Gideon Cohn-Postar

Legislative Director

Gideon joined Issue One in 2022. Prior to joining Issue One he served as a Policy Advisor to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, focusing on voting rights, gun violence, and immigration issues. He has also worked for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Philadelphia Committee of Seventy. Gideon earned his PhD in American History from Northwestern University with a focus on voter intimidation and election reform in the 19th Century. He greatly enjoys teaching and writing about the history of the Civil War and Reconstruction.

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Mar 27, 2023

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Securing 2024: Defending US Elections through Investment and Reform

13 policy recommendations for federal and state lawmakers to meet 2024 administrative challenges...

Introduction As a result of the 2020 and 2022 federal elections, the job of administering elections has dramatically changed in the United States, and the demands on the dedicated officials…