Karen.Scharff

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Karen Scharff

Karen.Scharff
Karen Scharff is the Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York and a co-chair of the Working Families Party. Citizen Action of NY is a grassroots organization that mobilizes 20,000 members to fight for social, economic and racial justice. Citizen Action has played a leading role in campaigns to expand health coverage, increase education funding, enact public funding of elections, end prison-based gerrymandering, pass fairer taxes and protect Social Security. Working Families Party is the grassroots party that fights for working families. Founded by Citizen Action and a coalition of unions and community organizations, WFP elects progressive candidates to local, state and federal office and holds elected officials accountable to our values.


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