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Aaron Kleinman

Aaron Kleinman is Heartland Media’s Head of Research, a role where he leverages his deep experience with state politics to inform the public about what’s going on across the country.  Prior to his time at Heartland he served as the Director of Research for The States Project, an organization dedicated to achieving America’s Promise by educating people about the states.  He’s a Connecticut native and won the state’s 1996 Geography Bee.

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Aaron's Latest Articles

Minnesota Republicans propose using taxpayer dollars for Charlie Kirk statue

A group of Minnesota Republican state senators have shown their priorities for the current legislative session by offering a bill that would use taxpayer funds to create a statue of right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk.

How Tennessee 7th’s 13-point Democratic shift would look across the nation for 2026

Aaron Kleinman writes, "All told, Democrats would win around 600 new seats across the nation, with even bigger impacts beyond that."

OPINION: How to fix the 2028 Democratic primary (ranked-choice voting is not the answer)

Aaron Kleinman writes, "Adopting RCV would face too many hurdles and doesn’t seem to solve any of the issues with the primary process. But another option could do the job much better."

ANALYSIS: Ohio Democrats show when a bad map is a good deal

Aaron Kleinman writes, "Ohio Democrats just gave up a congressional district to Republicans. Good on them."

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