Stuart Malec is the National Political Director for the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI). In this role, Stuart helps to oversee and implement PPI’s congressional engagement strategy. He administers PPI’s congressional fellowship program, which places policy and communications fellows within the New Democrat Coalition and Blue Dog Coalition in the U.S. House of Representatives. Stuart also manages external relations with several key PPI partners.
Before joining PPI, Stuart worked in multiple congressional offices for the first eight years of his professional career. He was Communications Director for two Democratic U.S. Representatives, serving on the senior staff for lawmakers on the Energy and Commerce, Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and Armed Services Committees. Prior to his ascension to Communications Director, Stuart led outreach programs for a congressional district office and worked on state and local political campaigns.
Stuart is a proud New Englander and alum of the University of Rhode Island. He now lives in Washington D.C., where he enjoys playing basketball, traveling, and co-parenting his dog, Biscuit, when not at work.
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