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Sean Parnell
President
Sean Parnell joined the Center for Competitive Politics as president in May of 2007. As president he has conducted original research on contribution limits, taxpayer financed political campaigns, government regulation of talk radio, and other topics related to the First Amendment political rights of speech, assembly, and petition. He has appeared in major media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and USA Today, as well as political publications such as Congressional Quarterly, The Hill, Politico, and Roll Call. He has testified in front of or submitted testimony to several state legislatures considering campaign finance laws or other restrictions of First Amendment political rights.
Sean was previously vice president for external affairs at The Heartland Institute, a free market think tank in Chicago. His primary responsibility for Heartland was fundraising. At Heartland, Sean also spent time researching, writing, and speaking on public policy issues. He wrote Congressional testimony and numerous articles and op-eds. He also authored a research paper for the Texas Public Policy Foundation on health care and briefed public officials and trade groups on policy issues. Prior to joining Heartland, Sean worked on political campaigns in Iowa. He managed a successful congressional campaign and served as finance director for a U.S. Senate race. Sean received an economics degree from Drake University.
sparnell [at] campaignfreedom.org
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Citizens United, Citizens' Lives |
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Meet the New Legislature, Same as the Old Legislature |
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Special Report No. 1: Special Interests, Partisan Pouts and the Usual Suspects |
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ACLU weighs in against DISCLOSE Act |
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DISCLOSE Act still overwhelmingly favors unions |
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Is S. 3628 the last desperate gasp for the DISCLOSE Act? |
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