Rose Fabia has committed her early retirement years to increasing collaboration among local grassroots organizations and canvassing to generate votes for Democratic candidates. She does it to protect her daughter and her daughter's future from a Republican Party that threatens the foundations of that future.
Sarah Bonk created Business for America to engage "the economic engine of the country" in improving the health of democracy.
Brian Cannon led the successful effort to end partisan gerrymandering in Virginia, bringing about structural change that enables greater participation by communities of interest and encourages more accountability in Virginia politics.
We are resurfacing this profile of David Becker, published weeks before the 2020 election, because he correctly dismissed the many concerns being expressed at the time that the presidential vote would somehow be corrupted. His reason: The long-tenured election officials who would oversee the election. Those people are now under attack, and election deniers are candidates vying for their positions.
Hans Breitenmoser sees gerrymandering as the cause of persistent problems in his county.
Amber McReynolds led the effort to remake Colorado’s voting system around vote by mail and now leads the National Vote At Home Institute to promote best election administration practices nationwide.
Kyle Bailey spent five years leading a grassroots effort to implement ranked-choice voting in the state of Maine.
In 2016, Katie Fahey "accidentally" started a movement in her home state of Michigan to end partisan gerrymandering.
