Dr. John Dobard, as Director of Political Voice at Advancement Project California, leads advocacy efforts to make governments more participatory and representative of the communities they serve. Through this work, he helped establish the Census Policy Advocacy Network, which is a coalition of organizations in California that successfully helped secure $187 million in state funding for 2020 Census outreach. He also co-created the Political Voice program and worked with coalitions across the state to achieve equitable electoral systems using the California Voting Rights Act. Dr. Dobard earned a master’s degree and doctorate in political science from the University of Chicago
Dobard, John