Title
Political Director
Organization
Freedom to Marry
Institution Type
Non-Profit Organizations
Languages I speak
English
PR Newswire Member Account #
930278
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PR Representative First Name
Jackie
PR Representative Last Name
Yodashkin
PR Representative E-mail
jackie@freedomtomarry.org
PR Representative Phone
646-375-2044
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Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
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Sean Eldridge is an investor and political activist. He is the president of Hudson River Ventures, a small-business investment fund focused on the Hudson Valley, and the founder of Protect Our Democracy, a campaign finance reform advocacy group. He is also a senior advisor at Freedom to Marry, the campaign to win marriage equality nationwide. As political director of Freedom to Marry in 2011, he played a leading role in the successful marriage equality campaign in New York State.
Eldridge serves on the board of directors of Scenic Hudson, the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation, GLAD (Gay and Lesbian Advocates & Defenders), and Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic.
Eldridge resides in Garrison, N.Y., with his husband Chris Hughes, publisher and editor-in-chief of The New Republic. Together, they support progressive organizations and candidates across the country. They were featured on the cover of The Advocate's Forty under 40 issue in May 2011, honoring forty LGBT "leaders and newsmakers" under the age of 40.
Media Experience
Fox News, ABC, Dan Rather Reports, Leslie Marshall Show, Wall Street Journal
Educational Background
Deep Springs College, Brown University, Columbia University
Country
US
State
NY
Office Phone
646-375-2044
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