Sammy Angelina

Sammy Angelina

Sammy Angelina (she/her) grew up in Madison, Wisconsin as an active member of Reconstructionist congregation Shaarei Shamayim and spent her summers as a camper and counselor at Camp Havaya in the Poconos. She recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison with a Bachelor of Science in Community & Nonprofit Leadership and Sociology and was named to the UW-Madison Class of 2023 list of "notable graduates." At the University of Wisconsin, Sammy served as a Community Engagement Education Intern with the Morgridge Center for Public Service. She was awarded a Wisconsin Idea Fellowship to create Food NOW (Nights or Weekends), an after-hours food distribution system designed to best meet the needs of both people in the community and local food justice organizations. Sammy served as the campus partnerships intern at UW Hillel and frequently led Reform Kabbalat Shabbat services on Friday nights.

Sammy is excited for her legislative portfolio to include LGBTQ+ equality, economic justice, labor, disability rights, and the Holocaust.

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Disability Rights

Celebrating Disability Pride Month: Teens Urge Congress to Fund Special Education

Sammy Angelina
The RAC is proud to bring thousands of teens to Washington D.C. for our annual L'Taken Social Justice Seminars. As we celebrate Disability Pride Month in July and the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26th, we think about all the progress that's been made and the work that is left to do around disability justice in the United States.
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LGBTQ+ Equality

Pride 2024: LGBTQ+ Advocacy this June and Beyond

Sammy Angelina
Every June in the U.S., we celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month. While Pride is often seen as a flaw or a vice to be tempered, we flip that notion on its head every June, as we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community with a sense of pride that's not just acceptable, but essential.

Budget Bonanza: How Congress Funds the Federal Government

Sammy Angelina
Over the past few months, Congress has been embroiled in a series of budget negotiations. As the government approaches another potential partial shutdown later this week, let's consider what is happening behind the scenes and what is at stake in the next round of negotiations.