Trent England defends the Electoral College as the founder and director of Save Our States. He also serves as the David and Ann Brown Distinguished Fellow at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs.
Trent previously served as Executive Vice President of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs and earlier of the Olympia, Washington-based Freedom Foundation. He was also a morning-drive radio host, a state legislative candidate, a legal policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation, and a research analyst at the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
Trent is the author of "Why We Must Defend the Electoral College," co-author of "The Case Against Ranked-Choice Voting," and a contributor to "The Heritage Guide to the Constitution" and "One Nation Under Arrest: How Crazy Laws, Rogue Prosecutors, and Activist Judges Threaten Your Liberty." His writing has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Times, and other newspapers. He is a producer of the feature-length documentary "Safeguard: An Electoral College Story."
Trent earned a law degree from The George Mason University School of Law and a bachelor of arts in government from Claremont McKenna College. He lives in Oklahoma City with his wife and their three children.
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A President Of the People, By the People and For the People: The National Popular Vote Plan for Electing the President
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