Kirsten Hancock
Director of Organizing & Outreach

Kirsten Hancock joined the State Action Network team at the Center for Policy Alternatives in April 2006. Prior to CPA, she was the Senior Regional Organizer in Arkansas for Wal-Mart Watch’s “Higher Expectations Week” campaign and raised national money for progressive candidates. Kirsten has extensive experience working in electoral politics and organizing progressive campaigns, particularly in Southern states. An Oklahoma native, Kirsten worked on Texas Governor Ann Richards’ Reelection Campaign in 1994 and was a 1996 intern in the White House Office of Public Liaison. Kirsten was field and political director for Mary Moore for Texas State Senate 1998, Eileen Filler-Corn for Virginia House of Delegates 1999 and the Alabama State Director for Gore/Lieberman for President in 2000. She taught eighth grade U.S. History in her hometown of Abilene, Texas from 2003 to 2005, where she also served as State Democratic Executive Committeewoman for Texas District 24. Outside of work, Kirsten is an active member of First Baptist Church, Washington, DC, Baylor University Women’s Council of DC, Junior League of Washington and Zeta Tau Alpha Social Fraternity. She obtained her B.A. from Baylor University (TX) and M.Ed. from Hardin-Simmons University (TX).