This month, we released a new episode of our New Politics Podcast. In episode 28, we sit down with Rachel Bailit to explore the work of helping candidates find their voice and connect powerfully with others, and we discuss how the art and skill of acting relates to the challenges of running for office.

Saira Draper
Saira is a civil rights attorney, voting rights advocate, and community leader with experience in the corporate, non-profit, and political sectors. She is running for Georgia House District 90 because she is passionate about voting rights and ensuring that every Georgian can make their voice heard. Saira was the director of President Biden’s voter protection operations for the State of Georgia in 2020, and she served in the same role for Senators Warnock and Ossoff during the 2021 U.S. Senate runoff.

Prior to her work in Democratic politics, Saira practiced civil rights impact litigation at the Southern Poverty Law Center and complex commercial litigation in private practice. Throughout her career, she has been a problem solver with a track record of overcoming complex challenges in fast-moving and high-pressure environments. Saira is a graduate of Georgetown Law, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Honduras). She and her husband have three wonderful kids, ages 7, 4, and 2.