{"id":2045,"date":"2025-03-21T16:48:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T20:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/?post_type=article&p=2045"},"modified":"2025-03-21T16:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T20:48:09","slug":"welcome-to-our-2025-legislative-interns","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/articles\/welcome-to-our-2025-legislative-interns\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to our 2025 Legislative Interns"},"template":"","class_list":["post-2045","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-article"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Get to know our new 2025 Legislative Interns and learn more about their work over the course of the 90-day session","featured_image":"","article_type":70,"authors":"","related_issues":[97,442,444,61,105,84,94,92,95,104,222,85],"related_work":[350,406,351],"location":23},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

We are thrilled to welcome our 2025 Legislative Interns!<\/h1>\r\nThey will assist in our efforts to pass our top legislative priorities over the course of the 90-day session, with the goal of building a more equitable and inclusive democracy here in the state of Maryland. Read more and get to know them below:"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

\"\"Kennedy Lighty<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n
Pronouns:<\/strong> She\/Her<\/div>\r\n
School:<\/strong> University of Maryland, College Park<\/div>\r\n
Major:<\/strong> Government & Politics<\/div>\r\n
Connect with me on Linked ln:<\/strong>\u00a0https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kennedy-lighty-a0293a20b\/<\/a><\/u><\/div>\r\n
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Greetings, my name is Kennedy Lighty. I am a first-year Political Science Ph.D. student atending the University of Maryland, College Park. I have a focus in American Politics, Race & Ethnic Politics, and Health policy. I currently work with Common Cause Maryland as a legislative intern. I am excited to work with Common Cause this legislative session to help protect and solidify the rights of individuals throughout the great state of Maryland.<\/div>\r\n

\"\"Asia Stanley<\/h2>\r\n
Pronouns:<\/strong> She\/Her<\/div>\r\n
School:<\/strong> Morgan State University<\/div>\r\n
Major: <\/strong>Political Science<\/div>\r\n
<\/div>\r\nI am Asia Stanley, a junior political science major from Baltimore, Maryland . I'm currently a legislative intern with Common Cause Maryland, where I work on advocacy and policy initiatives. Passionate about politics and government, I'm dedicated to promoting civic engagement and legislative reform. In the coming years, I plan to attend law school to further my impact in the field.<\/span>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_related_articles","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_related_articles":{"heading":"Updates","button_text":"See all Related Articles","manually_curate":false,"articles":null}}]},"yoast_head":"\nWelcome to our 2025 Legislative Interns - Common Cause Maryland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/articles\/welcome-to-our-2025-legislative-interns\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Welcome to our 2025 Legislative Interns\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/articles\/welcome-to-our-2025-legislative-interns\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause Maryland\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/common-cause-share-image.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/articles\/welcome-to-our-2025-legislative-interns\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/articles\/welcome-to-our-2025-legislative-interns\/\",\"name\":\"Welcome to our 2025 Legislative Interns - 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