Mehrdad Azemun is Senior Strategist for People’s Action, an economic and racial justice organization working in 30 states and is helping lead their Deep Canvass on immigration. He has run the grassroots organizing operations for 2 different national immigration reform campaigns. Mehrdad has nearly 20 years of experience running electoral and legislative campaigns with grassroots leaders at the local state, and national level. His roots are in the immigrants rights movement and community organizing. Mehrdad is an immigrant from Iran.