Michael Melendez

Michael Melendez

Executive Vice President

michael@libertas.org

Michael is the Executive Vice President, overseeing Libertas’ policy operations, including policy analysis, government affairs, and organizational strategy.

Prior to joining Libertas he was a legislative aide for a Utah state senator and the state government affairs manager for Waterford Institute, a digital education non-profit. Michael has also managed and worked on dozens of campaigns around the country, which included directing the Trafalgar Group’s nationally recognized polling operations in 2016.

Michael Melendez's Articles

We need to keep an open mind with AI. Doing so can help us recapture the spirit of our continued evolution.
These types of innovations have the potential to help millions of people in the future as we get better at farming, especially in harsh conditions of the world where people struggle to survive.
To uphold the ideals laid down in the Bill of Rights centuries ago, we must stop data fishing expeditions, whether the databases are created by private entities or the government.
Does placing more police in schools work or is it counterproductive? That is the question that should be included in current school safety discussions.
Utahns need not fear proposals to build nuclear power plants near or in Utah. Caution is always warranted and healthy, but as most Utahns now agree, it should not override human progress and flourishing carte blanche.
This morality tale shines a light on several policy areas that lawmakers should be studying and taking action on to help the modern-day American worker achieve gainful employment.