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Participants of the seventh LGBTIQ+ Political Leaders Conference of the Americas and the Caribbean.
Photograph courtesy of Siara Horna. © liderazgoslgbt.com/Siara
We Are Not Going Back to the Sidelines!
Nov 25, 2025
"A Peruvian, a Spaniard, a Mexican, a Colombian, and a Brazilian meet in Lima." This is not a cliché nor the beginning of a joke, but rather the powerful image of four congresswomen and a councilwoman who openly, militantly, and courageously embrace their diversity. At the National Congress building in Peru, the officeholders mentioned above—Susel Paredes, Carla Antonelli, Celeste Ascencio, Carolina Giraldo, and Juhlia Santos—presided over the closing session of the seventh LGBTIQ+ Political Leaders Conference of the Americas and the Caribbean.
The September 2025 event was convened by a coalition of six organizations defending the rights of LGBTQ+ people in the region and brought together almost 200 delegates from 18 countries—mostly political party leaders, as well as NGO and elected officials. Ten years after its first gathering, the conference returned to the Peruvian capital to produce the "Lima Agenda," a 10-year roadmap with actions in six areas to advance toward full inclusion in political participation, guaranteeing the right of LGBTQ+ people to be candidates—elected, visible, and protected in the public sphere, with dignity and without discrimination. The agenda's focus areas include: constitutional protections, full and diverse citizenship, egalitarian democracy, politics without hate, education and collective memory, and comprehensive justice and reparation.
They Don't Just Want to Erase Progress; They Want to Erase Our Very Existence
After years of progress in terms of inclusion, the anti-rights backlash in the Americas is not only rolling back hard-won rights but also directly threatening LGBTQ+ populations with erasure and criminalization. For example, in May 2025, under the guise of protecting children and adolescents, the Peruvian presidency enacted a law that prohibits "the entry and use" of public bathrooms by people whose biological sex does not match "the sex for which the service is intended." Policies to erase diversity from sex education programs—and the elimination of sex education itself from school curricula—have also become a constant threat at the national and subnational levels throughout the region. Further enforcement of these types of policies has spread to social media and the internet, with governments mandating the removal of online resources, as in the US, and the penalization of LGBTQ+ content on commercial platforms.
Visibility alone does not guarantee rights, so it has become essential to resist and denounce the lip service to the LGBTQ+ agenda and demand real protections. For example, the presence and participation of the queer community is sometimes manipulated to serve commercial or political interests with tactics such as "rainbow-washing," which many companies carry out during Pride month. Businesses may feature products in rainbow colors, but they are not committing to any substantial support or contribution to these communities. Evoking the rainbow is of little use when it does not translate into inclusion. As Carla Antonelli, a trans deputy in the Madrid Assembly in Spain, noted a few months ago during debates on the far-right's initiative to repeal the local trans law: "We are the perfect smokescreen to avoid talking about the housing crisis, poverty wages, or the increase in poverty." She then defiantly declared, "We are not going back to the sidelines!"
If We Don't Remove Violence from Politics, Participating in Politics Will Continue to Cost Us Our Lives
Legislating to guarantee LGBTQ+ rights and political participation is also an act of memory. Marielle Franco, Michelle Suárez Bértora, Ociel Baena Saucedo, and Jonier Quiceno were some of the pioneering political actors who denounced, confronted, and became victims of various forms of political violence. "Being the only transvestite in parliament is a process of daily violence. But I come from the social movement and that is why I continue to resist," emphasized Juhlia Santos, counselor of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
It is also necessary to recognize the tensions within movements. The LGBTQ+ community is not a monolithic entity. It can also rely on patriarchal practices and privilege access to political opportunities for gay men or draw on binary thinking to exclude, subordinate, or use the rest of the rainbow agenda as political bargaining chips. It is possible to be pro-LGB but anti-trans. The process of moving from activism and movements to more formal political parties also tests the persistence and resilience of those who decide to run for public office.
They Used to Call Us "Faggots" Now They Have to Call Us "Your Honors"
In Democracy Demands Equality, the LGBTIQ+ Political Participation Observatory in the Americas and the Caribbean documents the election of 61 openly LGBTQ+ individuals to national congresses between 1997 and 2024, with a total of 73 terms. It is worth noting that 49 percent of these positions were won between 2021 and 2024 and that 56 percent of those elected were lesbian, bisexual, and trans women. This report also identifies seven main obstacles to LGBTQ+ political participation: the presence of hate speech in political advocacy spaces, the proliferation of regressive laws that perpetuate discrimination, the lack of legal recognition of gender identity, exclusion from political parties, physical violence and threats against LGBTQ+ candidates, hostility towards LGBTQ+ officeholders, and state impunity regarding political violence. "Overcoming these barriers is urgent for democracy to be truly inclusive," the Observatory concludes.
The meeting in Lima focused on respect for diversity as a crucial aspect of democracy. There can be no democracy without discussions about race, Afro-Indigenous peoples, women, and all nonconforming identities. But in the future, it is necessary to open the agenda to the climate crisis and the rights to land, housing, and comprehensive health care "because these are the issues that keep us marginalized," noted Juhlia Santos.
Hope can be found in community and togetherness, and in the possibility of connecting movements and building coalitions in the struggle for life. The seventh LGBTIQ+ Political Leaders Conference of the Americas and the Caribbean closed with a call to build an empathetic democracy, with intersectionality, with respect for difference, and with the inclusion of all of us.
Jenny Zapata López is the communications coordinator for the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Mexico City. She specializes in climate, environment, and human rights. In 2009, she was a civil society fellow at the Kettering Foundation.
Resilience & Resistance is a Charles F. Kettering Foundation blog series that features the insights of thought leaders and practitioners who are working to expand and support inclusive democracies around the globe. Direct any queries to globalteam@kettering.org.
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ICE’s Growth Is Not Just an Immigration Issue — It’s a Threat to Democracy and Electoral Integrity
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Tomorrow marks the 23rd anniversary of the creation of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Created in the aftermath of 9/11, successive administrations — Republican and Democrat — have expanded its authority. ICE has become one of the largest and most well-funded federal law enforcement agencies in U.S. history. This is not an institution that “grew out of control;” it was made to use the threat of imprisonment, to police who is allowed to belong. This September, the Supreme Court effectively sanctioned ICE’s racial profiling, ruling that agents can justify stops based on race, speaking Spanish, or occupation.
A healthy democracy requires accountability from those in power and fair treatment for everyone. Democracy also depends on the ability to exist, move, and participate in public life without fear of the state. When I became a U.S. citizen, I felt that freedom for the first time free to live, work, study, vote, and dream. That memory feels fragile now when I see ICE officers arrest people at court hearings or recall the man shot by ICE agents on his way to work.
When the government seizes anyone without due process, it harms more than one person — it erodes the protections meant to safeguard us all. Challenging ICE’s mandate is our civic duty because of the harm it causes and because it corrodes our democratic values — values rooted in fairness and respect as essential parts of daily life. ICE’s operations lead directly to civic withdrawal and voter suppression. Agents conduct mass raids detaining citizens and non-citizens to meet a 3,000-per-day arrest quota, preventing people from any civic participation. Voting feels dangerous when going to work, school, or even waiting in a parking lot could lead to arrest. If ICE can raid houses of worship, what will stop them from targeting people in polling places — a threat that should alarm all of us. As a naturalized U.S. citizen who has experienced state violence, I know how fear shapes choices. In a state like Arizona, where elections are often decided by razor-thin margins, we cannot pretend an election is representative when fear keeps people from participating at all.
When ICE agents burst into my home in 2008 and took my parents, they continued a long practice of government policies that separate families and designate entire communities as “threats”—based on appearance, language, faith, or country of origin. From Japanese American incarceration to Muslim registry programs to today’s detention of Spanish-speaking people, the government has repeatedly used fear to police who belongs. As other immigrant justice experts have noted, and has been demonstrated through history, the targeting and dehumanization of immigrants is a hallmark of rising authoritarianism.
ICE’s defenders insist it keeps us safe. But safety built on intimidation and the threat of disappearance isn’t safety at all — it’s control. The majority of Americans reject the use of militarized federal forces to “fight crime and immigration,” according to an October NBC News poll. When the government rules through fear, it isn’t protecting us; it is weakening our democracy. True safety means taking our children to school, going to work, and voting without the threat of profiling, assault, or detention.
And I see reasons for hope: community members learning how to protect one another, young people protesting family separation, and school districts declaring themselves “safe zones” for undocumented students. These moments remind me that we all have a role in defending democracy.
This anniversary calls us to remember our darkest chapters — not to be bound by them, but to shift our direction towards a more just, free, and humane future. To protect our freedom, we must dismantle the machinery of fear. Standing together is the only way to safeguard our democracy and ensure we can live safe and fulfilling lives.
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Nov 24, 2025
When Nupur Punjabi lost her mother in 2018, she felt a strong calling to serve those in need. Originally from India, Punjabi grew up with an appreciation for family, community, and food. So, it is no surprise that her life’s mission now is to “spread love through food,” which also happens to be the tagline for Anna Sudha’s community kitchen, the non-profit she launched in 2021.
“In the Indian culture, mothers are known to spread love to the family through food. Our kitchen is based on the principle that the whole world is one single family,” says Punjabi, whose kitchen is in the Dulles Town Center shopping mall in Sterling, Virginia, not too far from the main international airport hub in Virginia, which serves the greater DC metro area. “Our intention is to nourish everyone who comes into the kitchen through healthy and hot food.”
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Sterling is in Loudoun County, one of the wealthiest counties in the nation, with a median household income of US$ 156,821. Despite the apparent wealth of Loudoun County, a nationwide Feeding America study based on 2023 data found that 7.5% of the county is deemed food insecure, and 32% rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Feeding America is a network of more than 200 food banks across the country.
Besides serving delicious vegetarian meals to anyone hungry, Anna Sudha’s kitchen also donates, on average, 6500 regular meals per week to shelters, schools, seniors, and single mothers. Her non-profit is one of 400 similar community-based initiatives in the state of Virginia, where, in 2023, at least 1.05 million people were “food insecure,” according to a Feeding America study.
Those who work in communities across the state say that over the past two years, the number of people in Virginia who don’t have enough food to eat has been growing. “In the Blue Ridge region of Virginia, one in nine people is food insecure,” explains Les Sinclair, Marketing and Public Relations Manager at the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank in Winchester, Virginia.
He says that in 2025, food banks across the state are serving 16 percent more people than in 2024, which had a similar percentage increase compared to 2023. “Every month, we are seeing about 175,000 to 200,000 guest visits,” says Sinclair. “If these folks were to stand shoulder to shoulder, they would form a line 41 miles long. The need for food assistance in our region is tremendous.”
Advocates say the need for food assistance is driven by many factors, including the rising costs of food, housing, transport, and childcare, and a minimum wage that does not keep up with inflation.
The minimum hourly wage in Virginia is $12.41. Effective January 1st of 2026, the minimum wage will increase to $12.77. Not much of an improvement, considering that the living wage hourly rate calculation for a single person in Virginia is $25.65. Practically speaking, this is the amount one should earn to cover all necessary expenses, including the costs mentioned above, plus medical, internet access, phone, and tax deductions.
Sinclair says that hunger in America is a problem everywhere, but rural hunger is especially challenging. “Rural areas comprise less than two-thirds of all U.S. counties, but 9 out of 10 counties with the highest food insecurity rates are rural,” says Sinclair. “And, approximately 88% of Virginia's land area is considered rural.”
People in rural areas, explains Sinclair, often live far away from grocery stores and food pantries, may earn low wages or be underemployed, and can face systemic discrimination. Hunger data from Feeding America shows that in 2022, Black people in rural counties were 2.5 times more likely to experience hunger. Native Americans in rural areas face some of the highest rates of hunger.
Marsha Boden, Executive Director of the Olive Branch food pantry in Winchester, says the number of people needing food assistance has increased steadily since January. “Last week, we had a husband and wife come in, both with jobs, and three children. They said they never had to do this before. They can pay their rent and utilities, but they just cannot put enough food on the table.”
Sinclair underscores that many people served by pantries like Olive Branch are working people who are simply trying to make ends meet. He says it is becoming harder for everyone as the cost of living keeps going up. Furthermore, Virginia, like Maryland, is home to many federal employees.
The state has more than 187,000 civilian federal jobs, and the recent 43-day record shutdown worsened financial strain for many federal employees. Even though not all were affected, some families were pushed to the point of needing food assistance. Even before the shutdown, food insecurity in the state had been rising, driven in part by layoffs that began in January as federal agencies implemented aggressive reductions-in-force.
While the rising cost of food had been on people’s minds for the past few years, in the 2024 election, it was front and center. The end of the longest government shutdown in recorded U.S. history saw a resumption of payments towards the food assistance program, or SNAP, which provides an average of $6 per day for nearly 42 million people, the majority of whom are parents with children living at home.
But payments may only be a temporary relief as millions will permanently lose their food assistance. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, President Trump’s signature legislation approved in July of this year, is set to cut an estimated $186 billion from the program over the next decade. New implementation guidance was set to start on Nov. 1, during the shutdown.
The law is expected to expand work requirements for all able-bodied adults and increase eligibility paperwork for all parents and older Americans. It will also restrict food assistance for tens of thousands of legal immigrants, including refugees, asylees, and human trafficking survivors. Over time, states will be expected to take on a portion of the food assistance program, which may lead to further restrictions on the number of people who can receive assistance due to limited resources.
Add to this grim scenario the likelihood that many Americans could lose their health insurance subsidies next year, and even more families will struggle to make ends meet. Demand for community kitchens and food pantries, like Anna Sudha’s and Olive Branch in Winchester, Virginia, is almost certain to grow.
“I pray that someday there will not be a food need in the richest country in the world,” says Boden. “But until then, local organizations will have to step up. I tell everyone: please, do what you can for pantries in your local area.”
Beatrice Spadacini is a freelance journalist for the Fulcrum. Spadacini writes about social justice and public health.
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Meet the Faces of Democracy: Toya Harrell
Nov 24, 2025
Editor’s note: More than 10,000 officials across the country run U.S. elections. This interview is part of a series highlighting the election heroes who are the faces of democracy.
Toya Harrell has served as the nonpartisan Village Clerk of Shorewood, Wisconsin, since 2021. Located in Milwaukee County, the most populous county in the state, Shorewood lies just north of the city of Milwaukee and is the most densely populated village in the state with over 13,000 residents, including over 9,000 registered voters.
Before becoming Shorewood’s clerk, Harrell previously worked as a municipal court clerk for five years. In August 2025, Harrell was appointed as the president of the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association (WMCA), which provides municipal clerks with training, resources, and best practices for election administration. She previously served as the first vice president for WMCA and as the chair of WMCA’s Promotions Committee. Harrell is also involved with the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC), an organization that promotes the development of municipal clerks worldwide. She is the co-chair of the Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Learning Committee and a member of the IIMC’s Conference Planning Committee.
Additionally, Harrell serves on the Clerks Advisory Board for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Clerk and Treasurer Institute (UWBG CTI), an online program that provides learning and training opportunities for current and future clerks. She is also a member of the Elections Observer Advisory Board for the Wisconsin Elections Committee.
Since 2024, Harrell has been part of Issue One’s Faces of Democracy campaign advocating for protections for election workers and for regular, predictable, and sufficient federal funding of elections.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Issue One: How did you end up in this profession?
Toya Harrell: Before becoming a municipal clerk, I was a court clerk for almost six years. My husband and I were relocating back to the Milwaukee area, and I had applied for court clerk positions, but they ended up actually being municipal clerk positions. That's the honest reason of how I got to this role.
Issue One: What part of the election administration story in Wisconsin do you think is not told or widely understood enough?
Toya Harrell: The part that I feel isn't told is what we actually do as clerks. We do a lot in preparing for the elections, for example, with voter registration. Because the public doesn’t understand what we do, they sometimes throw theories around about what we do and how we do it.
We work really hard with our county and state to conduct the election. It would be nice if people came and wanted to spend a day with the clerk and understand what we do. Our main goal is to make sure that we have transparency and integrity in the election process.
Issue One: The state of Wisconsin has nearly 2,000 local election administrators. What are some of the unique considerations of operating in such a hyperlocalized manner?
Toya Harrell: In Wisconsin, we have 1,850 municipalities and 72 counties. We all play a pivotal role, both the county clerks and the municipal clerks, in making sure that elections are run smoothly.
Some of the tasks we oversee include things like ensuring accuracy of what is on the ballot, maintaining voter registrations, preparing and distributing ballots, and overseeing the absentee voting process. We also do public tests of voting equipment where we invite the public to see the process. We do a lot to promote security, including that in our building; we have literal vaults to house our ballots until Election Day.
We are one of the few states that run elections at the municipal level. One of the advantages of this is that we have rapport with the residents, because oftentimes municipalities are serving a smaller number of voters compared to states that run elections at the county level. Since Shorewood is a smaller municipality, if our residents have questions, we can help them get to a resolution. As municipal clerks, our residents see us on the day to day because we do more than just run elections. We have a strong rapport with our residents and are able to establish a strong basis of trust.
Issue One: How many voters are on the roll in the Village of Shorewood?
Toya Harrell: Shorewood has 13,743 residents and 9,820 are registered voters. That speaks to Shorewood’s strong commitment to the electoral process.
We are very fortunate in that even our youth are very involved in helping to get other youth registered to vote. I’m very fortunate. I remember asking a resident when I first started, “Is it always this busy during election time?” and she said, “Honey, Shorewood votes.” And it’s true. Shorewood has a very strong voter turnout rate; I think recently, it was over 90%.
I’m very proud to serve in a community that takes voting so seriously.
Issue One: You were recently sworn in as the president of the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association. Can you speak more about the benefits of participating in a state association?
Toya Harrell: Being a part of the Wisconsin Municipal Clerk’s Association has a lot of benefits. This association offers a wealth of resources, such as training and best practices for professional development. We help clerks stay up to date with ever-changing election laws.
The resources also include training on different municipal operations outside of elections, such as record management, resolutions, ordinances, and licensing processes.
We also foster strong networking and mentorship opportunities, especially for new clerks. This allows clerks from across the state to share their experiences. We also have a clerk listserv so that clerks can email questions to the body and get collaborative advice on how to approach something. It’s really great that we are able to show strong support for one another.
Issue One: What is the price tag of running an election in your jurisdiction, and where does funding for election administration in your jurisdiction come from?
Toya Harrell: I’m careful to not put an exact number on this, because it really does vary based on the type of election we have. It varies on the number of voters and their method of voting. From there, you have to determine your operational costs with the different supplies and materials, and staffing costs for election inspectors, depending on what the needs are.
Funding for our election and for all elections in the state of Wisconsin comes from a municipal budget. Sometimes, we have to be a little more creative with how we spend our budget, depending on the number of elections that we have. For example, last year, we had six elections, including two special elections. That came with a budget constraint. As clerks, we have to be ready because anything can happen, and we have to be in forward thinking mode. We had to be creative in deciding where polling locations should be established — we expected low turnout for one of the elections, and that it didn’t make sense to have three locations, so we condensed it into one polling location.
Issue One: The 2026 midterm elections are about one year away; what would be your elevator pitch to someone considering becoming a poll worker?
Toya Harrell: In Shorewood, I don’t call my election inspectors, election inspectors. I call them the superheroes of Shorewood because they really are in what they do.
I don’t have difficulty finding election inspectors. I usually have more than I need. My elevator pitch is simple: “Come join the superheroes of Shorewood.” I try to incorporate that tagline into fliers, training, and presentations for election inspectors.
Election inspectors are people of different backgrounds and different abilities who come together for one just cause — that’s why I call them my superheroes.
Issue One: In recent years, election-related misconceptions, conspiracy theories, and lies have proliferated. How has this impacted your daily work?
Toya Harrell: Social media has been a main source of users disseminating false things. They’ve gotten very creative, especially with AI-generated content. Negativity, for some reason, seems to spread a lot quicker than the truth.
In my department, I create an atmosphere that is centered around accuracy. We go over accurate content, state statute, and frequently asked questions that are given to us by the Wisconsin Elections Commission to help us. The Milwaukee County Elections director is also good at giving us information and direction on how we should respond. I always want to make sure that no matter what is out there and what is being said, that we come back with the concrete truth and cite state statutes. When you can give people concrete evidence, they are less likely to come at you with more conspiracy theories.
I also tell my staff to try not to take it personally. When people are angry, they are not angry at my staff — they are angry at the information they received or something they saw. We just have to make sure we are staying vigilant in providing the truth.
Issue One: Aside from that, what are your biggest concerns as you look ahead to the 2026 elections?
Toya Harrell: My biggest concern is for my fellow clerks in Wisconsin due to the bullying tactics that are out there and the threats that they receive. I’m really concerned about them.
As the president of the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association, I have to think about creative ways of ensuring that they are able to stay motivated and administer elections. I have to make sure that they know they are supported. When clerks are in their municipalities and are targeted by negativity, it is easy to feel alone. It is important to me that the inner beings of clerks are taken care of and that they are taking time to break away and reset themselves because it’s hard.
My main focus is trying to come up with ways of just keeping them motivated and encouraged because that goes a long way in refueling their innerselves. It’s also been important to give them encouragement after election season — to say “we did it, we got through it together.”
That’s my biggest concern, making sure that they stay motivated.
Issue One: Given these challenges, what inspires you to stay in this line of work?
Toya Harrell: My residents. Shorewood is great; it is a walkable community, so we have a lot of residents that come into our office. I have one resident who is a great grandma, and she’s always showing me pictures of her great grandbaby. To hear stories of the adversities that some of the residents have faced, the challenges that they faced as women and as people of color to participate in the voting process, and hearing what they went through just so it could be made easier today — that’s inspiring.
I also love hearing the history of Shorewood. I love hearing residents speak about their parents who designed the architecture of the building our office is in, or that laid out the planning for the street we are located on. It’s so refreshing.
Because of the high voter turnout in Shorewood, there are so many great stories that have to do with the election process and how it was before versus how it is now. It motivates me that I’m in the right place, the right setting, and on the right career path.
Issue One: Outside of being passionate about running safe and secure elections, what are your hobbies, or what is a fun fact that most people might not know about you?
Toya Harrell: I make my own beaded jewelry. I make bracelets, earrings, and necklaces for myself. I have around three shelves of beaded bracelets, because I like to coordinate them with my outfits.
I also make my own bath soaps. I learned how to do that during the pandemic. It’s really great because I make them for myself; it’s what gives me peace. I get filled with joy to see it all come together.
Issue One: What is your favorite book or movie?
Toya Harrell: I will read and watch anything horror-related! In October, I watch a horror movie every single day.
Issue One: Which historical figure would you have most liked to have had an opportunity to meet?
Toya Harrell: I’m related to Rosa Louise McCauley — who the world knows as Rosa Parks. My great grandma and her were first cousins. I would have loved to have talked to her and just learned what was going on in her brain — the determination, the fear, everything that was happening from being the secretary of the NAACP to being a person who played such a pivotal role in the movement towards civil rights.
I feel like I have a lot of her in me in terms of my determination to do what’s right, to be a good troublemaker, and working to promote equity and inclusion. I would have loved to have learned from her firsthand what it meant to be a pioneer, not only as an African-American, but as a woman. I really want to know what it was like to be in that time, in that setting, and what happened after — nobody really talks about the after for her. Nobody talks about the everyday things she did in her life, like how she was a seamstress, or how she felt when she was in jail. The family talks about it, but it would have been nice to hear from her.
Rosa was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, which I am a member of. I want to make sure I continue that legacy, not just from the civil rights aspect, but also in my philanthropic duties to my community. Even though it was not my intention to become a municipal clerk, I feel like that this is truly my calling because I come from that legacy. Because of her, others like her, and family members who were fighting the fight, I’m inspired to do what I can and continue that for the next generation.
Amelia Minkin is a research associate at Issue One.
Caroline Pirrone is an election protection and money in politics intern at Issue One.
Ella Charlesworth is the strategic engagement manager at Issue One.
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