Judd Legum

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

Judd Legum
Legum at South by Southwest 2018
Born (1978-12-08) December 8, 1978
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materPomona College (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)
Political partyDemocratic[1]

Early life

Legum was born in Annapolis, Maryland.[2][3] Legum earned a Bachelor of Arts 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. 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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