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Scott Stantis
Scott Stantis
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Cartoonist
Notable works	editorial cartoons

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Scott Brian Stantis (born May 2, 1959, in San Diego, California) is an American editorial cartoonist.

Career

He currently draws editorial cartoons for The Birmingham News and USA Today. Beginning September 1, he will be the editorial cartoonist for the The Chicago Tribune, following the paper's nine-year search to replace Jeff MacNelly, who died in June of 2000^[1]. Stantis was previously a staff cartoonist for The Orange County Register, The Commercial Appeal, The Arizona Republic, and the Grand Rapids Press.

His editorial cartoons are also syndicated to over 400 newspapers via Creators News Service. He usually espouses a conservative and/or libertarian stance in his cartoons. He calls himself a contrarian.* He served as president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists 2003-2004.

In addition to his editorial cartoons, Stantis has also created the following comic-strips:

Sydney (1985-1986; through United Media)
The Buckets (1990-present; originally through Tribune Media Services, later through United Media)
Prickly City (2004-present; through Universal Press Syndicate).

Stantis has also assisted Bob Thaves on his comic-strip King Baloo.

Personal life

Stantis was born in 1959 in San Diego, California. He is the staff editorial cartoonist for the The Birmingham News. He resides in Hoover, Alabama with his wife of over two decades, Janien Fadich-Stantis. They have two college-age sons.

References

^ "Chicago Tribune hires Scott Stantis as editorial cartoonist". 2009-08-18. Retrieved 2009-08-18.

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[1] "Chicago Tribune hires Scott Stantis as editorial cartoonist". 2009-08-18. Retrieved 2009-08-18.

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 He currently draws editorial cartoons for ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' and ''[[USA Today]]''. Beginning September 1, he will be the editorial cartoonist for the ''[[The Chicago Tribune]]'', following the paper's nine-year search to replace [[Jeff MacNelly]], who died in June of 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-editorial-cartoonist-hire-story,0,6189676.story|title=Chicago Tribune hires Scott Stantis as editorial cartoonist|accessdate=2009-08-18|date=2009-08-18}}</ref>. Stantis was previously a staff cartoonist for ''[[The Orange County Register]]'', ''[[The Commercial Appeal]]'', ''[[The Arizona Republic]]'', and the ''[[Grand Rapids Press]]''.
-His editorial cartoons are also [[Print syndication|syndicated]] to over 400 newspapers via [[Creators News Service]]. He usually espouses a [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] and/or [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] stance in his cartoons. He calls himself a contrarian.* (this comment highly debatable as Stantis is certainly not Conservative in view.)
+His editorial cartoons are also [[Print syndication|syndicated]] to over 400 newspapers via [[Creators News Service]]. He usually espouses a [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] and/or [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] stance in his cartoons. He calls himself a contrarian.*
 He served as president of the [[Association of American Editorial Cartoonists]] 2003-2004.