Background
Bydlak grew up in Westfield, Massachusetts and enrolled in Princeton University in 2001.
Bydlak grew up in Westfield, Massachusetts and enrolled in Princeton University in 2001.
Princeton University.
He is the primary promoter of the "Reject the Debt Pledge," a pledge signed by candidates and elected officials who promise not to increase spending that is not offset elsewhere and not to vote for budgets that do not lead to balance. Following a career in the financial sector as a hedge fund analyst, Bydlak joined the Ron Paul presidential campaign, 2008, serving in the capacity of fundraising director Bydlak has been featured in numerous state and local media.
Red Alert Politics has profiled Bydlak, characterizing him as the possible "next Grover Norquist," in an extensive profile focusing on the rise in prominence of the Coalition.
A common comparison is the one drawn by ReasonTV"s Nick Gillespie, who profiled Bydlak in a piece which characterized him as "The Grover Norquist of Spending Cuts." Business Insider and The Fiscal Times have profiled Bydlak and drawn similar comparisons. John Stossel wrote a column highlighting the work of the Coalition, and the column was syndicated in many publications including Human Events, Reason Magazine, Townhall.com, The Washington Examiner, and the New Hampshire Union Leader
Bydlak has also appeared on TheBlaze television with Andrew Wilkow. and on Fox Business Network"s STOSSEL He has also been featured on various regional and nationally syndicated radio shows, including The Jason Lewis Show, The Peter Schiff Show, Butler on Business (Atlanta), Price of Business (Houston), and The Guy Benson Show (Chicago).
Bydlak has also spoken at numerous public events. Most recently, he spoke on a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February 2015 moderated by commentator Deroy Murdock and joined by House Budget Chairman Tom Price.
He has also been a featured speaker at Campaign for Liberty"s Liberty Political Action Conference, sharing the stage with speakers including Rand Paul, Republican
Thomas Massie, and Morton Blackwell. Coalition to Reduce Spending
In 2012, Bydlak founded the Coalition to Reduce Spending (Congressional Research Service). The primary policy goal of Congressional Research Service is to advocate for reduced government spending.
The Coalition"s advocacy centers upon its Reject the Debt candidate pledge and its voter pledge.
The candidate pledge states:
I pledge to the citizens of my state and to the American people that, except when related to a congressional authorization of force, I will:
ONE, consider all spending open for reduction and vote only for budgets that present a path to balance. And
TWO, vote against any appropriations bill that increases total spending and against the authorization or funding of new programs without offsetting cuts in other programs.
The Coalition is funded entirely through private donors. Reject the Debt Pledge
In its first year of existence, the pledge garnered 24 signatories nationwide, and an additional 38 have signed in 2013 in the runup to the 2014 election cycle.
Notable pledge signers include Senator.
Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Republican Mark Sanford (South Carolina-1), and Republican Paul Broun (Georgia-10).