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Alexandra Raposo, Political Consultant
Raposo spoke about fundraising at WeLead2019. She led direct mail for the Harris 2024 presidential campaign and also recently served as Campaign Manager for the successful campaigns of Maine Governor Janet Mills and Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock. She was previously the Senior Director for Candidate Fundraising at EMILY's List, where she worked directly with Senate, Congressional, and Gubernatorial campaigns to ensure they have the resources they will need to win. Before that she served as Finance Director on Jason Kander's run for US Senate in Missouri and in 2014 as Finance Director for Andrew Romanoff's Congressional run in Colorado. She worked at the Democratic National Committee in 2012 raising money for state parties through direct mail.
Raposo got her start in politics in college interning for Congressman Adam Smith and Washington State Democrats. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and Government from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma WA.
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