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Erin Norman

Erin Norman

Columnist

Erin Norman is the Lee Family Fellow and senior messaging strategist at the State Policy Network, which focuses on free-market solutions to policy challenges. Prior to joining SPN, she was a senior solutions consultant with Heart+Mind Strategies. She also has experience in campaign polling at the local, state and federal level and in voter and consumer micro-targeting using predictive analytics. She holds a master’s degree in public policy from the College of William and Mary and a B.S. in business administration from Boston University.

The San Francisco recall is just one example of voters’ growing frustration with local institutions, and this angry form of local engagement isn’t limited to education. It’s all about responsiveness.