Paul Mero was born in the California Bay Area and grew up outside of Washington, DC in Fairfax County.
13 Facts About Paul Mero
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From 1987 to 1993, Mero served as press secretary and legislative assistant to California Republican Congressman William E Dannemeyer.
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From 1994 to 1997, Mero served as counselor and then Chief of Staff to California Republican Congressman Robert K Dornan.
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In 1997, Paul Mero left Capitol Hill to found the nonprofit Projects for America, creating SWAN, a social issues database.
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From December 2000 to August 2014, Paul Mero served as president of Sutherland Institute, a conservative think tank based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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From June 2015-June 2016, Paul Mero ran the Leadership Project for America, a C3, C4 and PAC.
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Paul Mero launched Next Generation Freedom Fund in June 2016 wherein he now serves as chairman of the board newly renamed Transcend Together.
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Paul Mero received his Master's Degree in Management and Leadership in 2022.
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Paul Mero has been married to Sally for 48 years.
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Over 40 years, Paul Mero has authored numerous articles, papers, essays and books on culture, law and politics.
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Paul Mero partnered with Allan Carlson of the Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society to publish "The Natural Family: A Manifesto" on the centrality of marriage, family and child-rearing to freedom.
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Paul Mero took Sutherland Institute from its infancy to what became the leading conservative voice in Utah.
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Paul Mero was a co-author of the Utah Compact on immigration.