- 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 policy and programmatic work. She serves as the organization’s spokesperson and chief strategist for its ongoing work to confirm fair-minded judges to the federal judiciary and has led PFAW’s anti-corruption efforts and campaigns to reduce the undue influence of money in politics. In her work at People For she has focused on building diverse progressive coalitions designed to win meaningful victories on key progressive issues. Baker’s expertise and insight is frequently drawn upon by TV, radio, and print outlets in outlets such as MSNBC, Fox News, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and Politico.
She has served for more than 35 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. Ms. Baker is a graduate of Yale Law School, 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.
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Republicans Have Been Winning On Judges For Decades. Democrats Have Barely Talked About It.
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Blog Post | June 27, 2018
Senators Must Vigorously Question Veterans Affairs Nominee Robert Wilkie on Health Care Privatization
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Blog Post | June 27, 2018
Judicial Nominee Andrew Brasher’s Work in Alabama Reflects His Own Extreme Vision of the Law
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Blog Post | June 14, 2018
Judicial Nominee Allen Winsor Has No Place in a Judiciary Designed to Protect Our Most Basic Rights
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Blog Post | June 13, 2018
PFAW Announces Opposition to Judicial Nominee Patrick Wyrick Following His Hearing
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Blog Post | June 13, 2018
PFAW Announces Opposition to Judicial Nominee Britt Grant Following Her Hearing
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Blog Post | June 6, 2018
Judicial Nominee J. Campbell Barker Took Legal Positions That Would Disserve the Country
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Blog Post | June 6, 2018
Judicial Nominee Ryan Bounds is Yet Another Ideological Extremist Selected by Trump for His Extremism
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Blog Post | June 4, 2018
Home State Objections and Disturbing Ideological Record Command Opposition to Judicial Nominee David Porter
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Blog Post | May 24, 2018
Patrick Wyrick’s Presence on Trump’s SCOTUS List Raises Deep Concerns about His District Court Nomination
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Blog Post | May 22, 2018
Britt Grant Judicial Nomination Raises Deep Concerns Prior to Hearing