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Aimee Allison
Aimee Allison is the founder and president of She the People, a national organization that elevates the voice and power of women of color as leaders of a new political and cultural era. She organized and moderated the nation’s first presidential forum for women of color in 2019. Allison’s expert political insight has been featured across national and international media outlets from Politico to the New York Times and PBS to MSNBC. Allison holds a B.A. and M.A. from Stanford University.
“Her guidance and thought leadership highlighted opportunities for expanded engagement, particularly as we focused on women of color through organizing and strategically engaging the media. She has proven invaluable as a strategist and irreplaceable as a friend.”
—Stacey Abrams
Kamala Harris’ winning message has been there all along | Opinion
By Aimee Allison
Women of color have never been one to let fear rule the quest for progress. That’s why Harris and Democrats can’t start letting fear rule now.... We have the power to be force multipliers; this was shown in our poll which demonstrated that building connections between women — i.e. what’s good for me is good for all — may boost support for women of color-led politics generally and for Harris as a candidate. That’s why women of color can not only offer our support, but turn out our grandmas, kids, sisters, and friends to get out and vote as well.
Aimee Allison, Founder of She The People, Warns Harris to Not Take Latina Vote For Granted Ahead of November
The Latin Times recently sat down with Aimee Allison, founder of She The People and the advocate behind the study. In her role, she leverages media, research and analysis to show the power of the women of color electorate, increase voter engagement, and advocate for racial, economic and gender justice.
The Latin Times: What are some of the main issues for women, particularly Latina women, ahead of November as you see it in your study?
Aimee Allison: the main issue that our polling revealed, and I would just first want to say Latinas are under polled and underrepresented in national polls. So we wanted to make sure that Latinas were represented, but also, to show that women of color aren't a monolith. So the polling reflected a relatively high number of undecided voters amongst Latinas. So we delved into the messages and the actions that the campaign could take that would move them from an undecided column to supporting Kamala Harris. So we found a number of things that revealed that the Latina vote can be supercharged in the last four weeks of the election, with some changes that really lean into identity and key issues that are important to Latinas.
“There is an unfortunate reality within the Democratic Party: While women of color make up the backbone of our party, all too often they have been excluded from leadership and elected office. Aimee has challenged our party to change that dynamic — and embrace the brilliant, talented women of color who are ready to lead. Her work is transforming our party — and the nation.”
—Barbara Lee