David Schlosser - AZ Libertarian

David Schlosser and his wife, Anne, live in Flagstaff, where he is a writer and PR/advertising/marketing consultant. Growing up in Topeka, Kansas, he was a state-champion competitive speaker and manager for the state-champion basketball team during high school.At Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, Schlosser was a mentor for undergraduate students, a residence hall assistant, and active on several student government and university committees. After earning the university's student service award in 1990, he graduated with a major in political science and a minor in history.Schlosser extended his interest in public service by earning a master’s degree from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin in 1992, where his studies focused on technology and education issues and he completed a master's report on economic development.After school, he returned to Kansas and spent two and a half years campaigning to elect successful two-term governor Bill Graves. After serving Governor Graves as the director of public affairs and consumer protection at Kansas’ utility regulatory commission, Schlosser spent the next four years advocating on behalf of telecommunications, natural resources, and energy industries, and working on banking, law enforcement, and energy efficiency issues, in Kansas, Arkansas, and Washington, DC. He also worked on political campaigns as diverse as city council, state and national legislatures, citizen's ballot initiatives, and Senator Bob Dole's presidential announcement.Outside of work, Schlosser was active with Boy Scouts of America, Rotary International, and cultural organizations including the nationally recognized Topeka Civic Theater, community concerts, and The Smithsonian Institution. He graduated from Leadership Greater Topeka in 1997. Currently, he is a member of Flagstaff Leadership Program and volunteers for Sun Sounds reading service for people with visual impairments.Since the emergence of America’s high technology industry in the late 1990s, Schlosser has represented computer and technology companies to the public and the media. He was a part-time faculty member at Northern Arizona University’s School of Communication, and serves as a member of Trinity University's National Alumni Board.Schlosser met his wife in Austin, Texas, where they married and lived for several years. Anne is an organizational development associate at W.L. Gore. Their families span the continent from Alaska to Maine. Schlosser is an avid reader and writer, studies the intersection of leadership and creativity, and enjoys Arizona's outdoors while hiking with Anne.