
JC Clay
Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Program Year(s): 2024, 2025
Major(s): Business Administration, with a minor in Cybersecurity
Which issue(s) in NETWORK's An Economy for All policy agenda are you most passion about?: Safe and welcoming neighborhoods
Why are you serving with Y.A.L.L.?: I am serving Y.A.L.L to help achieve equity and justice for all members of society. As well as heighten the awareness of the importance in using our rights when it comes to voting.
Work Area(s):
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Advocacy from Campus to Capitol Hill
- Organized campus voter registration events and nonpartisan voter education in Fall 2024.
- October 2024–Led a lobby visit on Capitol Hill with Senator Bob Casey’s (D-PA) staff on the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act.
- March 2025–Led a lobby visit on Capitol Hill with Rep. Guy Reschenthaler’s (PA-14) staff to discuss budget reconciliation in regards to Medicaid
- May 2025–Led a virtual lobby visit with Senator John Fetterman’s (D-PA) staff to discuss budget reconciliation in regards to SNAP.
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Public Speaking Engagements
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Media Coverage
Laura Peralta-Schulte NETWORK's Senior Director of Public Policy and Government Relations gathers Y.A.L.L. students in a semi-circle to debrief a congressional office visit.
From Left to Right: Jonathan, Aaron, Steven, and JC in Representative Neal's office after a congressional office visit.