. Constitution.. The couple appears to have the presidents ear. Loudon served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1994 through 1998. For instance, San Francisco allows noncitizens to vote in school board races. But his colleagues werent crazy about him. As someone who does not discuss politics or religion at all, Angela finds the family's strong conservative views upsetting. Star Student Gavin Is Academically Advanced, Fatal Trolley Crash; Shooting Arrests: IB, SD County Crime Log, Deputy Arrested; Ex-Pastor Sentenced: Imperial Beach, SD Co. Crime Log, 'The Great Junk Hunt' Vintage Flea Market 2023: Fairgrounds, Del Mar, California Mid-Winter Fair 2023: Imperial, Jazz Evensong 2023: St. Michaels By-The-Sea, Carlsbad, San Diego County Sheriff's Department: Vandalism Spree - Ramona, San Diego County Government: County Establishes New Child And Family Well-Being Department, CA Storms Leave Residents Snowed In, As More Extreme Weather Comes. They walk through the revolving door into the political-industrial complex wonderland made possible by the thundering Niagara of campaign and corporate cash. Now, the West Palm Beach-based political commentator and her husband have a new mission pushing a ballot initiative that would change the Florida Constitution to specify that only a citizen can vote. Both organizations are working in Florida and nationally to change state constitutions to explicitly state that only citizens may vote in elections. She is renowned author and TV show host as well. The Loudons got out-flanked. The show swaps two wives, allowing the transplanted wife to see how the other family operates, before then imposing their own set of rules. Dr. Gina and Mr. Loudon live with their five children, including an adopted son who has Down syndrome, minus the live-in girlfriend. [11], Loudon and her husband, former Missouri state senator John William Loudon, appeared on the show Wife Swap when they swapped with a polyamorous and bisexual family. A conservative Tea Party activist trades places with a woman in a polyamorous relationship. According to her website, she now hosts a program on a station based in Virginia. Please subscribe to continue reading 0 Comments Tags Wife. Sure, you wouldnt put your family through Wife Swap on network television. Last year, voters signed off on automatically restoring voting rights to most Floridians with felony convictions. $14.99/mo. Gossip website Us Weekly reports that 18-year-old Lyda Loudon is now. This made it tough for him to be effective as a lobbyist after he left office. [2][3] She is a member at Mar-a-Lago and the current face of Citizen Voters Inc.[4], She has said that scientific evidence shows President Trump to be "the most sound-minded person to ever occupy the White House. There was John, hammering the Bible and politics at Angela from Albany. According to publicity released for the program. ", "@RealDrGina may be leaving the 7pm ET slot, but don't worry, she'll be back soon! The couples recently formed group Florida Citizen Voters already has raised nearly $2 million to fund the petition drive needed to get the question on the 2020 presidential ballot. She even once appeared as a staunch tea party activist on the television show Wife Swap to promote her conservative family values. University Of Missouri-St. Louis: Alumna Elizabeth Petersen Receives Inaugural Dr. Jane A. Miller Award, Named In Honor Of Her Mentor, Melissa Daniel, Amanda O'Neill And Harry Harris Receive University Of Missouri-St. Louis Hero Awards, University Of Missouri-St. Louis: Panelists Dole Out Advice, Discuss What Defines Black Love' At Event, University Of Missouri-St. Louis Tritons Weekly Rewind, University Of Missouri-St. Louis: Eye On UMSL: Clean Strike. In an email, John Loudon wrote that the groups mission is simple making sure that the Floridas constitution is clear. Many become lobbyists. Crises and hijinks ensue. Loudon appeared on ABCs Wife Swap in 2013. Horrigan: 'Dark forces' on 'Wife Swap' send Loudons AWOL from culture wars. From the 2013 "Women For the 2nd Amendment. She Doesn't", "Trump Backer, Author Sues Daily Beast After Article Questioned Her Professional Credentials", "Secret donors and Trump allies: Inside the operation to push noncitizen voting laws in Florida and other states", https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16321730/loudon-v-daily-beast-company-llc/, ". Still, Loudon is concerned because the state constitution does not explicitly spell out that only citizens can vote. "[5][1] In 2018, The Daily Beast reported that Loudon's book falsely described her as having a PhD in psychology; she has a PhD in human and organization systems from Fielding Graduate University, an online school. As someone who does not discuss politics or religion at all, Angela finds the family's strong conservative views upsetting. Gina, lists herself as a spokeswoman for the group. [1] Loudon does have a PhD in human and organization systems from Fielding Graduate Institute (now the Fielding Graduate University), an online school. Gina after she got a Ph.D. in human behavior from an online university in California. [5] The publishing company, Regnery, told the outlet that they were responsible for several misleading statements about Loudon's qualifications, including referring to her as "America's favorite psychological expert". Citizen Voters believes we should fix this missing protection before more places dilute the votes of U.S. citizens and diminish the sacrifices naturalized citizens took to legally gain their right to vote in our elections, Loudon wrote. 436,949 in Amazon's bestsellers rank. Im baffled., Fate of St. Louis Fox Theatre still undecided, McClellan: Too many have lost faith for Kim Gardner to continue, Brothers who did everything together, fashionista among victims in fatal St. Louis crash, Centene expects to lose millions of Medicaid customers beginning in April, Neman: Missouri womans saga of trying to find common sense at Walmart, I can still hear the roaring of the engine, says father of teen maimed in downtown St. Louis, So much for collaboration: St. Louis County Council meeting deteriorates into turmoil, Willson Contreras makes Cardinals debut, and Tyler O'Neill begins his run for center. Gina Loudon wrote on Twitter during Floridas heated recounts that the couple moved to escape socialism and corruption in California and fight for Republican Florida Gov. . Politicos around Missouri are buzzing with word that a former Missouri state senator and his wife, a former area radio talk show host, will be featured in the ABC reality TV show "Wife Swap" next with a polyamorous plot twist. Monthly price. Did they blow their long-awaited chance at stardom? J.B. Pritzker aptly condemned Republican attacks recently on schools, libraries and learning itself as an attack on American val, Now comes the difficult question: Has St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner been railroaded because of her race or gender? EDIT: It's uploaded here: http://abc.go.com/watch/wife-swap/SH5539547/VDKA0_n6m6q44a/envy--loudon, http://abc.go.com/watch/wife-swap/SH5539547/VDKA0_n6m6q44a/envy--loudon. He declined to disclose his donors to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, but he wrote that the group will comply with all campaign finance reporting requirements. A fitness-minded type-A mom ditches California for the life of an emotional, overweight housewife in Florida. Everybody should just get off John and Gina Loudons backs, OK? She studied psychology, communications, and design at William Woods University. Former Gumbo Flats (aka Chesterfield) poli-power couple John and Gina Loudon appear to have finally made it to the media big time. With her conservative views and strong religious convictions, Gina finds the relationship "wrong" and is very uncomfortable with the situation. The Loudons purchased their West Palm Beach home in August 2017. When it's time for the rules to change, Angela decides to turn the tables by creating a political and religious free zone, but John breaks Angela's rule and continues to share his disdain for her personal life, bringing Angela to tears. @RealDrGina - Good luck on your new show tonight on @RealAmVoice at 7:00 P.M. Eastern. Of that money, about $828,000 is in-kind contributions for signature-gathering, state records show. The casual viewer might assume that Wife Swap was a disaster for the Loudons. The family constantly talks about politics and religion, and John leads them in daily Bible study. Author of a book titled Mad Politics: Keeping Your Sanity in a World Gone Crazy, Loudon is a frequent guest on Fox News and conservative talk shows. Gina Loudon, known as Dr. Gina, is a conservative media personality. John had been an insurance broker before he was term-limited out of the Legislature in 2008. The families that swap lives this week are: A Tea Party Activist - Gina Loudon is a staunch Tea Party activist and conservative political pundit who lives in San Diego, California with her husband, former Missouri State Senator John Loudon, and their five children Lyda (17), Lilly (13), Jack (10), Beau (6) and their adopted son Samuel (6), who I really wish I could find a video and spread it- it really was a very interesting episode. Lighten up. Gina Loudon told TV cameras for the ABC show Wife Swap she agreed to be on the show to dispel stereotypes about conservatives. He. She grew up close to the Ozark mountains in Missouri. With the alcohol flowing, Gina begins to let her guard down and starts sharing her true feelings about the relationship between Chris, Angela and Ashley, as well as her stance on myriad controversial topics. Dr. Gina explains what they were thinking: They try to monetize their public service. My book actually uses science and real data and true psychological theory to explain why it is quite possible that this president is the most sound-minded person to ever occupy the White House, Loudon said on Sept. 5 on Sean Hannitys show on Fox News. [14], Loudon met her husband while she was attending William Woods University. He was unfailingly affable and cooperative, even when we disagreed, which was always. 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