In case you have been checking into the site and wondering why nothing new was going up on the blog, the Show-Me Institute has been closed for the holidays since December 24. While we did do a few radio shows and had a few other media appearances over the break (thanks to Combest for catching the links), our “thinking” (at least mine) was basically related to football. But we are back, with a new class of interns starting up this week, a new legislative session kicking off, a new administration in D.C., and something about some economic problems in the country. So, we have plenty to discuss. …
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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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