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Volunteer Spotlight This month, we're highlighting TWO of our amazing volunteers who helped during the SC Primary. Now up: Amy Sommers ( @AmySommers1) who worked the Voter Protection Hotline for the Primary & Runoffs and has textbanked with us to recruit vols. #SCVoPro
Amy Sommers is an American lawyer whose career has focused on China-related matters. Her involvement in China goes back over 30 years, when she first started studying Mandarin.
For over a decade, she resided in Shanghai, advising multinational companies on their strategic initiatives, during a period of rapid economic development, social change and maturation in China’s legal system. She is a member of the National Committee of US-China Relations.
From 2012-16, Ms. Sommers served on the board of directors of anticorruption-focused nonprofit TRACE International, Inc.
She has held a range of roles in the American Bar Association’s Section of International Law, is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and in 2016 received the Mayre Rasmussen Award for the Advancement of Women in International Law from the ABA Section of International Law.
Q: Why is volunteering with @SCDPVoPro important to you?
A: "From 2004-15, my family and I lived in China. When Bush won reelection in 2004, I was disgusted....
A: "From 2004-15, my family and I lived in China. When Bush won reelection in 2004, I was disgusted....
"Folks repeatedly asked us some version of, 'We get that the first time you Americans maybe didn't know how bad he was, but now...?' In 2008 I was determined to help get a responsible leader in the White House and worked actively to get expatriate Americans...
"to register to vote, donate and turn out for Barack Obama (below is a picture of me with my older son and a friend celebrating election day - his election was celebrated by people of all nationalities)....
"Fast forward to 2016: I had moved back to the States and was dismayed by what I saw happening in our political system. I learned that in the wake of Obama's election, 25 states had adopted strict voter id laws and other restrictions on voting. Coincidence? I think not....
"Given this trend, protecting voters' ability to exercise their right to vote is more vital than ever, and I am grateful for the chance to support the efforts of South Carolina's Voter Protection Unit."
Thank you @AmySommers1 for all your work to protect the vote in South Carolina!
Fun fact: Amy resides in Seattle, WA & is able to volunteer completely long distance!
If you want to help Amy protect SC voters (from anywhere in the country), sign up here: https://forms.gle/ECrku938sCGFL6Wz7
Fun fact: Amy resides in Seattle, WA & is able to volunteer completely long distance!
If you want to help Amy protect SC voters (from anywhere in the country), sign up here: https://forms.gle/ECrku938sCGFL6Wz7
