Bio
Rotimi is a Pennsylvania native and former communications strategist for the American Civil Liberties Union. He helped oversee communications strategy for the ACLU’s voting work.
Before joining the ACLU, Rotimi worked on Capitol Hill as a Press Secretary to Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus. Prior to that, Rotimi worked as an assistant to Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and a battleground state volunteer on the Obama Campaign in 2012. While in college Rotimi ran the student-led voter registration organization, HWS Votes, that during the 2016 Presidential election earned the distinction of the number one campus nationally, based on students who registered to vote (51.9%).
Rotimi currently lives in Washington, D.C. and graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges with a degree in Political Science. Follow him @_RotimiA.
Featured work
Nov 23, 2022
Election Denialism Lost in Key Midterm Races, but the Fight is Far From Over
![A sign that says "vote here" among a line of voters.](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2022/11/VoteHere_Blog-400x400.jpg)
Sep 16, 2022
A Look at History: Civil Liberties Are on the Ballot
![Voting booths lined up at polling station during in a public school in Brooklyn, New York.](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2022/09/CIVIL-RIGHTS-BALLOT-Blog-400x400.jpg)
Aug 25, 2022
Ask the Experts: How to Connect With Hesitant Voters
![Canvasser Ana M. Vigo, right, registers a woman, left, to vote as a male bystander looks on outside the Polk County Tax Collectors office in Davenport, Fla.](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2022/08/MIDTERM-CANVASSER-2-V2-Blog-400x400.jpg)
Feb 23, 2022
The Fight for Voting Rights: How the Past Informs the Current Discriminatory Landscape
![A colorful collage of images related to voting rights activism.](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2022/02/Voting_FullBleed-400x400.jpg)
Dec 23, 2021
ACLU Staffers Share Their Favorite Holiday Recipes
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Dec 2, 2021
Here are the States We’re Watching as Redistricting Begins
![An outline of various states in the United States, against a light green background.](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2021/11/RedistrictingBlog_2800x1400-400x400.jpg)