CENTRAL IOWA LEADER JOINS BOARD OF VOTING RIGHTS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
“No issue is more important than voting rights. If people cannot have their voices heard, then our democracy crumbles.”
Des Moines, IA -- Iowa-based national voter registration and social/racial justice organization New Frontier Action Fund announced that Emily Webb of Des Moines is joining their board. New Frontier Action is a leading voter registration organization focused on increasing voter participation across Iowa in rural and urban communities.
Emily Webb said upon joining the board, “No issue is more important than voting rights. If people cannot have their voices heard, then our democracy crumbles. I am joining New Frontier Action to ensure all voters have access to the ballot box, especially those in marginalized and rural communities.”
With nearly a decade of practicing law, Emily Webb currently holds the position of Commercial Counsel at Contentful, a technology company in San Francisco. As an advocate of giving back to the community, she has actively served on many local boards, including the Broadlawns Board of Trustees (elected in 2021), City of Des Moines Plan and Zoning Commission (2018 - Present), and the Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) as Past President (2015 - Present).
New Frontier Action Fund President and Des Moines community leader Eddie Mauro said, “I’ve seen Emily’s care and dedication to the community first hand at the YMCA, with DMARC, the DM Planning and Zoning Board, and on the Broadlawns Board. We are honored to have her join the New Frontier Team where she can continue to use her expansive skills and attributes in Iowa’s urban and rural communities.”
New Frontier Action Fund is embarking on a statewide effort to register 100,000 new Iowa voters across the state over the next ten years - while registering 30,000 of those voters before the 2024 election. This is in addition to their work advocating for a set of economic and job policies that would ensure economic opportunity and growth comes to both Iowa’s small rural communities and urban neighborhoods.
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