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Shannon Augustus

Press Secretary / Director of Media Relations

Shannon Augustus serves as Press Secretary of the League of Women Voters of the United States, where she is responsible for the League’s press outreach and media requests.

Prior to joining the League, Shannon served as a strategic marketing manager for a state government affairs firm. There, she led the firm's strategic marketing, communications, and brand messaging.

Shannon’s professional career started in the television industry, where she worked at C-SPAN for several years as a producer. Her stints included coverage of the White House and multiple presidential elections. She also held roles on C-SPAN’s marketing and communications team for the C-SPAN Bus program. In that role, Shannon served as spokesman and was tasked with the network's corporate and community relations activities.

Shannon is a native of the Washington, DC area and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Maryland.

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LWV Reaches More than 27M Voters During 2022 Midterms (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United States reached more than 27 million voters in the 2022 midterm election cycle last fall, resulting in the organization’s largest voter engagement program ever in a federal election cycle. LWVUS released its annual election report today highlighting the organization's impact in the 2022 midterm elections.

League of Women Voters & Fort Circle Games Produce Women’s Suffrage Board Game (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United States and a local board game designer are excited to mark Women’s History Month with the launch of a new board game highlighting the women’s suffrage movement.

League of Women Voters Responds to Senate Vote on DC Criminal Code (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the Senate voted 81-14 to block D.C.'s criminal code overhaul:

League of Women Voters Announces New Partnership with ACG Advocacy (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United States is pleased to announce a new partnership with a DC- based lobbying firm. The League has hired ACG Advocacy to expand the 103-year-old voting rights organization’s advocacy work. For more than a century, the League has fought to protect the rights of voters and expand access for underrepresented communities through advocacy, litigation, education, partnerships, and grassroots efforts.

LWV Expands Executive Leadership Team and Announces Staff Promotions (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States is pleased to announce a new leadership structure that will expand the organization’s work to empower voters and defend democracy. The 103-year-old voting rights organization commences the new year with the promotion of six esteemed staffers in the national office.

League of Women Voters Responds to President Biden’s State of the Union Address (Press Release)

WASHINGTON—Today the League of Women Voters of the United States’ board president Dr. Deborah Turner issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s State of the Union address:

Major voting rights victory: Federal court rejects extremists’ attempt to defeat voter intimidation lawsuit (Press Release)

League of Women Voters Supports ERA Ratification Legislation (Press Release)

LWV Joint Statement on the Murder of Tyre Nichols by Memphis Police (Press Release)

League of Women Voters Welcomes 118th Congress in Session (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the 118th Congress elected Kevin McCarthy to be Speaker of the House: