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| name=Elliott Bond Stonecipher

| name=Elliott Bond Stonecipher

(Demographer, political consultant, pollster, pundit)

(Demographer, political and business consultant, pollster,<br> and media pundit)

| image=Elliott Stonecipher of LA.jpg

| image=Elliott Stonecipher of LA.jpg

| birth_date=July 13, 1951

| birth_date=July 13, 1951

==Background==

==Background==

Stonecipher is one of four children born in Shreveport to R. L. Stonecipher (1923-1973), a postal clerk who served in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]], and the former Elizabeth Jo Ann Holcombe (1925-2020). He has two bothers, Alan Stonecipher, a journalist from [[Tallahassee]], [[Florida]], and Philip Stonecipher of Dallas. His sister is Norma Lynn Stonecipher Wood of Frederick, [[Virginia]].<ref>Elizabeth Holcombe Obituary (1925 - 2020) | Shreveport, Louisiana (echovita.com), accessed August 4, 2021.}</ref>

Stonecipher is one of four children born in Shreveport to R. L. Stonecipher (1923-1973), a postal clerk who served in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]], and the former Elizabeth Jo Ann Holcombe (1925-2020). He has two brothers, Alan Stonecipher, a former journalist and public policy specialist from [[Tallahassee]], [[Florida]], and Philip Stonecipher, also of Dallas. His sister is Norma Lynn Stonecipher Wood of Fredericksburg, [[Virginia]].<ref>Elizabeth Holcombe Obituary (1925 - 2020) | Shreveport, Louisiana (echovita.com), accessed August 4, 2021.</ref>

In 1969, Stonecipher graduated from [[Clifton Ellis Byrd]] High School in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=Elliott Stonecipher (C. E. Byrd High School) - newsle (archive.ph), accessed August 4, 2021.</ref>In 1973, he received a Bachelor of Arts in [[English language|English]] from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]].

In 1969, Stonecipher graduated from [[Clifton Ellis Byrd]] High School in Shreveport.<ref>Elliott Stonecipher (C. E. Byrd High School) - newsle (archive.ph), accessed August 4, 2021.</ref>In 1973, he received a Bachelor of Arts in [[English language|English]] from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]].

In 1975, he earned a master's degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://abettershreveport.blogspot.com/2011/11/lydia-jackson-v-greg-tarver-population.html|title=A Better Shreveport|publisher=abettershreveport.blogspot.com|accessdate=August 4, 2021}}</ref>

In 1975, he earned a master's degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://abettershreveport.blogspot.com/2011/11/lydia-jackson-v-greg-tarver-population.html|title=A Better Shreveport|publisher=abettershreveport.blogspot.com|accessdate=August 4, 2021}}</ref>

Stonecipher was briefly married the former Shari Robertson (born 1949). Prior to their divorce, they had a son, Ryan Lindsey Stonecipher (born 1977) of Carnation, [[Washington]]. She was subsequently married for thirty-one years to Darrel Norberg (1943-2011), a consulting engineer who relocated to Shreveport from [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=darrell-norberg&pid=149159196#fbLoggedOut|title=Darrel Norberg|publisher=''The Shreveport Times'''|accessdate=August 4, 2021}}</ref>

Stonecipher was married to the former Shari Robertson (born 1949). Prior to their divorce, they had a son, Ryan Lindsey Stonecipher (born 1977) of Carnation, [[Washington]]. She was subsequently married to Darrell Felix Norberg (1943-2011), a consulting engineer who relocated to Shreveport from [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=darrell-norberg&pid=149159196#fbLoggedOut|title=Darrel Norberg obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times'''|accessdate=August 4, 2021}}</ref>

==Career==

==Career==

Briefly a schoolteacher, Stonecipher at the age of twenty-five took a position in Baton Rouge with the Louisiana Department of Education during the first term of superintendent [[J. Kelly Nix]], a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]. He had worked on Nix's campaign in the 1975 nonpartisan blanket [[primary]].  Nix named Stonechipher as the director of the state teacher certification.<ref name=jimleslie>{{cite web|url=http://forward-now.com/2012/07/05/lessons-from-the-murder-of-jim-leslie/|title=Lessons from the Murder of Jim Leslie|publisher=forward-now.com|date=July 5, 2012|author=Elliott Stonecipher|accessdate=August 4, 2021}}</ref>

Briefly a schoolteacher, Stonecipher at the age of twenty-five took a position in Baton Rouge with the Louisiana Department of Education during the first term of superintendent [[J. Kelly Nix]], a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]. He had worked on Nix's campaign in the 1975 nonpartisan blanket [[primary]].  Nix named Stonechipher as the director of the state teacher certification.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forward-now.com/2012/07/05/lessons-from-the-murder-of-jim-leslie/|title=Lessons from the Murder of Jim Leslie|publisher=forward-now.com|date=July 5, 2012|author=Elliott Stonecipher|accessdate=August 4, 2021}}</ref>

After three years with Nix, Stonecipher established his own firm to become a campaign consultant and pollster. His firm specializes in demographic analyses for clients in the financial services industry. Stonecipher and his company also provide research in regard to change-of-venue issues in criminal cases, particularly those involving capital [[murder]].<ref name=bio/>

After three years with Nix, Stonecipher established his own firm to become a campaign consultant and pollster. His firm specializes in demographic analyses for clients in the financial services industry. Stonecipher and his company also provide research in regard to change-of-venue issues in criminal cases, particularly those involving capital [[murder]].<ref name=bio/>

In 1981, the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce named Stonecipher as "Small Businessman of the Year. In 1987, he was named "Rising Young Business Leader" by the Shreveport Leadership Council.<ref name=lsus>{{cite web|url=http://lsusmath.rickmabry.org/colloquium/stonecipher-apr2008.html|title=Predicting the Outcome of Elections using Actuarial Science|publisher=Louisiana State University in Shreveport|accessdate=September 27, 2013; no longer on-line}}</ref>

In 1981, the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce named Stonecipher as "Small Businessman of the Year. In 1987, he was named "Rising Young Business Leader" by the Shreveport Leadership Council.<ref name=lsus>{{cite web|url=http://lsusmath.rickmabry.org/colloquium/stonecipher-apr2008.html|title=Predicting the Outcome of Elections using Actuarial Science|publisher=Louisiana State University in Shreveport|accessdate=September 27, 2013; no longer on-line}}</ref>

Stonecipher was a consultant to [[Governor]] [[Buddy Roemer]], a Democrat who turned [Republican Party|Republican]] in 1991 in the third year of his only gubernatorial term..<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/columnists/markballard/5693081-123/political-horizons-impact-of-statistical|author=Mark Ballard|title=Political Horizons: Impact of statistical spin|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=September 21, 2013|accessdate=August 4, 2021}}</ref>

Stonecipher was a consultant to [[Governor]] [[Buddy Roemer]], a Democrat who turned [[Republican Party|Republican]] in 1991 in the third year of his only gubernatorial term..<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/columnists/markballard/5693081-123/political-horizons-impact-of-statistical|author=Mark Ballard|title=Political Horizons: Impact of statistical spin|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=September 21, 2013|accessdate=August 4, 2021}}</ref>

In 2002, Stonecipher co-authored the final report of a government study into possible bio-[[terrorism]] attacks in the United States in the aftermath of [[9-11]]. The study was published in ''Emerging Infectious Diseases'' magazine of the [[Centers for Disease Control]] in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]]. Since [[Hurricane Katrina]], Stonecipher has performed extensive [[pro bono]] work in regard to "good government" reforms and political ethics.<ref name=bio/>

In 2002, Stonecipher co-authored the final report of a government study into possible bio-[[terrorism]] attacks in the United States in the aftermath of [[9-11]]. The study was published in ''Emerging Infectious Diseases'' [[magazine]] of the [[Centers for Disease Control]] in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]]. Since [[Hurricane Katrina]], Stonecipher has performed extensive [[pro bono]] work in regard to "good government" reforms and political ethics.<ref name=bio/>

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