Personal life
Stonecipher married the former Shari Robertson. They had a son together before their divorce. [7]
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Elliott Bond Stonecipher | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 13, 1951 |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Demographer, political consultant; pollster; political pundit |
| Political party | Nonpartisan [1] |
| Spouse(s) | Divorced from Shari Robertson Stonecipher, now Shari Norberg |
| Children | 1 |
Elliott Bond Stonecipher (born July 13, 1951) is a demographer and pollster from Shreveport, Louisiana.
Stonecipher is one of four children born in Shreveport, Louisiana to R. L. Stonecipher (1923-1973), a postal clerk who served in the United States Navy during World War II, and the former Elizabeth Jo Ann Holcombe (born 1925). In 1969, Stonecipher graduated from C. E. Byrd High School in Shreveport. [2] Stonecipher attended Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, from which in 1973, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. In 1975, he earned a master's degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. [3] [ dubious ]
Briefly a schoolteacher, Stonecipher at the age of twenty-five took a position in Baton Rouge with the Louisiana Department of Education during the first term of superintendent J. Kelly Nix. He had worked on Nix's campaign. He was appointed as director of the state teacher certification. [4]
After three years with Nix, Stonecipher established his own firm to become a campaign consultant and conducted public opinion polling. His firm specializes in demographic analyses for clients in the financial services industry. Stonecipher and his company also provide research in regard to change-of-venue studies in criminal cases, particularly those involving capital murder. [3] [ dubious ]
In 1981, Stonecipher was selected as "Small Businessman of the Year" by the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce. In 1987, he was named "Rising Young Business Leader" by the Shreveport Leadership Council. [5]
Stonecipher was a consultant to Governor Buddy Roemer, a Democrat-turned-Republican who served from 1988 to 1992. [6]
In 2002, Stonecipher co-authored the final report of a government study into possible bio-terrorism attacks in the United States in the aftermath of 9-11. The study was published in Emerging Infectious Diseases magazine of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia. Since Hurricane Katrina, Stonecipher has performed extensive pro bono work in regard to "good government" reforms and political ethics. [3]
Stonecipher married the former Shari Robertson. They had a son together before their divorce. [7]
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