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Cole Anderson

Deputy Director of Policy and Research

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Cole Anderson is the Deputy Director of Policy & Research with Common Sense Institute. He joined CSI in June of 2022.
 
Before joining CSI, Cole attended the University of Denver where he double majored in Economics and Public Policy, fostering his passion for pressing policy issues. His work at CSI has covered a variety of topics including crime, healthcare, foster care, and workforce issues among other topics.
 
Cole is an avid skier and enjoys playing tennis in the warmer weather. Growing up in Minnesota, Cole is a diehard Minnesota sports fan and hopes to one day watch his favorite team, the Minnesota Vikings, win a Superbowl.
 
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Iowa ranks 47th for its rate of total homelessness, 38th for chronic homelessness, 49th for unsheltered homelessness, 38th for severely mentally ill homelessness, and 37th for homeless with chronic substanc

June 16, 2026 Cole AndersonDJ SummersAndrzej WieciorkowskiDustin Zvonek

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