Kira Lerner

Kira Lerner is the democracy editor for the Guardian US where she edits and reports on voting, elections, and efforts to subvert democracy. Previously, she was democracy reporter for States Newsroom and managing editor of Votebeat when it launched a pop-up newsroom to cover election administration and voting before and after the 2020 election. She has also covered voting rights, criminal justice, and civil rights issues for outlets including The Appeal and ThinkProgress. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Slate, and Talking Points Memo, among other outlets.