For over a decade, Sandra Fluke has devoted her career to legislative & legal advocacy for the public interest. She is the California State & Western Region Director of an advocacy organization where she works on climate change, economic inequality, campaign finance reform, immigration, healthcare, and criminal justice reform. Prior to running for State Senate in 2014, she garnered national attention by testifying before members of Congress regarding insurance coverage for birth control, and took on Rush Limbaugh. She is a political partner with the Truman National Security Project, serves on the Boards of the National Council of Jewish Women- Los Angeles and Emerge California, and on the advisory boards of Equality California, West Hollywood Beverly Hills Democrats, LA Forward, Westside Family Health Center, and Hollaback, and is a DPSFV AD 50 Representative in addition to volunteering as a pro bono attorney. She graduated cum laude from Georgetown Law as a Public Interest Law Scholar with a Certificate in Refugee and Humanitarian Emergencies, and from Cornell with a degree in Policy Analysis and Management.