Daniel K Proft was born on April 29,1972 and is an American political commentator and activist.
17 Facts About Dan Proft
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Dan Proft is the president of Local Government Information Systems, an entity controlling sites like Kendall County Times and Will County Gazette.
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Dan Proft was raised in Wheaton, Illinois, and attended Benet Academy in Lisle.
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At Northwestern, Proft co-founded the Northwestern Chronicle, an independent campus newspaper.
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Dan Proft is a radio talk show host with AM 560 The Answer in Chicago where he co-hosts the morning drive show with Amy Jacobson.
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From 2011 to 2015, Dan Proft was a political commentator for WLS-AM 890 radio in Chicago.
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Dan Proft has appeared on Chicago television including ABC 7 Chicago and Fox Chicago and his commentary has been featured on national outlets including Fox News Channel, MSNBC, and CNBC.
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Dan Proft is a co-founder of the Illinois Opportunity Project, a 501 organization that promotes free-market public policy solutions.
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Dan Proft is on the board of Truth in Accounting, a nonprofit dedicated to accurate public sector accounting and budgeting.
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Dan Proft has faced criticism for emails he sent to Tea Party groups in Illinois.
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On July 11,2016, the Chicago Tribune published an op-ed written by Dan Proft concerning the 2016 shooting of Dallas police officers.
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Dan Proft supported the candidacy of Jeanne Ives in her primary campaign against incumbent Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner.
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Dan Proft serves on the board of directors for USO of Illinois, a nonprofit that provides assistance to Illinois military families and Aid for Women, a Catholic pregnancy center in Chicago.
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Dan Proft is on the Advisory Board of the Center for Civic Leadership at Benedictine University.
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Dan Proft was on the board of disability advocacy group Envision Unlimited until he was removed after mocking the teenage son of Tim Walz and his emotional reaction to his father's speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
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Dan Proft called for "policy revolution" to slice state personal and corporate income taxes in half and abolish the estate tax, to freeze spending and only allow it to increase based on inflation and population growth, and to implement a statewide opportunity scholarship program.
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Dan Proft later told Chicago Magazine that the worst part of running for office was raising money.