Bernie Horn
| Hometown: | Washington, DC |
| Interests: | An Economy for All, Health Care for All, New Energy, Quality Education, Real Security, Social Security, Making Sense, Invest In America, Progressive Vision |
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Bernie's Bio
Job Title:
Senior Fellow
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Favorite Quote:
"In talking to people, don't begin by discussing the things on which you differ. Begin by emphasizing--and keep on emphasizing--the things on which you agree. Keep on emphasizing, if possible, that you are both striving for the same end and that your only difference is one of method and not of purpose."
Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
Bernie Horn is the author of Framing the Future: How Progressive Values Can Win Elections and Influence People (see www.framingthefuture.org)
Bernie Horn has worked on politics and public policy for the past 30 years as a campaign manager, political consultant, lawyer, lobbyist, communications director, and policy director. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Campaign for America's Future working on message framing and delivery. For eight years, he was Senior Director for Policy and Communications at the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA).
From 1990 to 2000, Horn was President of Strategic Campaign Initiatives, Inc. (SCI), a political consulting firm that helped elect and reelect hundreds of federal, state and local officials. SCI created direct persuasion mail, produced radio ads, and conducted polls for progressive candidates. The firm also helped win issue advocacy campaigns for gun control, tobacco taxes, and health care, and against casino gambling and restrictions on abortion.
Between 1988 and 1994, Horn served as Federal & State Legislative Director, PAC Director, State Legislative Director, and Director of Strategic Planning and Policy for Handgun Control, Inc. (now called the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence). He was one of the chief lobbyists for the Brady Bill, drafted and lobbied for the federal ban on semiautomatic assault weapons, and conceived the federal ban on handgun sales to minors. Earlier, he served as campaign manager and issues director for congressional campaigns. He lives with his wife Nancy in Washington, D.C.
