Scott Shields (activist)

Scott Shields (born 1978) is an American blogger and Democratic Party political activist. Born in Englewood, New Jersey in 1978, he grew up in Morris County, NJ and graduated from Montville Township High School. He rose to prominence in 2005 as a front-page writer for MyDD covering, among other topics, health care politics, labor rights, and the 2005 New Jersey Governor's race.

Scott Shields
Born	1978 (age 45–46) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Montville Township High School
Occupations	Blogger political activist

In 2006, Shields was employed with the campaign of US Senator Bob Menendez in New Jersey. During the campaign, his work was profiled in The Philadelphia Inquirer,^[1] The Record of Bergen County, and The New Yorker.^[2] He was named one of the years' "Top Political Operatives" by the website PoliticsNJ.com.^{[citation needed]}

His writing can also be seen on MyDD, Daily Kos, BlueJersey, and other prominent blogs.

References

1. "A vote for the MySpace generation". Philadelphia Inquirer. July 4, 2006. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. "DIRTY WIKITRICKS". The New Yorker. October 30, 2006. Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2018.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)