The New Voting Project

Angela Greiling Keane is the Managing Editor of States at POLITICO, who has also spent nearly a decade at Bloomberg News as a WhiteHouse Correspondent. She discusses the state of media, the current impact of misinformation, and the meticulous process it takes to report objective news.

Shawon Jackson is the Founder of Vocal Justice, an organization dedicated to preparing Black and Brown youth to become socially conscious leaders by engaging them in a justice-oriented public speaking program. He discusses his rise in organizing and creating a social justice-orientated program while dealing with ongoing issues of voting and civil rights.

Zak Malamud is the Co-Founder of Student Voice, an organization dedicated to helping students acquire education justice, and the founder of The Next 50, helping fuel democratic leadership across the United States. He discusses his journey through education policy and now investing in the future young leaders in the United States.

Malia Vella, Vice-Mayor of the City of Alameda, California. She has been a former staff member in the California Senate and Assembly and is also an adjunct professor of practice at Mills College's Lokey School of Business and Public Policy, teaching ethical policy-making and an introductory class on economics and policy-making. She discusses the impact of voting and elections and the vital power of youth running for office.

Asm. Bill Quirk, a California State Assemblyman, represents the 20th District. He talks about his journey through politics and gives real-time examples of how to navigate politics in the modern-day.

Otto Brown is a student at Washington University and the Co-Chair of WashU Votes. He discusses the importance of voting and GenZ involvement!

Devin Murphy, Mayor-Pro-Tempore of the City of Pinole, someone who has run digital advertising campaigns for then U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (now Vice-President), Van Jones, Priorities USA, California League of Conservation Voters, and numerous civic and advocacy organizations. He’s been featured in the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today. He is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he served as Student Body President. He discusses his campaign for Contra Costa County Clerk and why he's embarking on this journey.

Professor Deondra Rose is an Associate Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and History at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy. She is also the Director of Polis: Center for Politics at Duke University and co-director of the North Carolina Scholars Strategy Network (SSN). She discusses the historical trends of voting rights and the importance of using public policy research for evidence-based legislative solutions.

James Aguilar, current President of the San Leandro School Board, a Director at the California School Boards Association, nonetheless, also a student at San Francisco State, discusses his entrance into the political world and the need for more education reform.

Clarissa Unger, the Co-founder and Executive Director of the Students Learn Students Vote (SLSV), discusses her passion for student civic engagement, the need to get involved, and her advice to the upcoming class of voters.

Madison Mandell, the Co-Founder of Brown Votes and a Fellow at the Swearer Center Civic Engagement at Brown University, as well as Scott Warren, Co-founder and of Generation Citizen (which he started in his senior year at Brown) and author of Generation Citizen: The Power of Youth in Politics, discuss their report, "“Building Democratic Campuses: Assessing Innovations in Democratic Practice in Higher Education.”

Poppy MacDonald, President of USAFacts and formerly the President of POLITICO discusses the importance of legitimate information, the need for standardization of government practices, and her advice to the next generation.

Max Williamson is a student at MIT, a 2021 Truman Scholar, someone who has worked for Senator Chris Coons (Campaign Data Director), founded the Engineers for Biden (MIT Chapter), and a contributor to MIT’s Director of Outreach at Civic Synergy. He discusses the urge to get involved, react to the circumstances and be ready to take risks from the conventional.

Jennifer Esteen, a registered nurse, union organizer, and a candidate for State Assembly in AD-20 discusses her race and the importance of voting. Recently, her opponent and incumbent bowed out of the race.

Ana Blanco and Joseph Shipley, both students at Princeton University lead Vote100, a campus campaign aspiring to achieve 100% civic participation amongst Princeton Students. They discussed their success in the 2020 election and what's to come in 2022.

Brendon Woods, an American criminal defense attorney and an advocate for criminal justice reform currently works as the public defender for Alameda County and has served as the president of the California Public Defenders Association. He weighs in on the 2020 election and the importance of voting and accepting jury duty.

Amber McReynolds, a leading expert in election administration and policy and the only female appointed member to the United States Postal Service, discusses her organization's work, The National Vote at Home Institute, and her proposals to reform voting rights in the 21st century.

In this episode, Vikrum Aiyer, a former member of the Obama Administration and current Deputy-Director at the ACLU, explains the intersection of technology and public policy while weighing into the importance of "good" elected representation.

Julianna Rossi and Estrella Hernandez, Co-Chairs of UChiVotes at the University of Chicago, discuss their past experiences in organizing, the tremendous work they do for voting accessibility and registration at UChicago, and advice for GenZ.

Leah Watson, a Senior Staff Attorney for the Racial Justice Program at ACLU, former Senior Counsel for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, and a graduate of Harvard Law School gives her thoughts on current ACLU projects, voting rights, and the importance of coalition building.