Howard Park grew up the son of a preacher in the small town of Glencoe, MO (population 145) during the 1960s, before Glencoe was enveloped by St. Louis suburbs. Park graduated from Beloit College in 1981 and the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1987. A self-described “campaign junkie,” Park worked for the successful presidential campaigns of Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Barack Obama in 2008. Park’s two parallel careers are lobbying/public relations and dealing records and books, a profession he has pursued for upwards of twenty years. Park enjoys traveling and working for Democrats who can win. He resides in St. Louis, MO.