Andrews previously served at the national level as a presidential speechwriter for Richard Nixon, making the only public protest resignation from the White House staff during Watergate,[1] and as an education appointee by Ronald Reagan and George W.

[2] He was the Republican nominee for Governor of Colorado in 1990,[2] founder and president of the Independence Institute,[3] chairman of the State Policy Network, the director of TCI Cable News, the original host of Backbone Radio, editor of Imprimis at Hillsdale College, and a senior executive with two Christian ministries.

[5] During his tenure, he helped pass bills establishing education vouchers, expanding charter schools, extending tort reform, cutting the capital gains tax, reducing union control of state employees, requiring parental notification when a minor seeks an abortion.

[9] Andrews has later served as national board chairman of former FBI agent John Guandolo's organization Understanding the Threat, designated as an anti-Muslim "hate group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

He claimed that organizations like the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) were engaging in "civilizational jihad" and trying to move the United States to a Sharia Law based system.

[14] CAIR called for prominent political figures in attendance, including Colorado Senator Cory Gardner, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, and Donald Trump Jr., to condemn the speech.