IOP Fellows Unpack Politics: Congress, the Candidates & Catalyzing Civil Discourse

Amy Dacey
Former CEO of the Democratic National Committee
Former Executive Director, EMILY’s List
Congressman Joseph J. Heck (NV-03)
Member of Congress (2011 to 2017)
2016 Republican Nominee, U.S. Senate in Nevada
John Noonan
Senior Counselor for Military & Defense Affairs, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR)
National Security Advisor, Presidential Campaigns of Governor Jeb Bush and Governor Mitt Romney
Brittany Packnett
Vice President of National Community Alliances and Engagement, Teach for America
Co-founder, Campaign Zero
Margaret Talev
Senior White House Correspondent, Bloomberg News and CNN Political Analyst
Past President, White House Correspondents' Association
IOP Visiting Fellows
Mayor Mitch Landrieu
New Orleans (2010 to 2018)
Mayor Michael Nutter (by video message)
Philadelphia (2008 to 2016)
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (by video message)
Los Angeles (2005 to 2013)
Mark D. Gearan ’78 (Moderator)
Director, Institute of Politics

IOP Visiting Fellows Amy Dacey, Former CEO of the Democratic National Committee, Congressman Joseph J. Heck (NV-03), John Noonan, Senior Counselor for Military & Defense Affairs, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), Brittany Packnett, Vice President of National Community Alliances and Engagement, Margaret Talev, Senior White House Correspondent, Bloomberg News and CNN , Mayor Mitch Landrieu (New Orleans 2010 to 2018), joined moderator Mark D. Gearan ’78, Director of the Institute of Politics for a conversation on the increased political polarization in the US and the new political strategies, new rules, and “unusual times” that we are living in because of it. The Fellows also gave brief summaries of their study groups for the Fall semester.