Matt Cohen
Sr. Staff Writer | [email protected]
Matt writes about elections, voting rights and threats to democracy. He previously covered far-right extremism, dark money and state and local elections as an investigative reporter at The American Independent and Mother Jones.
Courtney Cohn
Staff Writer | [email protected]
Courtney writes about voting rights, redistricting and election litigation and produces Daily Docket. She received bachelor’s degrees in journalism and government and politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. Previously, she covered local news at MoCo360.
Ashley Cleaves
Legal Content Editor | [email protected]
Ashley oversees our case tracking and drives the overall strategy of our litigation-related content. She is a graduate of Howard University and Emory Law School. Before joining Democracy Docket, she was a senior research and policy manager at Fair Fight Action.
Gabrielle Corporal
Social Media Coordinator | [email protected]
Gabrielle oversees the daily content across our social media platforms. She keeps our audience up to date on all things voting rights by producing engaging posts, graphics, videos and campaigns. Gabrielle is from Maryland and graduated from the University of Kansas.
Madison Coviello
Graphic Designer | [email protected]
With color, type and composition Madison keeps our visual brand just as sharp as our content! As our graphic designer, she turns important (and often dense) political topics into clever, eye-catching graphics that aid in telling the story. (Talk about pictures and 1000 words!)
Marc Elias
Founder
Marc Elias is a nationally recognized authority in voting rights, redistricting and law. In 2020, Marc led the historic legal effort to protect voting rights, winning over 60 lawsuits against the GOP’s efforts to suppress the vote, and continues to fight in court. Fighting for democracy by his side is Marc’s Portuguese Water Dog named Bode.
Leila Fusenig
Email Operations Coordinator | [email protected]
Leila oversees our free and premium newsletter content. Her work helps amplify our impact by connecting more people with essential information about the biggest voting and democracy news. Leila is from California and graduated from the University of California, San Diego.
Fiona Hatch
Case Coordinator | [email protected]
Fiona tracks case developments, deadlines and decisions. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison with a bachelor’s degree in political science and international studies. Previously, Fiona wrote for several newsrooms, including Twin Cities Business, Up North News and The Badger Herald.
Skye Heasley
Director of People Operations | [email protected]
Skye focuses on strengthening organizational culture, advancing talent development, and boosting employee engagement at Democracy Docket. With a master’s in Leadership and Human Resources Development from LSU, she brings expertise in aligning people strategies with organizational values to achieve meaningful impact and is passionate about fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace that empowers everyone to contribute to shared goals.
Sally Holtgrieve
News Editor | [email protected]
Sally leads a team of reporters and oversees the strategy and production of breaking news articles, long-form investigative analysis and more. Her background is in journalism, working as a reporter and editor at newspapers in Virginia and Texas. Election Night is her Super Bowl.
Kaei Li
Case Researcher and Writer | [email protected]
Kaei tracks and reports on developments in election-related litigation. Prior to Democracy Docket, she worked in public affairs at the Justice Department and earned a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Michigan.
Talia Marcus
Paid Content and Audience Growth Editor | [email protected]
Talia manages our premium newsletter membership, advertisements and sponsorships and live events. Prior to Democracy Docket, she worked on the Hill as Rep. Mondaire Jones’ press secretary and graduated from UCLA.
Paige Moskowitz
Social Media Manager | [email protected]
Paige oversees all social accounts for Democracy Docket and co-hosts Defending Democracy YouTube episodes with Marc Elias. She is originally from Houston, Texas, and is a graduate of Barnard College.
Claudia Ng
Social Media Specialist, Breaking News
| [email protected]
Claudia oversees rapid-response content related to litigation, voting rights and elections across our social media platforms. Prior to Democracy Docket, she worked at the Human Rights Campaign and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA in journalism.
Allie Rothenberg
Director of Operations & Strategy | [email protected]
Allie has been with Democracy Docket since it launched in 2020. She runs the day-to-day operations, manages the staff and sets Democracy Docket’s overarching editorial and strategic goals.
Rachel Selzer
Sr. Case Coordinator | [email protected]
Rachel is a senior case coordinator at Democracy Docket who tracks and reports on a wide range of voting rights and election-related litigation. As an undergraduate, she organized for the Michigan Democratic Party and served as a poll worker in St. Louis, Missouri.
Aba Tieku
Case Coordinator | [email protected]
Aba tracks developments in democracy and election-related litigation. Prior to joining Democracy Docket, she worked as a paralegal at a public interest-focused litigation boutique. She graduated from the College of William & Mary in 2021 with a B.A. in Government & Philosophy.
