Featured in the Press: When threats rise, veterans step forward to protect our elections

Featured in the Press: When threats rise, veterans step forward to protect our elections

Director of Operations of We the Veterans and Navy veteran, Julie Hendricks, recently published an op-ed in the Fairfax County Times highlighting the important role veterans can play in supporting election administration.

In the piece, she discusses the growing challenges election officials face and why veterans are uniquely positioned to help. With a strong commitment to service, integrity, and leadership, veterans bring valuable experience to roles like poll workers and election administrators.

"Serving as a poll worker felt, in many ways, like putting the uniform back on."

The article explores how veterans continuing their service in civic roles can help strengthen election systems and support the officials who make them work.

Click here to read the full op-ed in the Fairfax County Times.

Originally published in the Fairfax County Times.

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