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Mark Schmitt
Senior Director, Political Reform Program
Lee Drutman
Senior Fellow, Political Reform Program
Maresa Strano
Deputy Director, Political Reform Program
Oscar Pocasangre
Senior Data Analyst, Political Reform Program
Theodore Johnson
Senior Advisor, Executive Office
Hollie Russon Gilman
Fellow, Political Reform Program