Scott Shields (activist)

{{Short description|American blogger}}

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|name=Scott Shields

|birth_date={{birth year and age|1978}}

|birth_place=Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.

|nationality=American

|alma_mater=Montville Township High School

|occupation={{flatlist|

• Blogger
• political activist

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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.

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,{{cite news|title=A vote for the MySpace generation|url=http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/15107347.htm|accessdate=24 January 2018|work=Philadelphia Inquirer|date=July 4, 2006|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210164832/http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/15107347.htm|archivedate=10 February 2007}} The Record of Bergen County, and The New Yorker.{{cite magazine|title=DIRTY WIKITRICKS|url=http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/061106ta_talk_paumgarten/|accessdate=24 January 2018|magazine=The New Yorker|date=October 30, 2006|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221023112/http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/061106ta_talk_paumgarten/|archivedate=21 February 2007}} He was named one of the years' "Top Political Operatives" by the website PoliticsNJ.com.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

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