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Conservative of the Year 2023: '''Sen. [[J.D. Vance]]''' (R-OH), for leading against endless [[U.S.]] funding of the [[NATO War in Ukraine]], for campaigning against the [[pro-abort]]s on [[Ohio]] Issue 1 [[ballot initiative]], for strongly endorsing [[Donald Trump]] for president early (January 2023),<ref>https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/politics/elections/us-sen-jd-vance-endorses-donald-trump-2024-presidential-election/95-9f410b1e-2a3e-4d9f-b31b-8e6fc87f4f46</ref> and for supporting the ban on transgender operations on minors in [[Ohio]] which its weak [[RINO]] Gov. [[Mike DeWine]] vetoed on Dec. 29. Vance is a leader on many issues nationally and in a [[swing state]], as a [[movement conservative]] in the [[U.S. Senate]], and could become [[Trump]]'s VP in 2024.  Vance rebukes [[liberal claptrap]] well.

Conservative of the Year 2023: '''Sen. [[J.D. Vance]]''' (R-OH), for leading against endless [[U.S.]] funding of the [[NATO War in Ukraine]], for campaigning against the [[pro-abort]]s on [[Ohio]] Issue 1 [[ballot initiative]], for strongly endorsing [[Donald Trump]] for president early (January 2023),<ref>https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/politics/elections/us-sen-jd-vance-endorses-donald-trump-2024-presidential-election/95-9f410b1e-2a3e-4d9f-b31b-8e6fc87f4f46</ref> and for supporting the ban on transgender operations on minors in [[Ohio]] which its weak [[RINO]] Gov. [[Mike DeWine]] vetoed on Dec. 29. Vance is a leader on many issues nationally and in a [[swing state]], as a [[movement conservative]] in the [[U.S. Senate]], and could become [[Trump]]'s VP in 2024.  Vance rebukes [[liberal claptrap]] well.

First runner-up: '''Dr. [[Ben Carson]]''', a leading [[Vice President of the United States of America|vice presdent]]ial pick for [[Donald Trump]] while promoting [[conservative]] principles,<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/ben-carson-donald-trump-vice-president-what-we-know-1848330</ref> Carson has contributed to Trump's spectacular success in 2023 as Carson has been energetically campaigning for him in many primary states while humbly declining to promote himself.<ref>https://www.ktiv.com/2023/12/18/dr-ben-carson-coming-sioux-city-trumps-presidential-campaign/</ref> At age 72 with a phenomenal background in medicine and politics, Carson has national appeal while adhering to [[conservative]] values. Carson is terrific on the [[transgender]] issue: "Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson 'would absolutely, adamantly refuse, in all circumstances,' to perform transgender surgical procedures on minor."<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/ben-carson-adamantly-refuse-child-sex-changes-hippocratic-oath</ref> Carson has courageously given speeches at [[Leftist]] universities in 2023.

First runner-up: '''Dr. [[Ben Carson]]''', a leading [[Vice President of the United States of America|vice president]]ial pick for [[Donald Trump]] while promoting [[conservative]] principles,<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/ben-carson-donald-trump-vice-president-what-we-know-1848330</ref> Carson has contributed to Trump's spectacular success in 2023 as Carson has been energetically campaigning for him in many primary states while humbly declining to promote himself.<ref>https://www.ktiv.com/2023/12/18/dr-ben-carson-coming-sioux-city-trumps-presidential-campaign/</ref> At age 72 with a phenomenal background in medicine and politics, Carson has national appeal while adhering to [[conservative]] values. Carson is terrific on the [[transgender]] issue: "Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson 'would absolutely, adamantly refuse, in all circumstances,' to perform transgender surgical procedures on minor."<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/ben-carson-adamantly-refuse-child-sex-changes-hippocratic-oath</ref> Carson has courageously given speeches at [[Leftist]] universities in 2023.

=== Other Finalists ===

=== Other Finalists ===

#[[Texas]] Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]], who beat back an ambush [[sham impeachment]] (''see'' [[Paxton impeachment]]) to prevail by a landslide in the Texas Senate, and then won a unanimous Texas Supreme Court decision against media-hyped late [[abortion]] (after 20 weeks). Paxton also appealed a federal ruling against the [[Biden regime]] for destruction of the [[Biden border crisis|border fence]].

#[[Texas]] Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]], who beat back an ambush [[sham impeachment]] (''see'' [[Paxton impeachment]]) to prevail by a landslide in the Texas Senate, and then won a unanimous Texas Supreme Court decision against media-hyped late [[abortion]] (after 20 weeks). Paxton also appealed a federal ruling against the [[Biden regime]] for destruction of the [[Biden border crisis|border fence]].