Judd Legum

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Judd Legum
Judd Legum at South by Southwest 2018 (40199155125).jpg
Legum at South by Southwest 2018
Born (1978-12-08) December 8, 1978 (age 43)
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materPomona College (B.A.)
Georgetown University Law Center (JD)
Political partyDemocratic[1]

Judd Legum (born December 8, 1978) is an American journalist, lawyer, and political staffer.

Early life[]

Legum was born in Annapolis, Maryland.[2][3] Legum earned a B.A. in Public Policy analysis from Pomona College and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 2003.[4] After graduating from law school, Legum became a member of the Maryland State Bar Association.[5]

Career[]

Legum founded ThinkProgress in 2005,[6] running it for two years before leaving in 2007 to join Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign as research director.[7] Following the 2008 campaign, he practiced law in Maryland before returning to ThinkProgress in 2011, and became the site's editor-in-chief in May 2012.[8] Under his supervision, the site grew up to a 40-person newsroom that earned 10 million unique visitors a month.[9]

In 2010, Legum unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates.[10][11]

Legum has drawn notice for reporting and commentary on a range of political topics, including the 2016 presidential campaign,[12] campaign finance,[13] the legacy of Martin Luther King in contemporary politics,[14] and the media's role in politics.[15]

In 2018, Legum announced he was leaving ThinkProgress to develop an independent newsletter, to be published through Substack.[9] Legum joins Matt Taibbi and Daniel Lavery as early participants in the company's publishing model.[9] Legum's newsletter, called "Popular Information", is Substack's first politically-focused publication. It launched July 23, 2018.[9][16]

References[]

  1. ^ "Judd Legum". Ballotpedia.
  2. ^ Lippman, Daniel. "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Judd Legum, editor-in-chief of ThinkProgress". POLITICO. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Judd Legum Bio, Wiki, Married, Wife, Interview, Trump, ThinkProgress". Marathi.TV. March 14, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Bonazzo, John (September 16, 2016). "How ThinkProgress 'Progressive in Chief' Judd Legum Spends His Day". New York Observer. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "Judd Legum". TechCamp. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  6. ^ Kludt, Tom (July 20, 2016). "Medium lands biggest website yet". CNN Money. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  7. ^ Haberman, Maggie (February 20, 2015). "Hillary Clinton Begins Process of Vetting -- Herself". The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  8. ^ Stein, Sam (May 8, 2012). "Nancy Pelosi Taps New Online Director". The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  9. ^ a b c d Dreyfuss, Emily (July 12, 2018). "Judd Legum Wants to Fix News With a Newsletter". Wired. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  10. ^ "Judd Legum". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  11. ^ "Judd Legum Running for Maryland Delegate". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  12. ^ Willingham, Emily (October 1, 2016). "Finally, Someone Found A Beneficiary Of Trump Charity, And It's An Antivaccine Organization". Forbes. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  13. ^ Landy, Benjamin (June 21, 2016). "Why Did Trump Pay $35,000 to This Mysterious "Mad Men" LLC?". Vanity Fair. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  14. ^ Blake, John (January 18, 2016). "Debunking the biggest myths about MLK". CNN. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  15. ^ Lima, Cristiano (September 7, 2016). "Liberals lash out at Lauer, NBC". Politico. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  16. ^ Legum, Judd (July 23, 2018). "Ignore the polls". Popular Information. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
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