CJ Wechsler Sánchez

CJ Wechsler

CJ Wechsler Sánchez (they/them) joins the RAC after two years as an 8th grade English/Language Arts teacher at a public middle school in Clayton County, Georgia. Most recently, CJ completed a Policy and Advocacy summer fellowship serving Atlanta Public Schools through the nonprofit Leadership for Educational Equity. CJ's interest in public policy began at a RAC L'Taken seminar and further developed as a RAC Machon Kaplan participant, during which time they interned at the Interfaith Alliance. CJ served as the 2020-2021 Co-Chair of the Hillel International Student Cabinet and member of the Hillel International Board of Directors. CJ graduated summa cum laude from University of San Francisco in 2021.

CJ's 2023-2024 legislative portfolio includes racial justice, voting rights, gun violence prevention, hate crimes, antisemitism, criminal justice reform, death penalty, and reparations.

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Hate Crimes

2022 Hate Crimes Data: One Snapshot of a Larger Picture

CJ Wechsler Sánchez
The FBI recently released 2022 Hate Crime statistics for the nation. Hate crime is defined as a committed criminal offense which is motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender's biases against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity.