Holly Teliska (New York 2001)

Holly most recently served as the Executive Director of close the gap CA, a statewide campaign to increase the number of progressive women serving in the California Legislature by recruiting viable, progressive women to run for open seats in targeted, winnable districts.  Holly previously served as Policy Advisor and Counsel to the U.S. Senate Democratic Policy Committee (DPC) in Washington, DC. She has held advisory roles on several national and state political campaigns, and served as field representative for California Assemblymember Hannah-Beth Jackson. Holly received her law degree from the University of California, Berkeley Law (Boalt Hall) and graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Colgate University. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children.