David Strom
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David Strom is currently Research Director at the Emmer for Governor Campaign. Until recently he was
a Senior Policy Fellow of the Minnesota Free Market Institute. He was formerly President of the Institute, succeeded by Patricia Anderson
. Prior to the formation of MFMI, David served as President of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota
. Both organizations are primarily funded through large donations by individuals and corporations.
Strom graduated from Carleton College
(1987) in Northfield, MN, with a degree in Political Science and holds a Masters Degree in Political Science from Duke University
(1992). He has taught political philosophy at Duke University, North Carolina State University
, Carleton College, and the University of St. Thomas
.
Strom is a Fellow at the Claremont Institute, a nearly regular, bi-weekly, contributor to the local ABC affiliate’s Sunday morning news program At Issue 3-5 minute "face-off" segment in which he spars with an opponent of an opposing political view.
Strom hosted a weekly radio show on WWTC
's "AM 1280 The Patriot" called "The David Strom Show" which is part of a live, local Saturday lineup including The Northern Alliance Radio Network
He blogs at his radio show website. Strom has successfully made great efforts to appear as a public spokesman on policy in broadcast media and is often quoted.
In recent years, the fiscally Conservative but not libertarian Strom believes he has "been best known as a consistent conservative voice, taking both Democrats and Republicans to task when their actions conflict with the [stated]* limited-government vision of the Taxpayers League." While at first seen as an intemperate voice from the right, Strom and his supporters believe Strom has been more recently seen as "simply a forceful advocate for his position."
In 2004, when he was still President of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota, Strom was named Minnesota’s “Best Villain” by City Pages
, an alternative weekly newspaper based in Minneapolis.
a Senior Policy Fellow of the Minnesota Free Market Institute. He was formerly President of the Institute, succeeded by Patricia Anderson
Patricia Anderson
Patricia "Pat" Anderson is a Minnesota politician and current national committeewoman for Minnesota to the Republican National Committee. She served as the 17th State Auditor of Minnesota, from 2003 to 2007. Prior to this, she was mayor of Eagan, Minnesota for four years after serving as a city...
. Prior to the formation of MFMI, David served as President of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota
Taxpayers League of Minnesota
The Taxpayers League of Minnesota is a fiscally conservative lobbying group dedicated to lowering taxes and increasing government accountability in Minnesota. Phil Krinkie, a former state legislator, has been the group's president since February 2007. Prior to that, David Strom served as President...
. Both organizations are primarily funded through large donations by individuals and corporations.
Strom graduated from Carleton College
Carleton College
Carleton College is an independent non-sectarian, coeducational, liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, USA. The college enrolls 1,958 undergraduate students, and employs 198 full-time faculty members. In 2012 U.S...
(1987) in Northfield, MN, with a degree in Political Science and holds a Masters Degree in Political Science from Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
(1992). He has taught political philosophy at Duke University, North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
, Carleton College, and the University of St. Thomas
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
The University of St. Thomas is a private, Catholic, liberal arts, and archdiocesan university located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States...
.
Strom is a Fellow at the Claremont Institute, a nearly regular, bi-weekly, contributor to the local ABC affiliate’s Sunday morning news program At Issue 3-5 minute "face-off" segment in which he spars with an opponent of an opposing political view.
Strom hosted a weekly radio show on WWTC
WWTC
WWTC is a long-standing radio station serving the Twin Cities region. Despite its up-and-down history, the station spawned two of the area's major television stations and had some very innovative and unusual periods in its history...
's "AM 1280 The Patriot" called "The David Strom Show" which is part of a live, local Saturday lineup including The Northern Alliance Radio Network
Northern Alliance Radio Network
The Northern Alliance Radio Network is an American radio talk show, the first in the world hosted entirely by bloggers. The show airs in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul on AM1280 The Patriot.The program is hosted by six bloggers:...
He blogs at his radio show website. Strom has successfully made great efforts to appear as a public spokesman on policy in broadcast media and is often quoted.
In recent years, the fiscally Conservative but not libertarian Strom believes he has "been best known as a consistent conservative voice, taking both Democrats and Republicans to task when their actions conflict with the [stated]* limited-government vision of the Taxpayers League." While at first seen as an intemperate voice from the right, Strom and his supporters believe Strom has been more recently seen as "simply a forceful advocate for his position."
In 2004, when he was still President of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota, Strom was named Minnesota’s “Best Villain” by City Pages
City Pages
City Pages is an alternative weekly newspaper serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. It features news, film, theatre and restaurant reviews, and music criticism. It is printed in a tabloid format, and is available free every Wednesday...
, an alternative weekly newspaper based in Minneapolis.