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Analysts
Karen Emmerson
Karen Emmerson joined Lake Research Partners in 2006 after interning with the firm in 2005. She currently works primarily on election campaigns for candidates and
ballot initiatives, as well as issues like gay rights, gun control, food safety, and young voter outreach.
Karen grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and graduated in May 2006 from the University of Iowa with Highest Distinction and a B.S. in both Political Science and
Statistics. As a sophomore, Karen served as President of Students for Kerry during the Iowa caucuses and then spent two years as President of University Democrats and a
member of the Johnson County Democrats Executive Board.
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Cate Gormley
Cate Gormley joined Lake Research Partners in early 2006. She works on a range of research projects focusing on education, choice, the environment, women’s
issues, children’s health, poverty and other social issues.
A native of Houston, Texas, Cate graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2002 with a BA in English. Before joining Lake Research, Cate was involved
with several campaigns in Austin, TX; during the 2004 election cycle, Cate worked as a community organizer for the Democratic National Committee and MoveOn Political Action
Committee. Following the election, she was the Public Relations Coordinator for the National Foundation for Women Legislators.
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Matt Price
Matt Price has been with Lake Research Partners since 2006. As an analyst, he works primarily on political campaigns to help elect Democratic candidates across
the country, and has also done work analyzing the national political lay of the land, the 2008 Presidential race, the economy, and the women’s vote.
Matt grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, just outside of Washington D.C. He got his start in politics on Chris Van Hollen’s first Congressional campaign in 2002,
and he later interned for Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont. Matt received his bachelor’s degree in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland, College
Park, and holds a master’s degree from the George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management.
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Zach Young
Zach Young joined Lake Research Partners in early 2007. He currently works as an analyst with a variety of political candidates, labor unions, and groups working
on issues ranging from health care to election reform.
Zach grew up in Decatur, Georgia and graduated from Pace Academy in 2000 where he participated in a Policy Debate program that has won twenty consecutive state
championships. He graduated from Harvard University in 2004 with a degree in Applied Mathematics where he continued to judge policy debate and participate in
political discussion groups at Harvard's Institute of Politics.
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