Governors Can Defend You: Julia Spiegel

February 19th, 2026

”Who your governor is, is just essential.”

We discuss  the work of governors across several states to defend the rights of their residents. GovAct serves as an innovation hub for policies on democracy, public health, and reproductive rights.

Julia Spiegel is the President and CEO of GovAct. She helped create the Reproductive Freedom Alliance, which united 23 governors in protecting reproductive rights post-Roe.

Your civic action toolkit recommendations from Julia are:

1. Get involved in state races

2. Bearing witness to Minneapolis and the brave people standing up for their neighbors

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Credits:

Host: Mila Atmos 

Guest: Julia Spiegel

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producer: Zack Travis