ADVISORY

DATE: 1-2:15 p.m. Oct. 31, 2011.

EVENT: Congressman Eric Cantor will speak in a lecture series organized by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.

Cantor is the Majority Leader for the 112th Congress and has represented Virginia’s 7th district in the House of Representatives since 2001. During his first term, Cantor was chairman of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare. He has also served on the Financial Services Committee, International Relations Committee and the Ways and Means Committee.

Congressional Quarterly has described Cantor as “the GOP’s communicator, rainmaker and consensus builder.” He is co-author of “Young Guns: A New Generation of Conservative Leaders,” a 2010 New York Times best-selling book.

Cantor earned a master’s degree from Columbia University and his law degree from The College of William and Mary. He lives in Richmond with his wife, Diana, and has three children.

MEDIA: Reporters planning to attend should RSVP by 5 p.m. Oct. 28 to [email protected]. Before the lecture, Cantor will be available to media from 12:30-1 p.m. in the Vandenberg Room in the Michigan League. An audio multbox will be provided. The event will be webstreamed live. Visit www.fordschool.umich.edu on the day of the lecture for the link.

LOCATION: Michigan League, Ballroom, 911 North University Ave., Ann Arbor. Map: http://uunions.umich.edu/league/maps

SPONSOR: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.