EDUCATION – INSPIRATION – EXCELLENCE
EDUCATION INSPIRATION EXCELLENCE
Professional Development for Our Nation’s Leaders
SLLF is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to professional development for our nation’s current and future state legislative leaders. Our constituency includes Speakers of the House, Senate Presidents, Majority Leaders, Minority Leaders, and Leaders Pro Tempore.
ALL legislative leaders, regardless of their party, politics, or ideology, share a common set of values which include respect for the institution of the state legislature, and a commitment to strengthening that institution. Read more >>
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2025 Events
News Room
Melissa Hortman Showed Us How to Lead
By Kate Levin, Director of Strategic Outreach, SLLF Saturday’s news about the shooting of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman hit me like a punch in the stomach. One moment, I was [...]
The Many Roles of Majority Leaders
By Thom Little, Ph.D. Next month (July 24-26), SLLF will host the 12th annual Conference of State Majority Leaders in Madison, Wisconsin. Having worked with legislative leaders for more than [...]
Leadership Lessons from Gettysburg, Part I
By: Thom Little, Ph.D. In late April, SLLF held its Spring Leadership Summit in Gettysburg, PA, focusing on lessons from the battlefield and the Gettysburg address. On Saturday morning, April [...]