Erick Erickson

Erick Erickson (born June 3, 1975), Ryan Grim, Politico, June 11, 2007 (retrieved November 17, 2010). is an American conservative blogger and managing editor of the prominent blog site RedState.com. In 2010, he became a political contributor for CNN's show John King, USA. He also hosts a show weekdays on WSB Radio in Atlanta from 7 P.M.- 10 P.M.

Biography

He received a bachelor’s degree from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, and a law degree at Mercer’s Walter F. George School of Law. He lives with his family in Macon. He can be followed on both Twitter and Facebook at ewerickson.Hamden, Toby, , October 30, 2007, The Telegraph, retrieved May 30, 2010

Erickson was an elected Republican member of Macon’s city council, but resigned partway through his first term. While he was in office, Macon police officers considered forming a union, and Erickson urged that success of the effort should be countered by the dissolution of the police department.

Erickson's "Morning Briefing" e-mails grew from 498 subscribers when they began in February 2009 to nearly 70,000 by January 2010. The analysis from...
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