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David P. Zanotti
President, The Ohio Roundtable
President, The Ohio Freedom Forum

As President of the Ohio Roundtable and the Ohio Freedom Forum since 1986, David Zanotti has led the non-partisan, statewide public policy organizations in unprecedented achievements on a variety of state and national issues, building a reputation as a solid, uncompromising strategist.  The Plain Dealer described Mr. Zanotti as "disciplined, prepared and focused,"...a man that has "quietly made a profound impact on the state's political structure." (April 27, 1997)

Just how profound an impact?  Under Mr. Zanotti's leadership, The Roundtable has flourished from its inception in 1980 as a regionally based group, to become one of the leading organizations of its kind in the country.  Working with state and national leaders from across the political spectrum, the Roundtable and Freedom Forum have established a significant record of public policy victories including:

• The unprecedented passage in 1992 of three citizen-initiated constitutional amendments to limit politicians' terms

• The defeat of casino gambling on the Ohio ballot in 1990 and 1996

• The passage of major campaign reform legislation

• The construction of a national health care coalition to assist in the defeat of the 1994 Health Security Act

• The founding of The School Choice Committee and the development of major statewide and national support for school choice. 

• The defeat of outcome-based education in the Ohio General Assembly.

• The 1998 defeat of the billion-dollar state sales tax increase - with the largest ballot margin in Ohio history. 

• The development of Decision '98 and Decision 2000 - two of the most visited election information sites on the Internet.

The Ohio Roundtable is a non-profit, non-partisan education and research organization.  The Ohio Freedom Forum is a citizen-based, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting positive alternatives in public policy.  Both organizations' efforts are impacting public policy in Ohio, on Capitol Hill and in other states across the nation. 

The work of the Ohio Roundtable/Freedom Forum and Mr. Zanotti's expertise in various public policy issues have been tapped by USA Today, St. Lois Post Dispatch, the Toronto Star, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle,The Philadelphia Enquirer, Time, Newsweek, World Magazine, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, PBS, Fox News Network, National Public Radio, BBC, Ohio Public Radio, Ohio News Network and all of Ohio's major newspapers. National periodicals from across the political spectrum such as US News & World Report, Human Events and Mother Jones have featured interviews with Mr. Zanotti. 

The host of The Public Square radio program since 1989, Mr. Zanotti broadcasts his daily news and commentary across a network of 22 stations reaching Ohio and surrounding states more than 6,000 times per year.  

Mr. Zanotti received his formal education from Mt. Vernon Nazarene College and did his graduate work at Ashland University. He resides in Northeast Ohio with his wife of 24 years and their three children.