8:15am – at AFL-CIO
815 16th Street NW
Close to: Farragut West (Bl, Or, Slv) or Farragut North (Red)
Michael Podhorzer
Mike Podhorzer is the political director of the AFL-CIO, a federation of 55 labor unions representing 12.5 million members. He develops and directs the AFL-CIO’s political program. His focus is on getting workers better pay and benefits. Read his bio here. Find out more about the AFL-CIO here.
11am – at DC Center
Dr. John Ladd, Georgetown
Jonathan Ladd is an associate professor, with appointments in the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Department of Government. He is on the Executive Board of the Massive Data Institute, a faculty adviser to the Institute of Politics and Public Service and a faculty affiliate of the Baker Center for Leadership & Governance. He’s also a Brookings fellow, and many of his studies focus on partisan polarization. Bio here. Recent articles he has been featured in here. Consider asking him questions about polarization solutions!!
2pm – at DC Center
Megan Chaplin (twitter: @twodemocrats)
Creative and Multimedia Manager – Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee. Follow the chart of her career here. Learn more about the DLCC here.
Their goal: “Rebuilding the Democratic Party starts at the local level. The DLCC recruits, trains, and supports local Democrats running for state legislative office. We give our candidates resources, field support, and the data they need to run smart, winning campaigns.”
3:15pm – at DC Center
NATE PERSILY!!!!!!!!!!!
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4pm – at DC Center
Ike Irby (twitter: @ike_irby)
In Ike’s words: “I lead a legislative team that advises Senator Harris on a broad policy portfolio that includes environment, energy, climate, science, natural disasters, transportation, infrastructure, and animal welfare.” Check out more from his career here.
Here’s a bio on him from waaaaaay back in the day (2014) when he was at W&M.
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