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Media
Bethesda Magazine: Former USAID worker running as Democrat for County Council District 3
NPR 1A Podcast: If You Can Keep It: The former feds running for office
Devex (membership required): Trump dismantled USAID. Now these aid workers are running for office
New York Times: After Trump’s Cuts, Some Former Federal Workers Are Now Seeking Office
As It Happens with Nil Köksal, Chris Howden (interview starts at 28:09): February 12, 2026
Capital News Service Maryland: Former USAID workers grieve the life-saving work they used to do
American University News: From Federal Upheaval to Local Action
Global Development Interrupted: They Advanced American Values Abroad. Now They're Fighting for Them at Home.
Global Development Interrupted (podcast): From USAID to the Ballot Box
Moderately MoCo: Candidate Introduction Allison Eriksen