Dan Reynolds
Co-Host of Built to Win
Dan Reynolds is a senior editor at the Foundation for Government Accountability.
Prior to joining FGA, he was the public affairs director at the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC. He also served as project coordinator for the John James for Senate campaign. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Economy from Hillsdale College, with a minor in Rhetoric and Mass Communications.
Dan first experienced the power of work as a lighting engineer for his church’s contemporary service. To him, work means independence and maturity. He believes work helps give you focus, and its fruits allow you to make decisions for yourself.
Outside of work, Dan is involved with a small charity called Voluntaryism in Action and he is passionate about cooking and games of the board and video variety.
A disappointed lifelong fan of the Detroit Lions, Dan lives in Beverly Hills, Michigan.
Dan Reynolds has hosted eight Episodes.
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The Center for Excellence in Polling
August 5th, 2021 | 20 mins 32 secs
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FGA regularly conducts public interest polling, persuasive message testing, and tailored focus groups in order to understand the surrounding landscape and to chart a path through it. To double-down on this effort, FGA recently launched the Center for Excellence in Polling.
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What Are Election Zuckerbucks?
July 8th, 2021 | 22 mins 10 secs
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Can a rich tech billionaire funnel his wealth into elections? Well, we all know about political campaign donations, but what about donations straight to specific election offices and election officials? That’s what Zuckerbucks in the 2020 election were. Listen in for more details.
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Unmasking COVID Unemployment Fraud
July 1st, 2021 | 15 mins 15 secs
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FGA Research Fellow Jonathan Bain joins host Dan Reynolds to discuss the recently released FGA paper, Unmasking the Unemployment Crisis: The New Pandemic Plaguing America.
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What States Can Do in Welfare - No Matter Who's In the White House
June 3rd, 2021 | 25 mins 47 secs
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The Need for Election Reform
May 13th, 2021 | 14 mins 4 secs
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Dan Reynolds and Katie Rodgers cover why states need election reform, what states can do about it, and they go into detail on Georgia's recent election integrity reform package.
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Medicaid 101
April 8th, 2021 | 14 mins 23 secs
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Today, we give you a primer on Medicaid. What exactly is Medicaid? How large and expensive is it? Who's eligible for Medicaid? Learn all this and more.
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What is Unemployment Insurance?
March 25th, 2021 | 14 mins 4 secs
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Join host Dan Reynolds as he sits down with Joe Horvath, a senior fellow at FGA, to shed light on unemployment insurance, one of the most misunderstood government programs.
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Get Built to Win
March 24th, 2021 | 22 mins 22 secs
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Welcome to the first-ever episode of Built to Win, presented to you by the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA). Join FGA CEO, President, and Founder, Tarren Bragdon, along with Government Affairs Director, Roy Lenardson, as we unpack exactly what FGA is, what makes FGA different, and ultimately, how FGA and this podcast will get you Built to Win.