Erik Telford
Senior Vice President of Public Affairs
Erik Telford is the Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at the Commonwealth Foundation.
Erik is a senior public affairs and communications executive with more than 15 years of diverse experience across public policy, advocacy, and public affairs institutions. Before joining the Commonwealth Foundation, Erik served as the senior vice president at Stand Together Communications, the Koch network’s marketing and communications capability. Erik has also served as the president of the Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity, a state-based watchdog journalism organization. And at Americans for Prosperity, he was the executive director of RightOnline (an initiative he founded) and the director of membership and online strategy. He is currently on the board of the American Commitment Foundation.
In 2013, Campaigns & Elections Magazine honored Erik as an “Advocacy Innovator” and in 2011 as a “Rising Star in American Politics.” Politics Online named him one of the “Top 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics.”
Op-Ed: What we can learn from Detroit’s bankruptcy
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Another bill to cut Pennsylvania’s General Assembly being offered
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The Immorality of Medicaid Expansion
Recently, I noted there is nothing moral about throwing more people into a broken Medicaid program without reform. Proponents of the expansion have twisted that statement to claim expansion opponents think no…
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Reduce the size of the Pennsylvania Legislature
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PLCB boasts record sales last fiscal year
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Podcast: Medicaid Expansion with AFP
Does Medicaid really help the poor? What are the consequences of expanding the program? What are the costs involved for taxpayers? How can you make your voice heard on this…
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Our View: Behind the liquor board’s fuzzy math
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Who’s Strangling Whom?
Jodi Hirsh wants you to believe that a shadowy, deep-pocketed, Washington-based organization called the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has a “stranglehold on our statehouse.” That’s the claim Ms. Hirsh,…
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PLCB’s “Record Revenue” No Reason to Celebrate
For Release: August 5, 2013 PLCB’s “Record Revenue” No Reason to Celebrate New numbers tell only half the story Harrisburg, PA—Today, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control…
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Liquor revenues soar as PA privatization debate hangs
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State liquor stores report record sales
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BREAKING: State Monopoly Brings in Record Revenue
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board reported record revenue and “profits,” leading some to claim that privatization just isn’t necessary. Not so fast. First, it should be no surprise that…
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PSEA Political Cartoon Targets Corbett, Belittles Teachers Instead
This latest political e-mail alert from the Pennsylvania State Education Association—using union dues, I might add—is absurdity at its finest. So this means if I DON’T take action, I’m automatically in…
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Get Rid of Forced Union Representation
My name is Robin Fought and I am a Science teacher in Chester County. I have worked in my school district for 17 years and “Fair Share” was never in…
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Reforming Teachers Unions from Within
I am a special educator because I wanted to teach students who learn differently that they can be successful in school, both academically and socially. I did not become a…
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Steve Calabro Speaks Out
Steve Calabro: Free to Teach from Teacher Freedom on Vimeo. Topics on this page Steve CalabroVimeo…
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The Union’s Money Trail
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Strike-free school year in Western Pa. called an anomaly, not a trend
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New Video: CF President on FOX Business
This morning, CF President & CEO Matthew Brouillette appeared on FOX Business’s Varney & Co. to highlight the public pension crisis facing Pennsylvania and cities and states across the…
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Copycat Union Letters Repeat Pension Myths
In July, a commentary by Matt Brouillette on why pension reform failed in our state legislature ran in several newspapers across Pennsylvania. Now response letters from teachers have been…
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