Daria Dawson

BOARD MEMBER

Daria Dawson is the Executive Director of America Votes (AV), an organization centered on fostering a culture of strong civic participation, voter engagement and mobilization, and advocating for fair, modern elections.

At AV, Daria oversees the departments that are charged with planning and implementing the electoral programs of the organization and assists in managing the organization's strategic initiatives, external communications, and programmatic budgets.

During her career in democratic and progressive politics, Daria has served in many capacities on electoral campaigns and organizations, including serving as the Director of Strategic Engagement for then-Senator Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign and the Deputy National Political Director at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), where she also led the congressional lobbying efforts of the Fight for $15 campaign in its early stages.

In 2021, Business Insider named Daria one of the “20-sought-after female strategists to watch in 2022 and 2024 as more women in the US enter the arena.”

Born and raised in Florida, Daria is a graduate of Florida A&M University and the University of Florida, Levin College of Law.