Jake Loesch, Executive Director of the Citizens League, in his first appearance on “Access to Democracy” joins host Steve Francisco to discuss how Citizens League promotes civic engagement on a broad range of important public policy issues.
The Citizens League was founded in 1952 and takes a bipartisan and multi-partisan approach to addressing challenges facing our communities and our state.
Jake discusses the Capitol Pathways program that matches young people of color with paid internships in government, business, and the non-profit sector to help diversify future leadership ranks. The Citizens League also fosters conversations between urban and rural communities about the challenges of providing emergency medical services. “Run, Serve, Lead” is another initiative designed to encourage more citizen involvement in all levels of government. In these politically polarized times, the Citizens League’s mission of promoting broad dialogue is more important than ever.
