Sandra Fulton

Government Relations Director

Sandra coordinates Free Press’ legislative outreach and lobbying efforts. Before joining Free Press, she served as a legislative assistant in the American Civil Liberties Union’s Washington office, where she focused on First Amendment and privacy issues, including Net Neutrality, minority media ownership, government spying programs, and updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. Prior to that, she served as a research associate for a 2008 congressional campaign in Maryland and worked in Discovery Communications’ government relations group. Sandra earned a degree in political science from the University of Maryland. Follow her on Twitter @radsandy.

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  • The Net Neutrality Fight Is Also About Protecting Your Privacy Online

    The Hill
    July 14, 2017

    If there's anything lawmakers should have learned from activists over the past few years it's this: Do not make the internet angry.

  • 173 Groups Call on Congress to Pass a Clean Budget With No Ideological Riders

    Coalition for Sensible Safeguards
    July 10, 2017

    Public-interest groups sent a letter to Congress demanding a clean budget free from ideological policy riders. The letter — which includes more than 50 state and local organizations as signatories — was organized by the Clean Budget Coalition, which is calling on Congress and the White House to pass a clean budget that funds and protects thriving families and communities.

  • FCC 'Conspiring' With Telecoms to Put Net Neutrality Roll-Back in Fast Lane

    Common Dreams
    April 10, 2017

    Now that President Donald Trump and the Republican Party have gutted internet privacy protections, their next order of business is to fast-track repeal of groundbreaking Net Neutrality rules that proponents say ensure "access to social, political, and economic empowerment for all."