Field Organizer Public Policy

Bradley N. Lofton

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EDUCATION

Master of Public Administration, Expected May 2025

University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware

Biden School of Public Policy and Administration

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a concentration in Civil Rights, 2020

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

WORK EXPERIENCE

Legislative Assistant June of 2023- present

Delaware House of Representatives, State of Delaware

●Fostered relationships with stakeholders, constituents and other legislators to assist the representatives legislation.

●Organized House committee meetings and study groups, from creating agendas and coordinating witnesses to facilitating conversation and compiling meeting minutes.

●Served as a liaison between constituents and other state agencies, for their problems.

●Managed the Representatives Community Transportation Fund.

Legislative Assistant December 2022- May 2023

New Castle County Government, State of Delaware

●Monitored legislative developments within committees.

●Performed special projects assigned by the council member.

●Conducted legislative research on light pollution, zero net energy and other topics.

Regional Field Organizer September 2022- November 2022

Delaware Democratic Party, State of Delaware

●Developed and maintained strong, trusted relationships with local party leaders and activist groups in the city of Wilmington.

●Grow our network of supporters and volunteers through various tactics.

●Ensured that all canvasses are launched and completed in a timely, orderly fashion.

●Promoted the development of canvass teams in their day-to-day duties and responsibilities over the course of the election cycle.

Field Organizer June 2022- August 2022

Delaware Democratic Party, State of Delaware

●Recruited, trained, and managed volunteers for phone banking, voter registration and canvassing events.

●Build up a strong volunteer base and understanding of the area for Get Out the Vote (GOTV) in November 2022.

●Developed and maintained a strong and trusting relationship with the county officials, candidates, volunteers, and partner organizations.

●Provided daily/weekly reports of voter contact and volunteer recruitment data to the Field Director.

Campaign Coordinator February 2022- November 2022

Re-Elect Colleen Davis for State Treasurer, State of Delaware

●Work with specific constituency groups to organize their involvement with the campaign

●Manage and assist fundraising operations with donor research to help build weekly call lists.

●Assisting in the recruitment, training and management of volunteers and interns throughout Delaware.

Finance Intern September 2021–January 2022

Delaware Democratic Party, State of Delaware

●Conduct organization/donor research, attend fundraising events and meet with donors, and document and manage donor contributions.

●Assist in the mobilization of finances for the upcoming midterm elections.

Fellow June 2021–August 2021

Reading Assist/AmeriCorps, Wilmington, Delaware

●Taught foundational reading skills to at-risk, struggling student readers in grades K-3.

●Tutored eight students for four days a week and attended to and completed administrative tasks.

Policy Outreach Intern January 2020–March 2020

Office of Delegate Chris Hurst, Richmond, Virginia

●Corresponded with constituents through emails and letters regarding their requests for assistance.

●Updated the database in which constituents’ and interest groups’ stands on legislation are collected.

Intern January 2019–May 2019

Virginia NORML, Richmond, Virginia

●Planned events, including the 2019 Virginia NORML Lobbying Day.

●Tracked legislation introduced in the Virginia General Assembly.

●Presented on and communicated to legislators about policy research related to cannabis incarceration rates for various demographics.

Intern June 2017–August 2017

Virginia Democratic Campaign, Newport News, Virginia

●Communicated daily with potential voters, making 200 calls per day with a total of over 3,000 contacts.

●Motivated voters to support candidates via canvassing and get-out-the-vote efforts.

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