Paola Ramos with Sophia Jordán Wallace

Emmy Award-winning journalist Paola Ramos, in conversation with UW Political Science faculty member Sophia Jordán Wallace, explores the evolving landscape of Latino voter engagement and political participation. This compelling discussion examines demographic shifts, policy priorities, and the critical role Latino voters play in shaping electoral outcomes across America.

Paola Ramos  is an author and Emmy Award-winning journalist. She is a contributor for Telemundo News and MSNBC, where she is the host of  Field Report. Ramos is a former Correspondent for Vice News. Her reporting has taken her from embedding with migrants in the Darien Jungle to interviewing cartel members in the US-Mexico border to deeply exploring Latinos’ shifting political identity across the nation. Prior to her career in journalism, Ramos was the Deputy Director of Hispanic Media for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, a political appointee during the Obama Administration, and served in President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign.

Ramos is the author of the book  Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right. She is also the author of “Finding Latin-X: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity.”

She is a former Hauser Leader in the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School, where she received her Master’s in Public Policy, and recently joined the board of trustees of her alma mater, Barnard College.  Ramos was born in Miami to Cuban and Mexican parents, grew up in Madrid, and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Sophia Jordán Wallace  is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Stuart A. and Lee D. Scheingold Endowed Faculty Fellow in Social Justice at the University of Washington in Seattle. She specializes in the study of the politics of race and ethnicity, Latino politics, immigration politics and policy, public opinion, and legislative politics.

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