Kasey Suffredini (he/him) is a nationally recognized campaign strategist and expert on LGBTQ issues and advocacy with 20 years of experience in campaign management, policy development, strategic communications, and grassroots mobilization. With a track record of designing campaigns that change narratives, pass legislation, win ballot measures, and drive momentum on seemingly intractable issues, Kasey’s campaign leadership has resulted in over 100 policy reforms at the state and federal levels. As CEO and National Campaign Director at Freedom for All Americans, Kasey has been the chief architect of bipartisan campaigns to successfully secure a number of national firsts. These wins include passing the country’s first standalone statewide transgender public accommodations law, passing comprehensive statewide transgender nondiscrimination protections for the first time in a Republican-controlled state, and passing comprehensive statewide LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections for the first time in the South. From 2016-2018, Kasey co-chaired the historic, award-winning Freedom for All Massachusetts / Yes on 3 ballot campaign, winning the first statewide popular vote on transgender rights in U.S. history by a landslide two-thirds margin (68-32%). Kasey is a sought-after speaker on issue campaign strategy and LGBTQ advocacy and has been honored by the New Leaders Council, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Harvard Law School. A transgender attorney, Kasey served as President of the National LGBT Bar Association from 2004-2005 and was a member of its inaugural class of Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 in 2010. Kasey received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and a J.D. from Boston College Law School. He resides in Long Beach, California with his wife, Kristina Bigdeli.
Kasey Suffredini
Fighting The Rise of Anti-LGBTQ+ Legal Groups