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Michael Brady

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Michael Brady teaches election law at Wayne State University Law School and is also a practicing attorney in that field. He previously served as chief legal director to the Michigan Secretary of State and the Michigan Department of State from…

Deanna Ballard

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Deanna Ballard is the founder and principal of Evergreen Management Consulting, where she provides strategic guidance to clients across education, economic development, and nonprofit sectors. She currently serves on the board of NCInnovation and myFutureNC, and on the Blue Ridge…

Kamryn Hoadley

Kamryn Hoadley joined Keep Our Republic after earning her Master of Public Administration from Villanova University. A lifelong Michigander, she previously served in election administration roles in Genesee, Saginaw, and Oakland Counties. Kamryn is passionate about helping voters understand and…

Ben Chang

Ben Chang joined Keep Our Republic to support engagement strategies and lead initiatives. Prior to joining Keep Our Republic, Chang worked in Texas politics and held legal, policy, and philanthropic roles at numerous pro-democracy organizations. Most recently, he served as…

Madeline Marchese

Madeline Marchese is a recent graduate of Dickinson College. Marchese worked as a Student Engagement Coordinator for Dickinson Votes, a voter education and registration organization, and she served as a Research Intern with Keep Our Republic while working toward her…

Suzanne Spaulding

Suzanne Spaulding is a senior adviser for the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Previously, she was a senior adviser for homeland security and director of the Defending Democratic Institutions project at CSIS.…

Anthony Trombi

Anthony Trombi is a professional communicator with expertise in national and state politics and media. His work with WisPolitics and various Madison media outlets led him to help launch Keep Our Republic’s Wisconsin programming and communications efforts, which evolved into…

Tom Corbett

Tom Corbett

Tom Corbett is executive in residence at Duquesne University School of Law. The former governor most recently served as an adjunct professor at the law school. As the commonwealth’s 46th governor, Corbett held Pennsylvania’s highest office from 2011 to 2015.…

Derek Clinger

Derek Clinger

Derek Clinger is a senior staff attorney at the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Before joining the Initiative, Clinger worked in private practice in Ohio, focusing on election law, voting rights, and related topics.…

Edward Foley

Edward Foley

Edward Foley holds the Ebersold Chair in Constitutional Law and directs the election law program at The Ohio State University. He is a graduate of Columbia University School of Law and Yale College. Foley clerked for Chief Judge Patricia M.…