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class="group-wrapper"> <h1>Marge Baker</h1> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Executive Vice President</div> <div class="field field--name-field-email field--type-email field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c717e7d77796e5c6c7a7d6b32736e7b">Email Marge</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Marge Baker is Executive Vice President at People For the American Way, where she oversees the organization鈥檚 government affairs and advocacy portfolio. 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