Byron Schlomach

Dr. Byron Schlomach (born September 24, 1961) is the Director of the Center for Economic Prosperity at the Goldwater Institute, an independent watchdog group in Phoenix, Arizona.

Personal Life and Education

Schlomach grew up in Archer City, Texas. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with his Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M, later earning his Doctorate in Economics from Texas A&M as well. Schlomach has been married for 28 years, has three children and currently resides in Phoenix with his family.

Career

Schlomach has been involved in government and economics since the mid-1980s, first in Texas and then in Arizona. His career includes work for Texas State Representatives like Kent Grusendorf, as well as the State Comptroller’s office of Texas and the Texas Public Policy Foundation where he was the Chief Economist. Schlomach cites that his philosophy has been influenced by the work of Milton Friedman, F.A. Hayek, Thomas Sowell and Steve Pejovich. In Texas, Schlomach studied property taxes, and advocated passing the Charter School law. He has researched and written on tax and spending policy in two states in addition to studying transportation, health care, and education policy. Currently, Dr. Schlomach studies Transportation, Government Transparency and Privatization at the Goldwater Institute 1. He has been a major voice in calling for the adoption of budget transparency laws that would put state and local government budgets on the web 2, including Public School Budgets. Schlomach also favors putting local school board elections online, arguing it would increase transparency and accountability. He has also advocated for the privatization of State Parks, which he believes would save Arizona taxpayer money and keep the state from having to close a number of locations. 3. He is also critical of the federal stimulus 4, favors market-based reforms for the health care industry, 5 and supports tax cuts 6.

Appearances and Publications

Schlomach has spoken on PBS, as well as at Tea Party Rallies and the Americans for Prosperity Conference. His work has appeared in Bloomberg BusinessWeek, National Review Online, the Dallas Morning News, and the Arizona Republic among a host of several other publications.