Stephanie Taylor (activist)
Stephanie Taylor | |
|---|---|
 Dr. Stephanie Taylor in 2020 | |
| Born | |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia Columbia University Georgetown University |
| Occupation(s) | Co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, political activist, author |
| Organization(s) | Progressive Change Campaign Committee (co-founder), Progressive Change Institute (co-founder) |
| Website | stephanietaylor |
Stephanie Taylor is a political activist and author who is the co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee.
Early life and education
[edit]Taylor grew up in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her mother was a medical secretary at the University of Virginia Medical Center, and was active in efforts to organize a union there in the 1990s. After college, Taylor worked as a union organizer in Appalachia.[1] Taylor holds a BA from the University of Virginia, an MFA from Columbia University, and a PhD in American history from Georgetown University, where she wrote a dissertation about citizenship and the U.S. labor movement.[2]
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
[edit]Taylor co-founded the Progressive Change Campaign Committee in 2009. She vets and approves all organizational endorsements, which have included Elizabeth Warren, Pramila Jayapal, Katie Porter, Deb Haaland, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Jamie Raskin, Mondaire Jones, and Jamaal Bowman.[3]
Taylor is the architect and director of PIES,[4] a campaign-in-a-box platform for political candidates to autonomously build and host their own websites, manage their own email lists and fundraising programs, and design their own print-ready direct mail. She has created a training program for candidates, and written a number of guides for candidates and elected officials. Taylor describes the candidate support program as "a movement of progressive activists taking power at every level — local, state and federal."[5]
She has also worked on campaigns for Social Security expansion, debt-free college, and government manufacturing of prescription drugs.
Taylor is a frequent contributor and commentator in the media, and has written for the New York Times,[6] The Guardian,[7] The Nation,[8] American Prospect,[9] Salon,[10] and others.
Work with the Biden 2020 administration transition team
[edit]In November 2020, Taylor led a nationwide progressive effort to identify qualified public service personnel who could serve in a Biden administration.[11] The effort culminated in the 400-person “Directory of Public Sector and Nonprofit Leadership".[12]
Books
[edit]In 2019, Taylor authored her first children's book, titled I Can Change Everything.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Brashear, Graelyn (December 11, 2012). "PAC founded by young local Democrats helped tip scales in swing states". C'Ville Weekly. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ Taylor, Stephanie (August 20, 2017). ""I Have the Eagle": Citizenship and Labor in the Progressive Era, 1890-1925". Georgetown University Digital Library. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ "Meet Our Team!". Progressive Change Campaign Committee. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ "PIES - Frequently Asked Questions". CAMPAIGNPIE. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ Taylor, Stephanie (May 10, 2016). "Why 'Democracy Spring' Must Be About More Than the Presidential Race". Moyers on Democracy. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ Taylor, Stephanie (July 22, 2016). "Picking Tim Kaine Won't Attract Populist Swing Voters". New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ Grivalja, Sellers, Teachout, Taylor, Sheyman (November 11, 2016). "'We were dealt a body blow': Democratic leaders on the future of their party". The Guardian. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Taylor, Stephanie (November 19, 2014). "'How to Win Like Elizabeth Warren". The Nation. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ Taylor, Lawson (July 27, 2018). "'We Need a Public Option for Prescription Drugs". American Prospect. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ Taylor, Lawson (May 12, 2019). "'Nobody likes getting ripped off by pharmaceutical corporations". Salon.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ Haslett, Cheyenne (November 13, 2020). "Progressive groups provide 400-person directory of suggested hires to Biden campaign". ABC News. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ "DIRECTORY OF PUBLIC SECTOR & NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP2020 Edition". Progressive Change Institute. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ Kudravetz, Julia (November 2, 2019). "Meet the Children's Book Author: Stephanie Taylor". The Daily Progress. Retrieved November 20, 2020.