Tara Huffman, JD - Felon Voting

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Tara Huffman, JD Biography

Title:

Former Executive Director for Justice Maryland

Position:

Pro to the question "Should Felons Who Have Completed Their Sentence (Incarceration, Probation, and Parole) Be Allowed to Vote?"

Reasoning:

“You should be eligible to vote as soon as your feet hit the street. You paid your debt.”

“Tara Andrews Candidate for MD Senate Focuses on African American Men Not Voting,” by C. Fraser Smith, The Baltimore Sun</i?, Aug. 20, 2006

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:

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Individuals with PhD's, JD's, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to felon voting issues. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to felon voting issues.

Involvement and Affiliations:

Adjunct Instructor, Norwich University, June 2014-present
Adjunct Instructor, Community College of Baltimore County, Jan. 2013-present
Owner and CEO, Joy Full Coaching, LLC, June 2012-present
Deputy Executive Director for Policy and Programs, Coalition for Juvenile Justice, Apr. 2007-Aug. 2012
Director of Advocacy, American Lung Association, 2006-2007
Former Board Member (at large), Justice Policy Institute
Executive Director, Justice Maryland (formerly the Maryland Justice Coalition), 2002-2006
Maryland State Senate candidate, 2006
Part-time Hotline Attorney, Women’s Law Center of Maryland
Former Adjunct Professor, Coppin State University
Former Chair, Maryland Juvenile Justice Coalition
Former Civil Rights Attorney, Public Justice Center

Education:

JD, University of Maryland School of Law, 1998
BA, Sociology, Bowling Green State University, 1996

Other:

Previously used name Tara Andrews

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