- Fair and Just Courts
- Money in Politics
- Voting Rights
Marge Baker is Executive Vice President at People For the American Way, where she oversees the organization’s government affairs and advocacy portfolio. She serves as spokesperson and chief strategist for People For’s ongoing work to confirm fair-minded judges to the federal judiciary and has led the organization’s voting rights advocacy campaigns, including the ongoing fight to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, as well as our efforts to reduce the undue influence of money in politics through a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.
In her work at People For she brings a deep understanding of the issues, strong legislative know how, and the ability to build diverse progressive coalitions to win meaningful victories on key progressive issues. Baker’s expertise and insight is frequently drawn upon by TV, radio, and print outlets such as MSNBC, Fox News, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and Politico.
She has served for more than 45 years in various public service roles. Prior to her current position, she was the staff director for the late Senator Paul Wellstone on the Senate’s Employment, Safety and Training Subcommittee. She also clerked for the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, served as Chief Counsel to Senator Howard Metzenbaum on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and directed the Consumer Services Division of the New York Department of Public Service.
Baker is a graduate of Yale Law School.
Marge Baker's Areas of Expertise
In The News
Republicans Have Been Winning On Judges For Decades. Democrats Have Barely Talked About It.
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Blog Post | September 24, 2021
Launch of “Our Courts, Our Fight”
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Blog Post | November 18, 2020
Documenting the Continuing Harm and Threats Caused by Trump’s Lifetime Judges
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Blog Post | May 6, 2020
Justin Walker is Exactly the Kind of Judicial Nominee that the Framers Intended to Protect Us From
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Blog Post | April 15, 2020
The Extreme Views of Judicial Nominee Cory Wilson Make Him Unqualified to Serve
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Blog Post | March 4, 2020
Judicial Nominee Stephen Schwartz Wants to Undo the New Deal and the Social Safety Net
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Blog Post | February 26, 2020
Trump’s Stephen Vaden Judicial Nomination Represents Yet Another Assault on the Integrity of Our Courts
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Blog Post | January 14, 2020
Judicial Nominee Andrew Brasher’s Work in Alabama Reflects His Own Extreme Vision of the Law—Still True
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Blog Post | November 21, 2019
California Senators Say NO to Ninth Circuit Judicial Nominee Patrick Bumatay
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Blog Post | November 14, 2019
Judicial Nominee Lawrence VanDyke Is an Unqualified, Ideological Extremist
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Blog Post | October 28, 2019
Judicial Nominee Sarah Pitlyk Would Be an Advocate Against Abortion Rights on the Federal Bench