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Joseph L. Bast | |
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| President of The Heartland Institute | |
| In office 1984–2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Tim Huelskamp |
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| Born | Joseph Lee Bast Kimberly, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Joseph Lee Bast is an American right-wing political activist. He is the former president and CEO of The Heartland Institute, an American nonprofit conservative and libertarian public policy think tank based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. He retired as president and CEO in July 2017 when former Congressman Tim Huelskamp took over those roles in the organization.[1] Huelskamp was followed as president at Heartland by Frank Lasee in 2019, and then James Taylor in 2020.
- ^ Bast, Joseph (June 29, 2017). "PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Names Former Congressman Tim Huelskamp Incoming President". The Heartland Institute. Retrieved June 29, 2017.