Kristin Eberhard
Kristin Eberhard was a fellow with Sightline Institute and Senior Director of State & Local Policy for Rewiring America, following work as Director of Climate Policy at the Niskanen Center. She previously worked for Sightline Institute for seven years as Director of its Democracy and its Climate and Energy programs. Kristin is the author of Becoming a Democracy: How We Can Fix the Electoral College, Gerrymandering, and Our Elections. She researches, writes about, and speaks about climate change policy and democracy reform. Prior to Sightline, Kristin worked at the Natural Resources Defense Council, leading its California climate work in San Francisco, then moving to its Southern California office to help the largest municipally owned utility in the country get off coal and onto energy efficiency and renewables. Kristin also taught courses on climate change and energy law at Stanford Law School and UCLA School of Law. She earned a BA from Stanford, her law degree from Duke University, and a Master of Environmental Management from Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment. She currently lives in Washington, DC. For a list of her work with Sightline, click here and follow her on Twitter: @KristinEberhard.
Kristin Eberhard
Kristin Eberhard
What Washington, DC, Can Learn from the Other Washington about Climate Policy
Six lessons from the Evergreen State for America's national leaders.
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Our Maps Shouldn’t Lie About Our Votes
County-based red and blue breakdowns show numbers of acres, not voters. But in a democracy, it’s the people that should count.
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Proportional Representation Helps Candidates, Too
Tired of focusing on fundraising just to keep your campaign afloat? Voters aren’t the only ones who can benefit from fairer election systems.
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How Proportional Representation Gave American Voters Meaningful Representation in the 1900s
And how racial fears and the Red Scare stopped it in its tracks.
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When Elections Are Decided in the May Primary, Many Portlanders Don’t Have a voice in City Hall
Holding proportional races in November can change that.
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In Some Cities, Most Voters Put Someone They Want on City Council—But Not Portland
For Americans who have not experienced proportional voting, the system might sound like magic.
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Voters in Southwest Portland Neighborhoods Have More Influence on City Council Elections than Those East of 82nd Avenue
Voters in neighborhoods with more people of color are less likely to elect their preferred councilors.
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Portland: Why Risk Gerrymandering When You Could Go Proportional?
Un-gerrymandered districts would keep racial groups in the minority across the city.
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Want to Give Portlanders of Color a Voice on City Council? Districts Won’t Help
But proportional ranked choice voting would reliably give voters of color a voice in City Hall.
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Everything You Wanted to Know about Portland Charter Review but Were Afraid to Ask
The third ever Charter Commission is meeting right now to propose amendments to Portland’s city charter.
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Some Good News on State Voting Rights Bills
Most states are moving to make it easier to vote, but a few states are moving backwards.
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Washington State Joins the Movement to Honor Voting Rights for All Community Members
Starting January 2022, all citizens will have the right to vote upon release from prison
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