The Power of the Youth Vote | Mindy Romero | TEDxUCDavis

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Mindy Romero is the founder and director of the California Civic Engagement Project (CCEP) at the UC Davis Center for Regional Change. Romero is a political sociologist and holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from UC Davis. Her research focuses on the intersection of political behavior and race/ethnicity. Romero has been invited to speak about civic engagement and political rights in numerous venues, including provided testimony to the National Commission on Voting Rights and the California Legislature. Her research has been cited in major news outlets, including the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Politico and the Huffington Post.

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