Tom Steward is Investigative Director of the Freedom Foundation of Minnesota's Government Transparency Team. He leads FFM's efforts to identify wasteful government spending and programs at the state and local level. Steward also handles media relations for FFM.
The Government Transparency Team has a statewide focus, encouraging citizen participation through confidential tips on potential government waste from the public and whistleblowers. One of the Team's top priorities is exposing spending and pet projects that fall outside the category of essential government services.
A veteran television journalist and documentary producer, Steward served most recently as regional communications director for the McCain 2008 campaign and as communications director for U.S. Senator Norm Coleman from 2003-2008. Prior to that, Steward was an in-depth public affairs reporter for WCCO-TV and KSTP-TV in the Twin Cities, among other news stations.