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Erik Gamm

Senior Research Analyst

For media inquiries, please contact cinamon@csinstituteus.org

Erik Gamm joined Common Sense Institute as an analyst in 2020 after completing an internship in 2019. 
 
He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2020, with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and has experience from Washington, D.C., where he was an intern for the natural resources lobbying firm American Capitol Group. His work at CSI has addressed several major ballot initiatives and topics such as education, health care, and property taxation.
 
Erik is an avid hockey player, traveler, and skier.
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Education
Dollars and Data 2025

Now mostly free from the specter of COVID-19, Colorado’s public education system is still struggling: in 2025, enrollment fell for the fifth-straight year and student performance declined, reversing last ye

October 09, 2025 Erik Gamm
Ballot Issues
2025 Colorado Ballot Guide

Colorado's 2025 Ballot Guide on Prop MM and Prop LL.

October 07, 2025 Erik Gamm
Crime & Public Safety
Colorado's Competency Crisis

Colorado could spare itself a reputational headache and hefty fines if it were to invest in criminal incompetency restoration, but it would need to cut mental health operating costs to make the effort worth

October 02, 2025 Erik GammJohn Kellner
Employment Numbers Bring Good News for Colorado
The Villager

Overall, CSI tells us, our state’s, “Total employment level is up 2.41% (78,600 jobs) above the pre-pandemic level.”

June 22, 2023 Cole AndersonErik Gamm