Angelina Clapp

Angelina is the campaign advocacy manager for the Election Protection team at Issue One. In this capacity, she manages the Faces of Democracy campaign, which is a coalition of over 50 dedicated election officials working collaboratively to advocate for meaningful reforms that would enhance confidence in our election system. She also works to increase trust and transparency of our elections through advocacy, communication, and research.

Angelina has extensive experience in nonpartisan civic engagement and education, voting rights, and civic technology and policy. Most notably, she worked at the James Madison Center for Civic Engagement where she led multiple programs, events, and contributed to impactful communication campaigns aimed at increasing civic participation on campus. Thanks to her unwavering efforts and commitment to nonpartisan civic engagement, James Madison University saw over a 20% increase in the student voter turnout rate. Angelina has also contributed to multiple presentations, publications, and has won awards for her work. She has spoken at the Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Conference about her work on civic learning and democratic engagement and fostering deliberative dialogues as a means to bridge political divides and differences. Her work on fostering student participation in election administration has been published in Political Science Today. 

Angelina received her B.A. in Political Science and her Masters of Public Administration from James Madison University. During her time in graduate school, she was awarded the Public Service Student Leadership Award and the Outstanding Student Award, both a demonstration of her high academic achievements and her legacy and leadership in advancing the public good by creating opportunities for campus and community civic participation.

In her free time, Angelina enjoys reading, gardening, trying new recipes, and exploring her home state of Virginia with her dog and family.