Name Byron Schlomach | Education Texas A&M University | |
Byron schlomach on government regulations and communism
Byron Schlomach (born September 24, 1961) is an American political activist, and the Director of the Center for Economic Prosperity at the Goldwater Institute, a think tank based in Phoenix, Arizona.
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- Byron schlomach on government regulations and communism
- Personal life and education
- Career
- Appearances and publications
- References
Personal life and education
Schlomach grew up in Archer City, Texas. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with his Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M, later earning his Doctorate in Economics from Texas A&M as well. Schlomach has been married for three decades, has three children and currently resides in Piedmont, Oklahoma with his family.
Career
Schlomach has been involved in government and economics since the mid-1980s, first in Texas and then in Arizona. His career includes work for several members of the Texas House of Representatives, including Kent Grusendorf of Arlington, as well as the office of state comptroller, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation, of which he was the chief economist. Schlomach cites that his philosophy has been influenced by the work of Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek, Thomas Sowell and Steve Pejovich. In Texas, Schlomach studied property taxes, and advocated passing the Charter School law. He has researched and written on tax and spending policy in two states in addition to studying transportation, health care, and education policy.
Currently, Schlomach studies Transportation, Government Transparency and Privatization at the Goldwater Institute [1]. He has been a major voice in calling for the adoption of budget transparency laws that would put state and local government budgets on the web [2], including Public School Budgets. Schlomach also favors putting local school board elections online, arguing it would increase transparency and accountability. He has also advocated for the privatization of State Parks, which he believes would save Arizona taxpayer money and keep the state from having to close a number of locations. [3]. He is critical of the federal stimulus [4], favors market-based reforms for the health care industry, [5] and supports tax cuts [6].
Appearances and publications
Schlomach has spoken on PBS, as well as at Tea Party Rallies and the Americans for Prosperity Conference. His work has appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek, National Review Online, The Dallas Morning News, and The Arizona Republic among a host of several other publications.