Ilyse Hogue

Ilyse Hogue
Born (1969-08-26) August 26, 1969
Dallas, Texas[1]
Nationality American
Ethnicity Ashkenazi Jew[2][3][4]
Alma mater Vassar College, University of Michigan
Occupation Abortion rights activist
Known for President of NARAL Pro-Choice America

Ilyse Hogue is an American progressive activist who has served as president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, a reproductive rights advocacy organization, since 2013.

Career

Hogue joined NARAL in January 2013.[5][6][7] When assuming the role of president, some commentators remarked on her relative youth compared to her sexagenarian predecessor (she was 43 at the time) as an intentional choice on the part of NARAL as it sought to bring a more aggressive approach to defending abortion rights and courting younger supporters.[8]

One of her first moves as president was to build coalitions within the progressive movement with groups that traditionally had little to do with reproductive rights.[9] She has also brought an increased focus on ballot measures, partly in an attempt to force opponents to define what they are in favor of while giving Americans who support abortion rights a platform.[9]

Following a shooting which occurred at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado in 2015, The Huffington Post reported on a Facebook post of Hogue's in which she was critical of the rhetoric of anti-abortion activists including David Daleiden and Troy Newman.[10]

Prior to her work for NARAL, Hogue worked for MoveOn.org, Greenpeace, Rainforest Action Network, Media Matters for America, and the Friends of Democracy super PAC, a campaign-finance reform group founded by Jonathan Soros.[11] She serves on the board of Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice, a Jewish social organization.[3]

Education and personal life

Hogue was born in Dallas, Texas in August 1969. She graduated from high school at Greenhill School in Addison, Texas before attending Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, where she studied environmental sciences.

She attended graduate school at the University of Michigan and then later worked as a research assistant at the University of Montana.[1] She is married to John Neffinger. In June 2015, Hogue announced that she and her husband were expecting twins in July 2015.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 Filipovic, Jill (February 23, 2015). "Get That Life: How I Became the President of NARAL Pro-Choice America". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Philip, Weiss (May 11, 2012). "Liberal Zionists are afraid their parents will reject them if they come out". Mondoweiss.
  3. 1 2 "Ilyse Hogue". Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice.
  4. ↑ Seltzer, Sarah (December 31, 2013). "14 Jewish Women To Watch in 2014". Forward.
  5. ↑ Smith, Kathryn (February 28, 2013). "Long after Roe v. Wade, NARAL to redefine 'choice'". Politico. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Murray, Jon (September 12, 2014). "Personhood battle draws abortion rights leader; backer says opponents are distorting measure". Denver Post. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Bassett, Laura (January 14, 2013). "Ilyse Hogue Named President Of NARAL Pro-Choice America". Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Redden, Molly (2013-02-19). "NARAL's New President Is Not in the Mood for Mellowing". New Republic. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  9. 1 2 "The Head of NARAL on Why It's Not Strange That She's Pregnant". ELLE. 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  10. ↑ "Abortion Rights Leader Nails Hypocrisy Of Anti-Abortion Activists". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  11. ↑ "Ilyse Hogue". The Nation. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  12. ↑ McCarthy, Ellen (June 7, 2015). "Abortion rights leader’s pregnancy surprises opponents: 'Is that real?'". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 June 2015.


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