Rachel conducts data and policy analysis in support of FairVote’s advocacy mission. She is an experienced researcher and writer in the electoral reform space. In addition to ranked choice voting and proportional representation, Rachel’s areas of research include primary elections, voter behavior, and political polarization. Her policy expertise has been leveraged to service state partners and draft legislation, as well as featured in outlets like Real Clear Politics and NPR.
Rachel is currently pursuing a Master’s in Public Policy and Administration at Northwestern University. Prior to working at FairVote, Rachel was a Fellow at the Institute for Political Innovation.
Rachel’s publications include:
- Optimizing Nonpartisan Primaries with Ranked Choice Voting and Proportional Representation – a chapter in the book Reforming Primary Elections
- Reform for Realists: The False Promise of Condorcet Voting, Marquette Law Review
- Does Ranked Choice Voting Promote Legislative Bipartisanship? Using Maine as a Policy Laboratory, The Forum
- The Plurality Problem: Plurality Primary Victors Hurt Parties in General Elections, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University
