Five Questions with Andrea Hailey, CEO of Vote.org
Andrea Hailey is the CEO of Vote.org, the nation’s largest nonpartisan digital voter engagement organization. Vote.org’s goal is to expand the electorate and encourage people to be lifelong voters. Andrea explains that she was “raised in a civic-minded family of lawyers in Indianapolis,” and “learned early that democracy is fragile — and worth defending with everything you’ve got.”
During the 2020 election cycle, Vote.org helped more than 4.4 million people register to vote and more than 3.3 million request mail-in ballots. In the 2022 election cycle, more than 12 million visitors went to the Vote.org site for information and assistance. The organization helped register more than 725,000 voters.
In the wake of last Tuesday’s blue wave, I thought it made sense to hear from Andrea today about what the game plan is at Vote.org for 2026 and beyond and what advice she has for people like us who want to get involved. Voter suppression will definitely be an issue we have to face in 2026, but the steadfastness of voters this week suggests that whatever the difficulties are, we will face them together.
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