As the Legislative Director of Political Strategies at The ACLU of Washington, I provide strategic counsel to a cross-departmental, integrated advocacy team on multiple, complex constitutional and civil liberties issues within local and state government. I have nearly 20 years of hands-on experience as a nationally and locally recognized civil rights attorney and a former Seattle elected official, advocating for policy change to shift power to and build power for underserved communities.My core competencies include civil litigation, political and policy strategy development, government affairs management, budget advocacy, co-governance practices, policy development and analysis, developing strategic advocacy campaigns, research and writing, and media relations. I have established a career in advocating for policy change in complex areas such as economic justice, worker rights, constitutional policing, criminal legal system, drug policy, reproductive health care, civil liberties in technology, health care access, early learning and education, immigrant and refugee justice, progressive revenue, housing and homelessness, and more. I have extensive relationships with federal, state, and local elected officials, policy makers, labor unions, industry partners, and community leaders/organizations.
Listed skills include Personal Injury, Courts, Civil Litigation, Trials, and 16 others.