Gary Kalman is Maryland PIRG's Democracy Advocate. He writes and
advocates on campaign finance and election reform. Gary returned to the U.S. PIRG, the federation of state PIRGs, in 2005, having started his career as a field organizer for U.S. PIRG. He served for several years as Deputy Director for the
ACLU of Pennsylvania and worked with a team of producers to develop the
nationally syndicated NPR program, Justice Talking. In partnership with
the New York Times Learning Network, he launched Justice Learning, an
award-winning Internet-based civics program. He is a co-editor of "The U.S. Constitution: What it Says, What it Means"
and author of several studies on campaign finance and government
ethics. Mr. Kalman has also served as a campaign consultant and
fundraiser for several political candidates and statewide ballot
initiatives and as an instructor on nonprofit advocacy and development
at LaSalle University. He is a graduate of Clark University.
