Joshua Treviño is an American conservative political commentator and consultant. He is the co-founder (with Erick Erickson

Erick Erickson

Erick Erickson , also known as Erick-Woods Erickson, is a politically conservative American blogger and managing editor of the blog site RedState.com. In 2010, he became a political contributor for CNN's John King, USA...

) of RedState

RedState

RedState is a conservative American political weblog.The site is currently a subsidiary of Eagle Publishing, Inc., a conservative publishing house which also owns Regnery Publishing and the weekly magazine Human Events...

.org and he is spokesman for the Texas Public Policy Foundation

Texas Public Policy Foundation

The Texas Public Policy Foundation is an Independent think tank based in Austin, Texas. It is a member of the State Policy Network, a network of free-market leaning think tanks....

. He is a former George W. Bush

George W. Bush

George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

 Administration speech writer and was listed as a 2006 Lincoln Fellow with the Claremont Institute.

Biography

According to his Claremont Institute biography:

"Trevino is Vice President for Public Policy at the Pacific Research Institute

Pacific Research Institute

The Pacific Research Institute , or officially the Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy, is a California-based free-market think tank founded in 1979 whose stated vision is the promotion of "the principles of individual freedom and personal responsibility"...

, with responsibility for directing and supervising research, managing the institute's online activities, and relations with outside organizations. Prior to his current role, Mr. Trevino was an associate in Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. , or more commonly Booz Allen, is an American public consulting firm headquartered in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, with 80 other offices throughout the United States. Ralph Shrader is its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The firm was founded by Edwin Booz in...

's international health business. He has held positions in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services as an international communications coordinator and speechwriter. Having served as a First Lieutenant

First Lieutenant

First lieutenant is a military rank and, in some forces, an appointment.The rank of lieutenant has different meanings in different military formations , but the majority of cases it is common for it to be sub-divided into a senior and junior rank...

 in the United States Army, Mr. Trevino went on to found redstate.com and tacitus.org, recognized by Forbes.com as one of the "top five best warblogs" in 2003. He holds a B.A. in History and Political Science from Furman University

Furman University

Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina...

."

External Links

• Profile - PolitiFact.com
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• Biography - Texas Public Policy Foundation
  Texas Public Policy Foundation
  The Texas Public Policy Foundation is an Independent think tank based in Austin, Texas. It is a member of the State Policy Network, a network of free-market leaning think tanks....