Tralonne Shorter was the director of legislative affairs. As the chief lobbyist, Tralonne led CLASP’s strategic engagement with Congress across policy teams.

Tralonne brought more than two decades of experience as a passionate advocate for gender and racial justice along with experience on the Hill and at the federal and state levels to her work. Prior to CLASP, Tralonne was at NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, where she served as the Senior Government Relations Advocate. In this role, she co-led NETWORK’s government relations department and its strategy, message, and policy development.

Prior to NETWORK, Tralonne held leadership roles at UNCF, the YWCA USA, the office of the late Senator Frank Lautenberg, and Beloved Community, LLC, a civic engagement advocacy firm she founded.

Tralonne earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Howard University and pursued a master’s degree with a concentration in Social Justice and Human Rights at George Mason University. Tralonne served on the Board of Directors for the Committee for Education Funding, as well as other civic committees throughout her community.