This Is Not Who We Are: Confessions of an Elections Official/David Maeda
He led a state through the most contested elections in recent American history. And the whole time nobody knew what it was actually costing him.
David Maeda served as the Director of Elections for the Minnesota Secretary of State from 2019 to 2024. He navigated the machinery of democracy at the exact moment when that machinery was being questioned, attacked, and defended in ways that tested everyone inside it. He certified results under scrutiny. He faced threats. He showed up every single day for one of the most important and publicly visible jobs in America.
And through all of it — he was…
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