Daniel Squadron with Austin Jenkins

About this event

After the 2024 election, many voters were left feeling disillusioned with America’s highest governing body. Anxious citizens point to the federal government and national elected officials with growing alarm, but the broken political system they see in Washington is merely a symptom. The site of that break — and the best opportunity to mend it — lies in the states. In The Fourth Branch, co-founder of The States Project Daniel Squadron opens readers’ eyes to the oft-overlooked arm of government that has far more power than most people even realize: state legislatures. Nearly every major issue that Americans care about — from climate change to minimum wage, abortion access to criminal justice reform, gun control to paid family leave — can be determined without the involvement of the federal government. Detailing the systems, experiences, and strategic thinking that inform The States Project’s approach to making change — one designed to combat decades of conservative investment and manipu

Who

• Daniel SquadronAuthor
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Venue

Town Hall Seattle

1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

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