David Stokes, Author at Show-Me Institute

David Stokes is a St. Louis native and a graduate of Saint Louis University High School and Fairfield University. He spent six years as a political aide at the St. Louis County Council before joining the Show-Me Institute in 2007. Stokes was a policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute from 2007 to 2016. After working elsewhere in public policy for a few years, Stokes rejoined the Institute in early 2021 as the Director of Municipal Policy. He focuses on smart tax policy, open government, respecting property rights, and encouraging government efficiency at the local level. His philosophy is summed up by the belief that too often people assume small government is also limited government, when in reality it is anything but.

Stokes is a past president of the University City Library Board. He served on the St. Louis County 2010 Council Redistricting Commission and was the 2012 representative to the Electoral College from Missouri’s First Congressional District. He lives in University City with his wife and their three children.

David Stokes

Tax Subsidies Are a Mistake We Can’t Seem to Learn From

Herculaneum Is Doing Use Taxes Right

The Wrong Way to Fix Property Taxes

Missouri’s April 7 Ballot Breakdown with David Stokes and Patrick Tuohey

It’s Time to Phase Out the Earnings Tax. Honestly, Nothing Else Has Worked . . .

Fire District Sales Taxes

Income Tax Elimination, Early Literacy Bills, and Data Centers in Missouri

The Wrong Way to Fix Property Taxes

St. Louis County to Raise Park Fees—That’s Good

House Bill 2627 and Property Taxes

Missouri Doesn’t Have To Be Kansas

Senate Joint Resolution 111 and Property Taxes

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