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Shaniqua McClendon

VP of Politics
Crooked Media

Shaniqua has worked in politics for a decade and currently serves as VP of Politics at Crooked Media, home to the podcast, Pod Save America. In this role, Shaniqua led the creation of their voter and volunteer engagement program, Vote Save America, which has educated millions of voters, recruited hundreds of thousands of volunteers and raised more than $55 million dollars for progressive causes and candidates. Prior to Crooked Media, Shaniqua worked on Capitol Hill for Senator Kay R. Hagan and Congresswoman Alma S. Adams. Shaniqua earned her undergraduate and master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard Kennedy School of Government, respectively. She serves as a board member for Register Her, and was a fellow at the USC Center for the Political Future.

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Events featuring Shaniqua McClendon
Events featuring Shaniqua McClendon