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State and Local Government | October 29, 2007

By David Stokes | Read Time 1 minute

Perhaps Ron Paul really is having an impact. Last night on Desperate Housewives (which my wife was watching while I counted the minutes until we could switch back to the World Series), Lynette announced that she was running for Wisteria Lane Neighborhood Association President as a Libertarian. In fact, much of the story revolved around what level of control neighborhood groups should have over yard fixtures like fountains and tree houses. From a land use/property rights perspective, it was pretty interesting stuff.

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David Stokes

David Stokes is a St. Louis native and a graduate of Saint Louis University High School and Fairfield (Conn.) University. He spent six years as a political aide at the St. Louis County Council before joining the Show-Me Institute in 2007. Stokes was a policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute from 2007 to 2016. From 2016 through 2020 he was Executive Director of Great Rivers Habitat Alliance, where he led efforts to oppose harmful floodplain developments done with abusive tax subsidies. Stokes rejoined the Institute in early 2021 as the Director of Municipal Policy. He is a past president of the University City Library Board. He served on the St. Louis County 2010 Council Redistricting Commission and was the 2012 representative to the Electoral College from Missouri’s First Congressional District. He lives in University City with his wife and their three children.

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