If you can keep it

Protect Democracy is a nonpartisan, nonprofit group working to prevent authoritarianism.

Views are my own. Former reporter, Hill staffer, CNN contributor, Bulwark writer/forever stan. Currently an Editor at Protect Democracy. Subscribe to our FREE newsletter! ifyoucankeepit.org \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8

Ben Raderstorf is writer and policy strategist at Protect Democracy. He writes about how to beat authoritarianism in the substack "If you can keep it." His writing has been published in The New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Bulwark.

Beau is Deputy Director of Impact Programs & Counsel, Civic Space and Rule of Law, at the non-partisan non-profit Protect Democracy.

Counsel and Technology Policy Strategist at Protect Democracy. Former Facebook.

Ian Bassin is co-founder and Executive Director of Protect Democracy. He previously served as Associate White House Counsel, where he counseled the President and senior White House staff on administrative and constitutional law.

Current Counsel at Protect Democracy and former federal civil servant

Justin Florence co-founded Protect Democracy and helps lead the organization’s work to advance its mission, including legal, policy, advocacy and communications strategies.

Lead comms & advocacy strategist for elections at Protect Democracy, but also thinking a lot about how we got to this moment, how to navigate it, and what we should be doing to get ourselves to the other side.

Policy Advocate at Protect Democracy. https://protectdemocracy.org/people/alex-tausanovitch/

Anna Dorman is a Counsel at Protect Democracy working to build a robust and effective pro-democracy movement through organizing, advocacy, and litigation.

I oversee Protect Democracy’s work to ensure that pro-democracy civil society actors remain resilient in the face of autocratic tactics, and to protect the right to free expression and dissent that are required for a healthy democracy.

Current Counsel at Protect Democracy and former federal civil servant

Blake Jelley devises communications and advocacy strategies to address threats to democracy and promote reforms to democratic institutions at the federal and state level.

Ellinor Heywood is an Impact and Litigation Specialist at Protect Democracy. She works on projects to protect the civil service and prevent the closing of civic space.

Ben Gips is an Impact Specialist at Protect Democracy. His work focuses primarily on technology, election administration, and election security.

Ansley Skipper is a communications associate at Protect Democracy. She helps expose threats to American democracy and identify actionable solutions to defend it, primarily through our newsletter, If You Can Keep It.

Director, ASU Mechanics of Democracy Laboratory. Former Chairman, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors

Focused on election administration and resilience. Sharing ideas that connect research with real-world practice.

Small business owner, prefers democracy.

Kyle leads Protect Democracy's advocacy work in Pennsylvania and contributes to domestic deployment issue development. He is an enlisted combat zone veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Allie is a Campaign Strategist at Protect Democracy, mobilizing key civil sectors (esp. science & healthcare) in pro-democracy work. She brings strong experience in digital political campaigning, disability, & patient organizing.

Edison Forman is a Research Associate at Protect Democracy, where he supports the organization’s work on technology governance.

Izzy Gray is an Impact Specialist at Protect Democracy. Her work focuses primarily on combatting anti-democratic applications of technology.

Sara Chimene-Weiss is a lawyer at Protect Democracy. She focuses on safeguarding free and fair election processes.

I spent almost 20 years in the House Parliamentarian's Office, first as an Assistant Parliamentarian and later as Managing Editor of the Parliamentarian's publications office. I am now an independent consultant.