Theresa Lindberg

Program Year(s): 2024, 2025

Major(s): English Literature and Spanish

Which issue are in NETWORK's An Economy for All policy agenda are you most passion about?: A politics responsive to the people, not the money

Why are you serving with Y.A.L.L.?: Growing up in the Catholic Church, I was drawn to the virtue of Catholic Social Teaching and later on Social Justice. I am passionate about creating a more democratic America where everyone feels like their voice counts and is heard in our voting system.

Work Area(s):

• Advocacy from Campus to Capitol Hill

  • Organized campus voter registration events and nonpartisan voter education in Fall 2024.
  • October 2024–Led lobby visits with Senator Ron Johnson’s (R-WI) and Senator Tammy Baldwin’s (D-WI) staffs 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 Senator Tammy Baldwin’s staff to discuss budget reconciliation in regards to defunding detention and deportation.
  • April 2025–Led a virtual lobby visit with Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) staff to discuss budget reconciliation in regards to Medicaid funding.

• Published Writing

  • Letters: As young person and woman of faith, my heart hurts over deaths from gun violence, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 9, 2024
  • Letter to the Editor: Cuts Show It’s Clear Republicans Do Not Value Education, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 18, 2025

• Media Coverage

  • Connection Magazine | Second Quarter 2025 | Welcome Back Y.A.L.L
  • Connection Magazine | Third Quarter 2024| “Hey Y.A.L.L.: Meet the Young Advocates Leadership Lab”
  • Connection Magazine | Third Quarter 2024| “The Rest of Y.A.L.L. and Our Latest Work”
  • NETWORK Advocates | “If it’s Hopeful, it Must Be Mount Mary”