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People For’s spokespeople are available for expert commentary on a wide range of issues and dangers now facing our nation, including censorship in education, fighting for fair-minded federal judges, and defending our democracy.</span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item component-bio_listing"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type-bio-listing paragraph--view-mode-default margin-above-medium ds-1col clearfix"> <h2>Spokespeople</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-bios field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <button data-bs-target="#overlay-e84e153f-a48e-41c3-8d07-c020d645569f" data-bs-toggle="modal" aria-label="Svante Myrick" type="button"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2017/02/Svante_Edits_Round-Headshot-web.png.webp?itok=Bo_m1aDf" width="230" height="230" alt="A headshot of Svante Myrick wearing a blue suit." class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <h3>Svante Myrick</h3> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">President</div> <div class="field field--name-field-expertise field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item">Young Elected Officials</div> <div class="field__item">National Politics</div> <div class="field__item">Voting Rights</div> </div> </div> </button> <div aria-hidden="hidden" aria-labelledby="overlay-title-e84e153f-a48e-41c3-8d07-c020d645569f" class="modal fade bio" data-bs-slug="Svante-Myrick" id="overlay-e84e153f-a48e-41c3-8d07-c020d645569f" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-header"> <h2 class="modal-title sr-only" id="overlay-title-e84e153f-a48e-41c3-8d07-c020d645569f">Svante Myrick</h2> <button type="button" class="close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"> <span aria-hidden="true">CLOSE</span> </button> </div> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-overlay ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2017/02/Svante_Edits_Round-Headshot-web.png.webp?itok=Bo_m1aDf" width="230" height="230" alt="A headshot of Svante Myrick wearing a blue suit." class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="group-wrapper"> <h1>Svante Myrick</h1> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">President</div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/spokespeople/svante-myrick" hreflang="en">Full bio</a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span class>Svante Myrick is the President of People For the American Way. </span></p><p><span class>As one of the most dynamic young, progressive Black leaders today, Myrick is spearheading the transformation of People For as it grows and adapts to today’s challenges. </span></p><p><span class>Under his leadership, People For has invested in new programs and campaigns that reflect a commitment to building the strongest multigenerational, multiracial, multicultural identity in the organization’s history. These include a new Artists for Democracy program as well as the nonpartisan Grandparents for Truth and Defend the Black Vote campaigns maintained by the People For the American Way Foundation.</span></p><p><span class>As a former elected official who served for 10 years as mayor of Ithaca, NY, Myrick is deeply committed to realizing the potential of government to improve people’s lives and to the importance of electing progressives to public office. People For works to elect visionary progressives at all levels of government and has a track record of success.      </span></p><p><span class>Myrick is singularly focused on making People For a leader in the most important fight of our time: the battle to preserve our democracy against the rising threat of authoritarianism. As such he is sustaining the vision of People For’s founder, iconic TV producer Norman Lear, who created People For to counter right-wing extremism and religious bigotry.       </span></p><p><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/clq-h7nlpxM" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p><p><span class>Previously, Myrick served as executive director of People For and led campaigns focused on transforming public safety, racial equity, voting rights, and empowering young elected officials. Myrick garnered national media attention as the youngest-ever mayor of Ithaca, New York, where he was a leading reformer on drug policy, the environment and public safety. </span></p><p><span class>Myrick’s personal story is compelling and laid the groundwork for his life of service and civic engagement. Raised by his mother, he and his family faced homelessness throughout their lives and relied on school lunch programs and other critical public services. After attending Cornell University, Myrick served as assistant director of student and young alumni programs at the college and tutored Ithaca youth. These experiences shaped his leadership in Ithaca, where he put progressive values into action to improve the lives of the people in his community. As mayor, Myrick’s innovative leadership </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/23/nyregion/fighting-heroin-ithaca-looks-to-injection-centers.html"><span class>included a plan</span></a><span class> to address the heroin epidemic through supervised injection sites, prevention, treatment, and law enforcement. </span></p><p><span class>Myrick previously served as director of People For’s youth leadership programs. He is a recipient of the John F. Kennedy Frontier Award and People For the American Way Barbara Jordan Leadership Award, and was named by Rolling Stone as a “Hot Do-Gooder” “public servant to watch,” and in Forbes Magazine’s “30 under 30.” Myrick is a frequent contributor and guest for local and national TV, radio, and print outlets including The Hill, MSNBC, CNN, USA Today, The Boston Globe, The New York Times and more.</span></p><p><a class="button" href="https://www.peoplefor.org/sites/default/files/downloads/2024-11/SvanteMyrick-PressKit-Final.pdf"><span class>Download Svante Myrick's Media Kit</span></a></p><p><a class="button-secondary" href="https://www.peoplefor.org/sites/default/files/images/Svante_Edits_0006.jpg"><span class>Download Svante Myrick's Headshot</span></a></p></div> <div class="field--name-field-expertise"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <ul > <li>Young Elected Officials</li> <li>National Politics</li> <li>Voting Rights</li> </ul> </div> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-articles-by-author view-id-articles_by_author view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-9f1def73bddd537fdc1f1bbf786424a53e948729b42586e1ae9eaf23d26a3388"> <div class="view-header"> <h2>Articles with Svante Myrick</h2> </div> <div class="view-content row"> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/federal-judges-are-first-line-defense-against-trumps-barrage" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/wp/2018/10/Trumps-Judges-and-the-GOP-Plan-to-Destroy-the-Affordable-Care-Act.png.webp?itok=LfeLz-ye" width="440" height="270" alt="A set of metal scales." class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Op-Ed</div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="taxonomy-term taxonomy-term--type-issue taxonomy-term--view-mode-short-title ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Fair Courts</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> Federal judges are the first line of defense against Trump’s barrage </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/trumps-crony-meritocracy-could-shatter-us-civil-service" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field 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field__item"><h3> Trump’s crony meritocracy could shatter US civil service </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="pager pager--load-more" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="pagination-heading"> <h4 id="pagination-heading" class="visually-hidden">Pagination</h4> <ul class="pager__items js-pager__items"> <li class="pager__item"> <a href="/media-center?page=1">More</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <button data-bs-target="#overlay-24a1b15b-a0da-4756-abbe-a41154b614b6" data-bs-toggle="modal" aria-label="Marge Baker" type="button"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" 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field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c313e3d37392e1c2c3a3d2b72332e3b">Email Marge</a></div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/spokespeople/marge-baker" hreflang="en">Full bio</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’s government affairs and advocacy portfolio. She serves as spokesperson and chief strategist for People For’s ongoing work to confirm fair-minded judges to the federal judiciary and has led the organization’s voting rights advocacy campaigns, including the ongoing fight to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, as well as our efforts to reduce the undue influence of money in politics through a constitutional amendment to overturn <em>Citizens United</em>. </p> <p>In her work at People For she brings a deep understanding of the issues, strong legislative know how, and the ability to build diverse progressive coalitions to win meaningful victories on key progressive issues. Baker’s expertise and insight is frequently drawn upon by TV, radio, and print outlets such as MSNBC, Fox News, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and Politico. </p> <p>She has served for more than 45 years in various public service roles. Prior to her current position, she was the staff director for the late Senator Paul Wellstone on the Senate’s Employment, Safety and Training Subcommittee. She also clerked for the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, served as Chief Counsel to Senator Howard Metzenbaum on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and directed the Consumer Services Division of the New York Department of Public Service. </p> <p>Baker is a graduate of Yale Law School.</p></div> <div class="field--name-field-expertise"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <ul > <li>Fair and Just Courts</li> <li>Money in Politics</li> <li>Voting Rights</li> </ul> </div> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-articles-by-author view-id-articles_by_author view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-9399f043061dd22834fa4239f6706f8066aeababb22e65d3a51a1ad05a2dbad9"> <div class="view-header"> <h2>Articles with Marge Baker</h2> </div> <div class="view-content row"> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card hide-image ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/fight-fair-courts-sen-elizabeth-warren" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/images/fighting%20for%283%29.png.webp?itok=Vd9ShCY-" width="440" height="270" alt="Fighting for Fair Courts with Sen. Elizabeth Warren" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News & Analysis</div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="taxonomy-term taxonomy-term--type-issue taxonomy-term--view-mode-short-title ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Fair Courts</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> The Fight for Fair Courts with Sen. Elizabeth Warren </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/between-lines-july-10-2024" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/images/Supreme_Court.jpg.webp?itok=_NraMllT" width="440" height="270" alt="Close up image of the Supreme Court" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">In the news</div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="taxonomy-term taxonomy-term--type-issue taxonomy-term--view-mode-short-title ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Supreme Court</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> Between the Lines: July 10, 2024 </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="pager pager--load-more" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="pagination-heading"> <h4 id="pagination-heading" class="visually-hidden">Pagination</h4> <ul class="pager__items js-pager__items"> <li class="pager__item"> <a href="/media-center?page=1">More</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <button data-bs-target="#overlay-5dba8c1f-1275-4d90-a49d-a13e132c7fe3" data-bs-toggle="modal" aria-label="Peter Montgomery" type="button"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2016/12/peter-montgomery.png.webp?itok=_K5XO1G0" width="230" height="230" alt="" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <h3>Peter Montgomery</h3> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Research Director</div> <div class="field field--name-field-expertise field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item">Right-Wing Movements</div> <div class="field__item">LGBTQ Equality</div> <div class="field__item">Religious Right</div> </div> </div> </button> <div aria-hidden="hidden" aria-labelledby="overlay-title-5dba8c1f-1275-4d90-a49d-a13e132c7fe3" class="modal fade bio" data-bs-slug="Peter-Montgomery" id="overlay-5dba8c1f-1275-4d90-a49d-a13e132c7fe3" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-header"> <h2 class="modal-title sr-only" id="overlay-title-5dba8c1f-1275-4d90-a49d-a13e132c7fe3">Peter Montgomery</h2> <button type="button" class="close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"> <span aria-hidden="true">CLOSE</span> </button> </div> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-overlay ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2016/12/peter-montgomery.png.webp?itok=_K5XO1G0" width="230" height="230" alt="" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="group-wrapper"> <h1>Peter Montgomery</h1> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Research Director</div> <div class="field field--name-field-email field--type-email field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f4f5250514b5850525a4d467f4f595e4811504d58">Email Peter</a></div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/spokespeople/peter" hreflang="en">Full bio</a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Peter Montgomery has studied the Religious Right movement and its right-wing political allies for more than two decades. He has written extensively about marriage equality, religious liberty, and other conflicts at the intersection of religion, politics and LGBTQ issues. He has been cited as an expert in national publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and The New Yorker, and has appeared on national broadcast outlets including MSNBC and National Public Radio. </p> <p>Montgomery is also an associate editor for online magazine Religion Dispatches, and his writing appears in The American Prospect, The Public Eye, Alternet and other progressive outlets. He authored a chapter on the relationship between the Religious Right and Tea Party movements that appears in “Steep: The Precipitous Rise of the Tea Party,” published by the University of California Press in 2012.</p></div> <div class="field--name-field-expertise"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <ul > <li>Right-Wing Movements</li> <li>LGBTQ Equality</li> <li>Religious Right</li> </ul> </div> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-articles-by-author view-id-articles_by_author view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-dd9b8adfb3df4d0a440e161e5be734b907445045805ad62af1bfa5f205ec4366"> <div class="view-header"> <h2>Articles with Peter Montgomery</h2> </div> <div class="view-content row"> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/rightwingwatch/senate-republicans-refuse-question-kash-patel-about-evidence-perjury-conflicts" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/images/Kash%20Patel%20confirmation%20hearing.jpg.webp?itok=Q8B1-Qf0" width="440" height="270" alt="Image from livestream of Kash Patel confirmation hearing: Patel in suit and tie, seated at desk with his hands folded in front of him, leaning into and speaking into microphone" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News & Analysis</div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="taxonomy-term taxonomy-term--type-issue taxonomy-term--view-mode-short-title ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Authoritarianism</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> Senate Republicans Refuse to Question Kash Patel About Evidence of Perjury, Conflicts of Interest </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/rightwingwatch/who-ed-martin-maga-us-attorney-running-interference-elon-musk" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/images/Ed%20Martin%20Pro-America%20Report.jpg.webp?itok=V7SWmFYl" width="440" height="270" alt="Image from Ed Martin's podcast, the Pro-America Report. Martin is seated behind a microphone emblazoned with the Rumble logo. " class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News & Analysis</div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="taxonomy-term taxonomy-term--type-issue taxonomy-term--view-mode-short-title ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Authoritarianism</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> Who is Ed Martin, the MAGA US Attorney Running Interference for Elon Musk? </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="pager pager--load-more" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="pagination-heading"> <h4 id="pagination-heading" class="visually-hidden">Pagination</h4> <ul class="pager__items js-pager__items"> <li class="pager__item"> <a href="/media-center?page=1">More</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <button data-bs-target="#overlay-c6a515fc-57ca-4c77-b387-5787227d2afd" data-bs-toggle="modal" aria-label="Markus Batchelor" type="button"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2018/07/MicrosoftTeams-image-12.jpg.webp?itok=TdLIEke2" width="230" height="230" alt="" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <h3>Markus Batchelor</h3> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">National Political Director</div> <div class="field field--name-field-expertise field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item">Young Elected Officials</div> <div class="field__item">Voting Rights</div> <div class="field__item">Ensuring Inclusive Education</div> </div> </div> </button> <div aria-hidden="hidden" aria-labelledby="overlay-title-c6a515fc-57ca-4c77-b387-5787227d2afd" class="modal fade bio" data-bs-slug="Markus-Batchelor" id="overlay-c6a515fc-57ca-4c77-b387-5787227d2afd" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-header"> <h2 class="modal-title sr-only" id="overlay-title-c6a515fc-57ca-4c77-b387-5787227d2afd">Markus Batchelor</h2> <button type="button" class="close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"> <span aria-hidden="true">CLOSE</span> </button> </div> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-overlay ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2018/07/MicrosoftTeams-image-12.jpg.webp?itok=TdLIEke2" width="230" height="230" alt="" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="group-wrapper"> <h1>Markus Batchelor</h1> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">National Political Director</div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/spokespeople/markus-batchelor" hreflang="en">Full bio</a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Markus Batchelor is an advocate and activist who currently serves as National Political Director at People for the American Way. He previously served as the Ward 8 Representative, Vice President and the youngest-ever elected member of the DC State Board of Education. He is an alumnus of People For’s Young Elected Officials Network. </p> <p>He has spent his career in government, non-profit and as an elected leader working to close deep divides and advocate for our most vulnerable neighbors and disinvested communities. </p> <p>He is a third generation Washingtonian and lives in DC’s Congress Heights community, where he was born and raised. </p> <p>Markus is passionate about racial justice, equity in public education, supporting the next generation of bold progressive leaders, and equality for the 700,000 residents of his hometown by making DC the nation’s 51st state.</p></div> <div class="field--name-field-expertise"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <ul > <li>Young Elected Officials</li> <li>Voting Rights</li> <li>Ensuring Inclusive Education</li> </ul> </div> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-articles-by-author view-id-articles_by_author view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-3fde8cdb737c470dee0871f94fa50d28a9fb272e6ede56895debd155a163ed32"> <div class="view-header"> <h2>Articles with Markus Batchelor</h2> </div> <div class="view-content row"> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/election-wins-we-can-all-be-proud" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/wp/2022/11/Voting.png.webp?itok=Q1UevXJL" width="440" height="270" alt="Four women cast ballots at voting booths with an American flag in the background." class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News & Analysis</div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="taxonomy-term taxonomy-term--type-issue taxonomy-term--view-mode-short-title ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Election 2024</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> Election Wins We Can All Be Proud Of </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card has-video ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/scripps-news-markus-batchelor-harris-walz" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/images/markus-batchelor-scripps-news-08-07-2024.jpg.webp?itok=xG6cHNOb" width="440" height="270" alt="Markus Batchelor appears on Scripps News on August 7, 2024" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">In the news</div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="taxonomy-term taxonomy-term--type-issue taxonomy-term--view-mode-short-title ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Election 2024</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> Scripps News: Markus Batchelor on Harris-Walz </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> </div> <nav 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</div> </div> <h3>Elliot Mincberg</h3> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Senior Fellow</div> <div class="field field--name-field-expertise field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item">Fair and Just Courts</div> <div class="field__item">Government Accountability</div> <div class="field__item">Church-State Issues</div> </div> </div> </button> <div aria-hidden="hidden" aria-labelledby="overlay-title-42d04386-1e02-4156-85f4-b36ae9bd889c" class="modal fade bio" data-bs-slug="Elliot-Mincberg" id="overlay-42d04386-1e02-4156-85f4-b36ae9bd889c" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-header"> <h2 class="modal-title sr-only" id="overlay-title-42d04386-1e02-4156-85f4-b36ae9bd889c">Elliot Mincberg</h2> <button type="button" class="close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"> <span aria-hidden="true">CLOSE</span> </button> </div> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-overlay ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2017/01/elliot-mincberg-headshot1-220x220.jpg.webp?itok=9prNFDL2" width="230" height="230" alt="" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="group-wrapper"> <h1>Elliot Mincberg</h1> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Senior Fellow</div> <div class="field field--name-field-email field--type-email field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#17727a7e797475726570576771766039786570">Email Elliot</a></div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/spokespeople/elliot-mincberg" hreflang="en">Full bio</a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Senior Fellow Elliot Mincberg has researched and analyzed the Supreme Court, the Department of Justice, religious liberty and other civil rights/civil liberties issues for more than three decades. At PFAW, Elliot’s work centers around judicial appointments, which he’s focused on since Robert Bork’s nomination to the Supreme Court, and right-wing attacks on LGBT rights and religious liberty. Prior to his role as senior fellow at PFAW, he served as legal director and general counsel for PFAW and PFAW Foundation, as chief counsel for oversight and investigations of the House Judiciary Committee, and as a partner at a major DC law firm. He also serves on the Committee on Religious Liberty of the National Council of Churches and the National Advisory Board of the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute. </p> <p>Mincberg has been cited as an expert in national publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the Nation and has appeared on national broadcast outlets such as CNN and NPR. He’s testified before Congress on key issues and his work has been published in outlets such as the Aspen Journal of Ideas, Salon, and the Huffington Post. He has actively participated in federal and state court litigation at all levels on religious liberty, discrimination, and voting rights issues.</p></div> <div class="field--name-field-expertise"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <ul > <li>Fair and Just Courts</li> <li>Government Accountability</li> <li>Church-State Issues</li> </ul> </div> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-articles-by-author view-id-articles_by_author view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-51a47d91cecc13e3b92b68bd36fa6a7be98517f57b8a3f3395dea68c6e03780a"> <div class="view-header"> <h2>Articles with Elliot Mincberg</h2> </div> <div class="view-content row"> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/trump-judge-casts-deciding-vote-reject-disability-claim" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/wp/2019/07/gavel.jpg.webp?itok=wCLqbGMN" width="440" height="270" alt="Judge's gavel in a courtroom, stack of law books." class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News & Analysis</div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="taxonomy-term taxonomy-term--type-issue taxonomy-term--view-mode-short-title ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Trump Judges</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Reject Disability Claim </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/trump-judges-rule-some-convicted-drug-users-can-possess-firearms" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/wp/2018/09/Glock_30-JH01.jpg.webp?itok=Ihi_tpwC" width="440" height="270" alt="" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News & Analysis</div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div 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aria-label="Raquel Jones" type="button"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/images/Raquel-Jones.jpg.webp?itok=NYPhrFpl" width="230" height="230" alt="Raquel Jones" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <h3>Raquel Jones</h3> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Vice President of Campaigns and Programs</div> <div class="field field--name-field-expertise field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item">Young Elected Officials</div> <div class="field__item">Women’s Leadership</div> <div class="field__item">Coalition Building</div> </div> </div> </button> <div aria-hidden="hidden" aria-labelledby="overlay-title-288ca45d-6261-4538-a7cf-8088798047b2" class="modal fade bio" data-bs-slug="Raquel-Jones" id="overlay-288ca45d-6261-4538-a7cf-8088798047b2" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-header"> <h2 class="modal-title sr-only" id="overlay-title-288ca45d-6261-4538-a7cf-8088798047b2">Raquel Jones</h2> <button type="button" class="close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"> <span aria-hidden="true">CLOSE</span> </button> </div> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-overlay ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/images/Raquel-Jones.jpg.webp?itok=NYPhrFpl" width="230" height="230" alt="Raquel Jones" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="group-wrapper"> <h1>Raquel Jones</h1> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Vice President of Campaigns and Programs</div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/spokespeople/raquel-jones" hreflang="en">Full bio</a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span class>Raquel Jones is the Vice President of Campaigns and Programs at People For the American Way, where she leads a portfolio that includes political strategy, candidate endorsement, leadership development, religious affairs, artist engagement, national field organizing, and advocacy. She manages a talented team of advocates who design and run nearly all of the organization’s signature campaigns. One recent example is the launch of</span><a href="https://www.peoplefor.org/truth/grandparents-for-truth/?"> <span class>Grandparents for Truth</span></a><span class>, a movement to support inclusive books and school curricula that give students the freedom to learn our nation’s full history.</span></p><p><span class>Jones has been essential to the growth of the </span><a href="https://www.yeonetwork.org/"><span class>Young Elected Official’s Network</span></a><span class>, where she has committed to supporting the newest generation of progressive trailblazers and works to foster their leadership and professional growth. Under her leadership, People For has organized national conferences and training and networking sessions for young officials from across the country. She has overseen the successful planning and execution of the </span><a href="https://www.yeonetwork.org/flla"><span class>Front Line Leaders Academy</span></a><span class>, a youth values-based training program, and she has created space for women legislators to convene and organize through the expansion of the network’s </span><a href="https://www.yeonetwork.org/women-s-conference-2019"><span class>Women’s Caucus Fellowship</span></a><span class>.</span></p><p><span class>Through her commitment to public service, Jones is working to create a new political system of truly representative government that will amplify the voices of youth and marginalized communities; and she is spearheading programs to bring both a racial and gender equity lens to progressive policy making.</span></p></div> <div class="field--name-field-expertise"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <ul > <li>Young Elected Officials</li> <li>Women’s Leadership</li> <li>Coalition Building</li> </ul> </div> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-articles-by-author view-id-articles_by_author view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-5dd317f1b13fc2b3a445b4c8da8361bcedf108accff4b1b6f772ce5c7879a206"> <div class="view-header"> <h2>Articles with Raquel Jones</h2> </div> <div class="view-content row"> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/ff2-come-november-women-artists-are-asking-you-vote" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/images/victoria-cassinova-freedom-poster-kamala-harris.jpg.webp?itok=BclCBqCq" width="440" height="270" alt=""Freedom" poster created by Victoria Cassinova featuring Kamala Harris" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">In the news</div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="taxonomy-term taxonomy-term--type-issue taxonomy-term--view-mode-short-title ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Election 2024</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> FF2: Come November, Women Artists Are Asking YOU to Vote! </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <button data-bs-target="#overlay-83b990e0-6c7a-4f16-9a63-2c633770d502" data-bs-toggle="modal" aria-label="Roger Vann" type="button"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2023/04/3.png.webp?itok=hR1RVUss" width="230" height="230" alt="Roger Vann" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <h3>Roger Vann</h3> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Chief Strategy Officer</div> <div class="field field--name-field-expertise field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item">Civic Engagement</div> <div class="field__item">Voting Rights</div> <div class="field__item">Black Voters</div> </div> </div> </button> <div aria-hidden="hidden" aria-labelledby="overlay-title-83b990e0-6c7a-4f16-9a63-2c633770d502" class="modal fade bio" data-bs-slug="Roger-Vann" id="overlay-83b990e0-6c7a-4f16-9a63-2c633770d502" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-header"> <h2 class="modal-title sr-only" id="overlay-title-83b990e0-6c7a-4f16-9a63-2c633770d502">Roger Vann</h2> <button type="button" class="close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"> <span aria-hidden="true">CLOSE</span> </button> </div> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-overlay ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2023/04/3.png.webp?itok=hR1RVUss" width="230" height="230" alt="Roger Vann" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="group-wrapper"> <h1>Roger Vann</h1> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Chief Strategy Officer</div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/spokespeople/roger-vann" hreflang="en">Full bio</a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>During his 35-year career, Roger Vann has held a variety of leadership and senior management positions in the areas of civic participation, racial justice, and corporate governance.</p><p>Vann is currently Chief Advancement Officer at People for the American Way. He recently served as Vice President of Youth Prevention and Corporate Responsibility at Juul Labs where he directed the company’s global retail access control, ESG and corporate giving initiatives. He previously served as Executive Director of State Voices where he raised more than $40 million to support large-scale civic engagement programs and issue advocacy campaigns in 20 states. Under his leadership, the organization became the largest provider of nonpartisan civic engagement quality control training and technology nationwide.</p><p>As Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), he planned and directed a campaign that secured over 430,000 verified voter registrations and contacted over 1.5 million voters during the 2012 presidential election. He also oversaw the organization’s centennial strategic planning process as well as its first comprehensive security threat assessment.</p><p>Vann is a proud native of Connecticut, where he led state affiliates of both the NAACP and ACLU and worked for more than 10 years as a radio talk show host and news director.</p><p>Vann is an avid collector of African American books and memorabilia. He is a four-year survivor of stage 4 prostate cancer. He and his wife Rae live in northern Virginia. They have three children, one of whom is incarcerated.</p></div> <div class="field--name-field-expertise"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <ul > <li>Civic Engagement</li> <li>Voting Rights</li> <li>Black Voters</li> </ul> </div> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-articles-by-author view-id-articles_by_author view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-c0c82c85b4fa71df9957875950ae281d4a8550b38b395bd6c1a163d42dc6b7ac"> <div class="view-header"> <h2>Articles with Roger Vann</h2> </div> <div class="view-content row"> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/blog-posts/roger-vann-for-stanford-social-innovation-review-why-were-targeting-the-hardest-to-reach-voters" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/wp/2022/10/Black-man-voting.jpg.webp?itok=jqEjNDp6" width="440" height="270" alt="A black man deposits a ballot into a voting box." class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">In the news</div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> Roger Vann for Stanford Social Innovation Review: Why We’re Targeting the Hardest to Reach Voters </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <button data-bs-target="#overlay-3cb7345b-7ab2-4e9d-97fb-9ebdcb73f91f" data-bs-toggle="modal" aria-label="Paul Gordon" type="button"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2017/01/paul-gordon-headshot1-220x220.jpg.webp?itok=nF3tUIlC" width="230" height="230" alt="" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <h3>Paul Gordon</h3> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Senior Legislative Counsel</div> <div class="field field--name-field-expertise field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item">Fair and Just Courts</div> <div class="field__item">LGBTQ Equality</div> </div> </div> </button> <div aria-hidden="hidden" aria-labelledby="overlay-title-3cb7345b-7ab2-4e9d-97fb-9ebdcb73f91f" class="modal fade bio" data-bs-slug="Paul-Gordon" id="overlay-3cb7345b-7ab2-4e9d-97fb-9ebdcb73f91f" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-header"> <h2 class="modal-title sr-only" id="overlay-title-3cb7345b-7ab2-4e9d-97fb-9ebdcb73f91f">Paul Gordon</h2> <button type="button" class="close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"> <span aria-hidden="true">CLOSE</span> </button> </div> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-overlay ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2017/01/paul-gordon-headshot1-220x220.jpg.webp?itok=nF3tUIlC" width="230" height="230" alt="" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="group-wrapper"> <h1>Paul Gordon</h1> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Senior Legislative Counsel</div> <div class="field field--name-field-email field--type-email field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aadacdc5d8cec5c4eadacccbdd84c5d8cd">Email Paul</a></div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/spokespeople/paul-gordon" hreflang="en">Full bio</a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Paul Gordon is People For the American Way's senior legislative counsel, where he focuses particularly on matters relating to the federal courts, including the Supreme Court. Gordon specializes in analysis of the real impacts of important court decisions, including cases on money in politics, voting rights, religious liberty, LGBTQ equality, and the growing power of corporate interests. He also regularly engages with government officials and national and state coalitions on judicial nominations to ensure that our courts have highly qualified, independent judges who take seriously our Constitution’s promises of equality, liberty, and justice. Gordon has been cited as an expert in both national and local media such as The Hill, McClatchy, the Latin Post, Al Jazeera America, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Metro Weekly.</p><p>Politically active for many years, Gordon has worked with state and local officials for LGBTQ equality and community welfare concerns. Gordon was previously an attorney at the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, DC, working on national regulatory policies for television and radio. He is a graduate of Yale University and Georgetown University Law Center.</p></div> <div class="field--name-field-expertise"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <ul > <li>Fair and Just Courts</li> <li>LGBTQ Equality</li> </ul> </div> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-articles-by-author view-id-articles_by_author view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-919934acda993ea04fe1af76b829ad4d2e69116348edb64554f5c0bb9cc2a10d"> <div class="view-header"> <h2>Articles with Paul Gordon</h2> </div> <div class="view-content row"> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/kash-patels-unhelpful-responses" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/images/Kash%20Patel%20confirmation%20hearing.jpg.webp?itok=Q8B1-Qf0" width="440" height="270" alt="Image from livestream of Kash Patel confirmation hearing: Patel in suit and tie, seated at desk with his hands folded in front of him, leaning into and speaking into microphone" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News & Analysis</div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="taxonomy-term taxonomy-term--type-issue taxonomy-term--view-mode-short-title ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Democracy Protection</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> Kash Patel’s Unhelpful Responses </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/under-biden-great-advances-our-courts-and-our-freedom-asterisk" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/wp/2022/01/SiteBanner_GavelCourtsAmericanFlagWeThePeople2.png.webp?itok=pGcyBepJ" width="440" height="270" alt="Picture of an American Flag and the U.S. Constitution with the phrase "We The People" clearly visible underneath a gavel." class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News & Analysis</div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="taxonomy-term taxonomy-term--type-issue taxonomy-term--view-mode-short-title ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Fair Courts</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> Under Biden, Great Advances For Our Courts and For Our Freedom (with an asterisk) </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="pager pager--load-more" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="pagination-heading"> <h4 id="pagination-heading" class="visually-hidden">Pagination</h4> <ul class="pager__items js-pager__items"> <li class="pager__item"> <a href="/media-center?page=1">More</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <button data-bs-target="#overlay-cd093468-e0fe-4f44-9a26-6fbf284eac25" data-bs-toggle="modal" aria-label="Alana Byrd" type="button"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/images/IMG_1566.PNG.webp?itok=kL6X9Knp" width="230" height="230" alt="Alana Byrd speaking at a rally for Grandparents For Truth with people holding signs in the background." class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <h3>Alana Byrd</h3> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">National Field Director</div> <div class="field field--name-field-expertise field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item">Book Bans and Censorship</div> <div class="field__item">Diversity in Education</div> <div class="field__item">Civil Rights</div> </div> </div> </button> <div aria-hidden="hidden" aria-labelledby="overlay-title-cd093468-e0fe-4f44-9a26-6fbf284eac25" class="modal fade bio" data-bs-slug="Alana-Byrd" id="overlay-cd093468-e0fe-4f44-9a26-6fbf284eac25" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-header"> <h2 class="modal-title sr-only" id="overlay-title-cd093468-e0fe-4f44-9a26-6fbf284eac25">Alana Byrd</h2> <button type="button" class="close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"> <span aria-hidden="true">CLOSE</span> </button> </div> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-overlay ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/images/IMG_1566.PNG.webp?itok=kL6X9Knp" width="230" height="230" alt="Alana Byrd speaking at a rally for Grandparents For Truth with people holding signs in the background." class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="group-wrapper"> <h1>Alana Byrd</h1> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">National Field Director</div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/spokespeople/alana-byrd" hreflang="en">Full bio</a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span class>Alana Byrd is the National Field Director at People For the American Way, where she specializes in education and civil rights policy. She has led rallies to defend education and has built out People For’s “Grandparents For Truth” program, which mobilizes grandparents and their allies to fight back against authoritarianism, bigotry, and censorship. Prior to her current role, Alana led a successful campaign in Ithaca, NY to change the face of policing in the town, and has worked extensively with People For’s Young Elected Officials Network to help YEOs enact change at the state, local, and federal levels.</span></p><p><span class>Before coming to People For, Alana worked for Congressman Brendan F. Boyle for over five years in multiple capacities, including as a legislative aide and campaign aide, after which she worked for a nonprofit connecting unions and environmental groups. Alana graduated summa cum laude from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, her hometown. She now resides in New York with her partner, child, and cat. 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