• Midterm Elections, the First AAPI Super PAC, and Asian American Political Candidates with AAPI Victory Fund President and Funny Or Die DC's Brad Jenkins

  • May 14 2022
  • Length: 42 mins
  • Podcast

Midterm Elections, the First AAPI Super PAC, and Asian American Political Candidates with AAPI Victory Fund President and Funny Or Die DC's Brad Jenkins

  • Summary

  • With midterm elections around the corner, Brad Jenkins discusses how Asian Americans are the margin of victory for Democrats and how to support AAPI candidates for office. Brad and Nancy also discuss Brad's unique career path from working in a hedge fund to serving in the Obama administration to becoming a producer.

    About Brad:

    AAPI Victory Fund President and Enfranchisement CEO and Founder Brad Jenkins spent four years serving as President Obama’s Associate Director in The White House Office of Public Engagement. From The White House, Jenkins brought together creative executives, thought leaders, and some of the world’s biggest stars to advance the President’s agenda—culminating in the Emmy-award winning “Between Two Ferns” interview on the Affordable Care Act. Jenkins then joined Will Ferrell’s Funny Or Die as Managing Director and Executive Producer running Funny Or Die D.C. Since then, Jenkins has produced over 70 social impact campaigns, documentaries, specials, and events with organizations, companies, PACs, IEs, and foundations with a particular focus on the Asian American Pacific Islander community.

    Brad Jenkins: Twitter, Instagram
    AAPI Victory Fund: Website
    Buzzsprout Affiliate Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1257539

    Host, Nancy Wu: Website, Instagram, Twitter

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