Reason Reception 2026 photo gallery

Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., founder and co-chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, gets animated while talking with FFRF Co-President Dan Barker. Rep. Huffman will be speaking at FFRF’s convention on Oct. 15 in Milwaukee.

Photo by Chris Line Rep. Jared Huffman hosts Mary L. Trump and others, including FFRF Co-Presidents Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker, in his Capitol office prior to the Congressional Reason Reception on July 21. For more photos from the event, see page 9. (View the Reason Reception on YouTube or FFRF TV.)

Photo by Chris Line “All you need to do is read the Declaration of Independence to understand that our Founders did not want and did not intend for this to be a religious country,” Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., and CFC member, said during her remarks at the reception.

Photo by Chris Line Mary L. Trump, second from left, stands with some of the organizers of the 2026 Congressional Reason Reception, from left, Scott MacConomy, Secular Coalition of America’s director of policy and government affairs; Mark Dann, FFRF’s director of governmental affairs; and Isabella Russian, American Humanist Association’s policy manager.

Photo by Chris Line Nnenna, communications manager for SCA, and Sadie Pattinson, events and outreach manager for FFRF, worked the registration table and welcomed attendees to the reception.

Photo by Chris Line Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., and CFC member, speaks with Rachel Deitch, policy and political director for AHA.

Photo by Chris Line Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., co-chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, enjoys chatting with reception attendees prior to the event.

Photo by Chris Line From left, Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, FFRF co-presidents; Rep. Steve Cohen; Fish Stark, executive director of the American Humanist Association; Claudette St.Pierre, Secular Coalition of America president; Rep. Jamie Raskin; Mary L. Trump; and Steve Emmert, executive director of SCA, gathered for a group photo.

Reason Reception 2026 photo gallery

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