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Alexandra Chandler

Director of Impact Programs, Free and Fair Elections

Alexandra Chandler oversees Protect Democracy’s teams that protect free and fair elections and the infrastructure for electoral competition at the national and state levels, as well as national security policy and advocacy.

Prior to 2025, she led Protect Democracy national elections advocacy team. In this role she coordinated Protect Democracy’s successful multi-year effort to reform the Electoral Count Act, convened cross-ideological civil society coalitions including the Committee on Safe and Secure Elections, Count Every Hero, and the National Task Force on Election Crises, and led scenario planning in 2020, 2022, and 2024 to protect free and fair elections and peaceful transfers of power. Prior to joining Protect Democracy in 2019, Alexandra was a career Intelligence Community professional for 13 years, including roles at the Office of Naval Intelligence and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In 2018, she was the first openly transgender candidate to run for Congress from Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Brown University and Brooklyn Law School.

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Heroes of the 2020 Election

As we approach the anniversary of President Biden’s inauguration, we must remember the individuals and organizations who protected the democratic process in 2020.

October 27, 2022

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Election reform bills face a long, difficult road in Congress (opens a new window)

  • August 30, 2023
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Alexandra Chandler, who leads elections and voting rights efforts at the national level for Protect Democracy, agreed.

“There is a path on election funding, I truly believe,” she said, citing a recent request from Michigan election officials who asked Congress to provide $400 million for election management. President Biden suggested in March that Congress allocate $15 billion over 10 years for election assistance nationwide.