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Shawn is an election reform expert and National Editor of IVN.us. He studied history and philosophy at the University of North Texas. He joined the IVN team in 2012.

<div><p>Shawn is the Election Reform Editor for IVN.us. He studied history and philosophy at the University of North Texas, and joined the IVN team in 2012. He has several years of experie

Jeff Powers is an award-winning journalist from San Diego, California, and has worked on IVN as a writer and editor. He has also worked on a number of local campaigns including SDSU West, Measures K &

An entrepreneurship major and graduate of Belmont University, Wes believes that small business, innovation, and creative thinking are required to solve problems and improve our world.

<div><p>Currently studying the research aspects of business science as a doctoral student in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (GCU)--after completing a Master's in Business Ad

<div><p>The 420 TIMES is a Los Angeles-based medical marijuana and natural healing magazine, distributed throughout Southern California. The 420 Times covers activism, advocacy and legal i

<div><p>IVN is a nonpartisan nonprofit platform for independent journalists.</p></div>

Cara McCormick is a political strategist and principal at Smart Campaigns, where she advises political, nonprofit, and corporate clients on research, communications, and campaign strategy. Cara has wo

<div><p>Ryan Jaroncyk is an editor and contributing author for IVN. Ryan was born and raised in San Diego, and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Government from Claremont McKenna College

<div><p>Joins the national political dialogue while balancing realism and sarcasm. Thomas aims to bring more readers into the discussion by commenting on under-reported stories.</p>&