Valencia Richardson is Legal Counsel for Campaign Legal Center (CLC). In her work, Valencia focuses on combatting the effects of voter suppression in a post-Shelby County landscape in the Deep South.
Recently, she was honored by Equal Justice Works (EJW) which shined a light on her career since becoming an EJW Fellow in 2020. Throughout her tenure at CLC, Valencia’s work has focused on protecting and expanding the freedom to vote for all Americans.
Valencia and CLC, in partnership with Greater Birmingham Ministries, successfully challenged Alabama’s anti-voter law, S.B. 1, which criminalizes voter assistance.
Learn more about Valencia and CLC’s work to advance democracy.