Retired Republican Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine is only the fourth woman in history to be elected to both houses of Congress and the first woman in American history to serve in both houses of a state legislature and both houses of Congress. She won more Federal elections in Maine than any other person since World War II, and retired as the third-longest serving female in the history of Congress.

A former gang member in his home town of Columbia, SC, Terrence Davis broke away from gang life and eventually graduated college with a degree in mass communications and a desire to make films. Garnering interest in his work through YouTube, Davis got the opportunity to direct South Carolina Drugwars (available now in stores and online).

Consultant and public speaker Eric Papp is the president of the firm Results-Based Seminars LLC. In addition to delivering more than 400 professional programs to corporate and private clients, he is the author of the book "Leadership by Choice: Increasing Influence and Effectiveness through Self-Management" (published by Wiley).

Michael Vilardi joined the Internal Revenue Service at the age of 28 and spent 22 years in their Criminal Investigation Division. Since his retirement has has acted as an 'enrolled agent,' representing people who have tax issues before the IRS. His website is MikeVilardiEA.com.

Dick Helton is the senior political correspondent for all-news KNX Radio in Los Angeles, CA. He has been covering national elections since 1968. Before coming to KNX, Helton spent nearly ten years with CBS-owned WBBM/Chicago, IL, where he hosted monthly programs with the Governor of Illinois and the Mayor of Chicago.