Grace P Haley

Grace Haley is the Gender and Race Researcher at the Center for Responsive Politics, which runs the site OpenSecrets.org in Washington, DC. She studies the intersections of identity and campaign finance, focusing on how women navigate politics as donors, voters, candidates, and lawmakers. Her research focuses on the trends we are seeing among women donors, the challenges that fundraising presents for underrepresented candidates, the variables that create obstacles for women, especially women of color, to lead successful campaigns, and what happens when winning candidates break the mold. Haley maintains a complete database of candidate-verified information of race for federal candidates, as well as the individual contributions and donor demographics associated with congressional candidates. The data gathered and analyzed by Haley and the Center for Responsive Politics has been cited in major broadcast, radio, and online media, including the New York Times, NPR, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, Fox News, and other news outlets. Her most recent paper was published as part of the US 2050 project by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

Grace holds a B.A. from Reed College in Portland Oregon. Prior to joining the Center for Responsive Politics, Grace researched among torture prevention academics, research institutions, and international human rights nonprofits, including the Danish Institute Against Torture in Copenhagen, Denmark, focusing on intersectionality and gender.

Sub-specialties: Women Donors, Identity and Campaign Finance, Itemized Contributions and Gender, Congressional Fundraising, Gender and Election, Money in Politics, Congress and Demographics