Week 1: Osher Presents - 2020 Election Preview: From Presidential Candidates to CA Ballot Measures
Description
Guest Speaker: Kathay Feng, Common Cause National Redistricting Director
Feng has led Common Cause’s work to challenge partisan and incumbent gerrymandering, through litigation, state-based organizing around ballot initiatives and legislation and creating new platforms for community-based redistricting.
Instructor/Moderator: Robert Stern, JD, former President of the Center for Governmental Studies, a nonprofit research organization located in Los Angeles; former chair of the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws; and former general counsel for the California Fair Political Practices Commission.
Program Overview:
California has moved up its primary date from June to March—on Super Tuesday, March 3. Now, California will get a slice of early-state action. In this course, we delve into the fast-approaching 2020 California March primary as well as the November 2020 election choices. We hear from a number of guest speakers: reporters, politicians, political analysts, and public interest representatives.
Shakari Byerly is a Partner and Principal Researcher at EVITARUS. Ms. Byerly designs and conducts public opinion research encompassing a broad range of issues, including candidate and ballot measure campaigns, American social and political values, and public attitudes toward transportation...
Published 11/05/19
Barry Fadem is President of National Popular Vote and a member of the Board of Directors. Barry Fadem has visited 45 states on behalf of National Popular Vote.
Barry Fadem is a partner in the law firm of Fadem & Associates in Lafayette, California. He specializes in all aspects of campaign...
Published 11/05/19