Lindy Li Explained

Lindy Li should not be confused with Lindy Lee.

Lindy Li
Birth Date:14 December 1990
Birth Place:Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:Princeton University (BA)

Lindy Li (born December 14, 1990) is an American political commentator and campaign advisor serving as the Women's Co-Chair and Mid-Atlantic Regional Chair at the Democratic National Committee. She served on the Asian American outreach team for the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign.[1]

Early life and education

Li was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, moved to Sheffield, England at age three, and immigrated with her family to the United States when she was five years old.[2] She spent much of her childhood in Malvern, Pennsylvania.[3] Li attended the Agnes Irwin School, a private college-preparatory day school for girls, graduating in 2008.[4] Her father is a real estate executive. Li has a younger brother named Jeffrey.[5] In high school, Li interned for Pennsylvania Congressman and 2020 Presidential Candidate, Joe Sestak.

Li attended Princeton University and was elected class president at age 17. She became the first woman at Princeton to hold the position of class president for all four years. At Princeton, she started the Do It In the Dark campaign, which encouraged students around the country to reduce their carbon footprint.[5] She wrote her senior thesis on the ethics of climate change legislation and graduated in 2012 with a philosophy degree.[6] At Commencement, Li addressed Princeton's graduating Class of 2012 as their four-time Class President.[7]

Career

Before entering politics, Li worked as a financial analyst for Merck and Morgan Stanley.[8] [9]

In 2016, at age 24, Li became a candidate for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district. She was the youngest female congressional candidate in U.S. history.[8] [10] Three months before the Democratic primary, she transferred her candidacy to the 6th congressional district, citing advice from party leaders.[8] Li withdrew her candidacy in April 2016, after a court challenge that she did not have enough signatures from registered Democrats in her own district.[11]

In 2018, Li was one of ten candidates competing in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district.[12] The 2018 Democratic primary was won by Mary Gay Scanlon.[13] [14]

Li serves as a political contributor for NBC News and MSNBC.[15] Li also hosted a weekly TV series, Listening with Lindy Li, which aired on cable television in the Philadelphia area. On her show she interviewed various figures including members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, the former CEO of Comcast, David L. Cohen, and others. Li was featured in a 2020 Fox News documentary titled My Socialism Nightmare.[16]

Li previously served as the Treasurer for the Pennsylvania Young Democrats from 2017 to 2020. Li resigned the post after conflict with group leaders over her Twitter posts critical of Bernie Sanders and his supporters.[17] Li alleged her resignation was a real-life example of bullying by Bernie Bros; the club president denied this, saying that her resignation was voluntary.[18] [19]

After the 2020 Super Tuesday primary elections, Li appeared on Al Jazeera to debate Sanders supporter Linda Sarsour concerning which Democrat would be best to defeat Donald Trump.[20] During the interview, Li stated that she would not vote for Bernie Sanders if he became the Democratic nominee.[21]

Alongside Aftab Pureval, the Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, Li co-chairs the Justice Unites Us Super PAC, a multi-million dollar political action committee that focuses specifically on increasing Asian-American turnout across the country, particularly in battleground states.[22] In 2022, she was named by City & State Pennsylvania as one of the rising stars of Philadelphia.[23] In both 2022 and 2023, she was named by City & State Pennsylvania as one of the 100 most powerful women in the state and was both times one of the youngest to make the list.[24]

In August 2023, Li was appointed by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as a Commissioner of Pennsylvania, serving on the Governor's Advisory Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Affairs. She also serves on the DNC's National Finance Committee.

In 2024, WIRED magazine named Li one of the top influencers shaping the presidential election.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LINDY LI. 2020-08-01. March 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304070000/https://www.aacr.org/governance/lindy-li/. dead.
  2. Web site: First Princeton, Now the House: Lindy Li In Politics. The Phoenix. 2020-03-08. 2015-12-08.
  3. Web site: Tamari. Jonathan. January 6, 2016. Congressional candidate makes district switch. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310091821/http://articles.philly.com/2016-01-06/news/69541113_1_national-democrats-congressional-district-republican-ryan-costello. 2016-03-10. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Democrat Lindy Li now plans to run in the Chester County-based Sixth District, after beginning her campaign last summer for the seat in the Delaware County-based Seventh.. March 14, 2020.
  4. Web site: News Post. 2020-03-08. The Agnes Irwin School.
  5. News: The congressional kid: How a millennial plans to make it to the Capitol . Loftus . Lauren . Washington Post . She started a campus-wide initiative to curb excessive energy use called Do It in the Dark. She thought about going to law school — a means to an eventual end in politics — but landed a high-paying job in finance instead. . August 14, 2015 . March 14, 2020.
  6. Web site: Restauri. Denise. 2013-09-19. Princeton Students Do It In The Dark. What About You?. 2020-03-08. Forbes. en.
  7. Web site: Excerpts from Princeton Class Day 2012 .
  8. Web site: Fuchs. Chris. 2016-04-04. 25-Year-Old House Candidate Withdraws from Pennsylvania Race. 2020-03-08. NBC News. en.
  9. Web site: Lindy Li . 2022-04-13 . American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) . en.
  10. Web site: An Exclusive Interview with Lindy Li, The Youngest Female Congressional Candidate in U.S. History. Cornell Business Review. In high school, I interned for my Congressman, and right now I’m a political contributor for MSNBC and NBC News. MSNBC is a TV channel, and NBC News publishes news articles online and is also one of the nation’s foremost broadcasting networks. I also help lead Asian-American political and fundraising efforts for the Biden campaign.. December 22, 2019. 2020-03-08.
  11. Web site: Tamari. Jonathan. 2016-04-02. Lindy Li withdraws from Chester County Congressional race. 2020-03-08. The Philadelphia Inquirer. en.
  12. Web site: A Q&A with Lindy Li, an ex-wealth manager running for Congress PA#5 . Otterbein . Holly . Philadelphia Inquirer . Li, 27, supports Medicare-for-All, debt-free college and a ban on assault weapons. She is one of 10 Democrats in the primary for Pennsylvania's Fifth District, which is largely based in Delaware County but also includes part of Philadelphia and Montgomery County. . May 4, 2018 . March 14, 2020.
  13. News: Almukhtar. Sarah. Bloch. Matthew. Lee. Jasmine C.. 2018-05-15. Pennsylvania Primary Election Results. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-07-15. 0362-4331.
  14. News: The New Pennsylvania Congressional Map, District by District. February 19, 2018. New York Times. March 14, 2020. The old moose-and-antlers-like Seventh District might have been the most gerrymandered district in the nation...The new Fifth...includes all of Delaware County. It represents a natural political community: the Philadelphia suburbs..
  15. Web site: Harris. Kathleen. 2019-11-01. How to Be Resilient after a Loss with Political Contributor Lindy Li. 2020-03-08. thecru.com. en-US.
  16. Web site: Internet Archive Search: listening with lindy li . 2022-04-19 . archive.org . en.
  17. "CANCELED BECAUSE OF A VIDEO YOU DIDN'T EVEN MAKE": INSIDE A BERNIE-BIDEN TROLL WAR . Savodnik . Peter . Vanity Fair . She "loves" Biden, but she really wants to beat Trump—and, most of all, she wants Sanders crushed. . February 21, 2020 . March 14, 2020.
  18. Web site: Brennan. Chris. 2020-02-18. Lindy Li says 'Bernie Bro' bullying contributed to her resignation from Pa. Young Democrats. 2020-03-14. The Philadelphia Inquirer. en.
  19. News: Zoellner. Danielle. 2020-02-18. Prominent young Democrat steps down over 'bullying from Bernie Sanders supporters'. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election/democratic-primary-bernie-bros-bullying-twitter-lindy-li-joe-biden-a9342531.html . June 14, 2022 . subscription. live. 2020-03-08. The Independent. en.
  20. Web site: And then there were two: Bernie Sanders vs Joe Biden . Al Jazeera . I think the American people are speaking and they are saying we don't want a candidate whose staff and supporters are rife with toxic individuals. March 6, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
  21. Web site: WATCH: Biden Backer Lindy Li Criticized for Saying She Will 'Absolutely Not' Vote for Sanders If He Becomes Democratic Nominee . Common Dreams . I'm going to vote blue all the way down except for president...I'm absolutely not okay with it, but I'm also almost probably equally terrified and traumatized by the prospect of a Sanders presidency . March 7, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
  22. Web site: Democrats target Asian Americans with new super PAC . NBC News . May 23, 2022 . 11 July 2022.
  23. Web site: The 2022 Philadelphia Forty Under 40 . City & State PA . June 13, 2022 . 11 July 2022 . en.
  24. Web site: The Pennsylvania Power of Diversity: Women 100 - City & State Pennsylvania . Cityandstatepa.com . 2022-11-28 . 2022-12-29.

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