Kira Lerner is the democracy editor for the Guardian US, her work as an editor and reporter based in Washington, D.C. has focused on voting rights, criminal justice, and civil rights issues. Previously, she worked as a democracy reporter for States Newsroom, a network of news outlets based in dozens of state capitals across the country. Kira was also a temporary senior news editor with PBS NewsHour and worked as managing editor of Votebeat, a pop-up newsroom covering election administration and voting in 8 states. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Slate, The Washington Post, The Appeal, CityLab, VICE, Talking Points Memo, and ThinkProgress, among other outlets.
