David Arthur Keene was born on May 20,1945 and is an American political consultant, former presidential advisor, and newspaper editor, formerly the Opinion Editor of The Washington Times.
11 Facts About David Keene
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David Keene supported American efforts to oppose communism and took a strong stance against radicalism on both sides of the debate, particularly the violent efforts to suppress discourse, which he found inconsistent with the basis of educational institutions as bastions of rational thinking and discussion.
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David Keene ran as a conservative and had Richard Nixon's endorsement, but was defeated by Democrat Dale McKenna in a race to fill the traditionally Republican 13th district senate seat.
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David Keene advised Senator Robert Dole's 1988 and 1996 presidential campaigns.
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From 2006 to 2007, David Keene represented the Nigerian and Algerian governments while working for Carmen Group, a DC lobbying firm.
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David Keene is best known for his efforts on behalf of gun rights.
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David Keene was appointed by the Bush White House to serve as public delegate to the UN Small Arms and Light Weapons Conference.
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David Keene is a founding member of Right on Crime, a conservative criminal justice reform group.
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In 2004, David Keene received the Congress on Racial Equality's prestigious Martin Luther King Award in New York; in March 2012 was recognized by the bi-partisan Constitution Project in Washington as a "Champion of the Constitution"; in early 2016 received the Conservative Political Action Conference's Lifetime Achievement Award; and in September 2016 received the Second Amendment Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award.
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In 2004 David Keene married Donna Wiesner David Keene, Senior Fellow at the Independent Women's Forum and an appointee in the Reagan, Bush and Bush Administrations.
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David Keene has five children, Tracey, Kerry, David Michael, Taylor, and Lisa.