Our Fellows
Trent England
|David and Ann Brown Distinguished Fellow for the Advancement of Liberty
Trent England is the David and Ann Brown Distinguished Fellow at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, where he previously served as executive vice president. He is also the founder and executive director of Save Our States, which educates Americans about the importance of the Electoral College. Trent is a producer of the feature-length documentary “Safeguard: An Electoral College Story.”
Trent has appeared three times on Fox & Friends and is a frequent guest on media programs from coast to coast. He is the author of “Why We Must Defend the Electoral College” and a contributor to "The Heritage Guide to the Constitution" and "One Nation Under Arrest: How Crazy Laws, Rogue Prosecutors, and Activist Judges Threaten Your Liberty." His writing has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Times, Hillsdale College's Imprimis speech digest, and other publications.
Trent formerly hosted morning drive-time radio in Oklahoma City and has filled for various radio hosts including Ben Shapiro. He previously served as Executive Vice President of the Freedom Foundation in Olympia, Washington, where he developed and directed the Foundation's constitutional studies and activism programs. Trent was also a Publius Fellow of the Claremont Institute, a candidate for the Washington State House of Representatives and a legal policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation.
Trent holds a law degree from The George Mason University School of Law and a bachelor of arts in government from Claremont McKenna College. He lives in Oklahoma City with his wife and their three children.
Articles by Trent England
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Law & Principles
‘Jungle primary’ ballot measures go down in flames
Kamala Harris supporters, left-wing journalists, and others are pushing for a California-style “top-two primary” in Oklahoma. Voters in this reddest of red states aren’t likely to go for it.Trent England | November 12, 2024
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Law & Principles
Should Trump get 520 electoral votes?
Those who favor the National Popular Vote plan now have a perfect opportunity to demonstrate that NPV is not merely a thinly veiled partisan ploy.Trent England | November 11, 2024
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Law & Principles
How blue-state teenagers could make Oklahoma voters disappear
Los Angeles County has more than double the population of Oklahoma. Disparities like this are why we have the Electoral College.Trent England | August 26, 2024
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Higher Education
Oklahoma Legislature can stop CCP influence in higher ed
Some states are taking action to protect their educational institutions from Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence. Oklahoma should do likewise.Trent England | June 20, 2024
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Education
School choice coda: Let them lick toes
Right now, school board elections are dominated by school employees and other insiders, with tiny turnouts that protect their power. Let's move school board elections to the normal election cycle so that normal voters participate.Trent England | March 13, 2024