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Biography
Nick is Director of the Task Force on Tax and Fiscal Policy at ALEC.
He previously served as a Policy Analyst with the ALEC Center for State Fiscal Reform. During that time, he contributed to several ALEC publications, including Unaccountable and Unaffordable, Other Post-Employment Benefit Liabilities, State Bonded Obligations and State Tax Cut Roundup. He has also co-authored several guest columns for National Review.
A two-time Liberty University alum, Nick earned his Bachelor of Science in Government: Politics and Policy in 2019 and his Master of Arts in Public Policy in 2021. Prior to joining ALEC as a full-time staff member, Nick was an intern with the Task Force on Tax and Fiscal Policy.
Nick was born and raised in Southern Oregon and is now based in Northern Virginia.
Task Force Memberships
Authored Articles
Authored Publications
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State Bonded Obligations, 4th Edition
State governments borrow for a myriad of reasons and issue various types of bonded obligations. Today, their total bonded liabilities exceed $1.23 trillion, representing just over $3,700 per person nationally.
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Other Post-Employment Benefit Liabilities, 5th Edition
Unfunded state Other Post-Employment Benefit liabilities total $959 billion or $3,000 for every man, woman and child in the United States.
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Unaccountable and Unaffordable, 6th Edition
Unfunded state pension liabilities total $8.28 trillion or just under $25,000 for every man, woman and child in the United States.
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State Tax Cut Roundup, 2020
The 2020 state legislative sessions ended with four states enacting substantial tax relief for their citizens that was sufficient to qualify for State Tax Cut Roundup. The COVID-19 pandemic made…