Background
Rector received his undergraduate degree from The College of William & Mary and his masters in political science from Johns Hopkins University.
Rector has worked for The Heritage Foundation since 1984. He is the editor of the 1987 book, Steering the Elephant: How Washington Works, and the co-author of the 1995 book, America's Failed $5.4 Trillion War on Poverty.
Rector has been a management analyst for the United States Office of Personnel Management and a legislative assistant in the Virginia House of Delegates. From 2001 to 2002, he served as a commissioner of the Millennial Housing Commission.
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