Leslie Harris Policy Goals

Leslie Harris has been an advocate for numerous issues, now taking on the title President and CEO of Center of Democracy and Technology. She has advocated for many different organizations, primarily focusing on different liberties and freedoms. She has obtained a law degree from Georgetown. In addition to being a president and CEO, she has opened an advocacy agency, worked at a law firm, and worked on capitol hill during early advocacy years.
Ms. Harris’s policy goals had to do primarily with women’s rights, civil liberties, and internet freedom. While advocating for these different policy goals she used various venues to accomplish her goals. She had a unique experience with these issues during different points of her career. In her early
A “strategy” that came to Ms. Harris’ advantages in early years was her courage despite not being a well knowledgeable lobbyist. This quality in her gave her an edge to keep pushing foward. She also was able to bridge the gap between opposing opinions to make positive progress in her policy goals. Her passion for the issues she was advancing allowed her to help others see the value and importance of her policy, because if she would have been complacent about the issues no one would have felt need to listen to what she had to say. Ms. Harris used the people she knew to help her also, which was an important tactic on her part. By doing this she was able to rally support when she needed more strength on a policy; she had great success with power in numbers. Whatever came her way, Ms. Harris had the tenacity and resiliency to overcome
Ms. Harris used her legal skills to help her as a lobbyist. As she continued on in her career, she found she had widened her circle. Her ability to network had gotten larger as she spent more time in the Washington D.C. area she came to know and work with more people over the years. When called upon to serve she would participate in hearings, draft analysis, and even serve on advisory committees. She would take advantage of these avenues that she was to be a part of to promote her policy goals. This has not always been an easy feat for her as she was not often supported in her goals. People around her were skeptical of what she wanted to do. She had other obstacles also such as pushing through when resisted because she was a woman. Ms. Harris overcame hardships in strides to advance policy goals she found important. On some issues, she had to overcome opposition in opinion. While in different avenues she had to bring others to see the issues she saw, make others feel strongly about what she did, and have congressional members from across the aisle come together to agree on legislation. By talking with these various people, she was able to overcome some of the obstacles presented to her in these