1. Chad Hunter Griffin was born on July 16,1973 and is an American political strategist best known for his work advocating for LGBT rights in the United States.
24 Facts About Chad Griffin
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Chad Griffin served as president of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBT rights organization in the United States, from 2012 to 2019.
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Chad Griffin was born in Hope, Arkansas, and grew up 45 miles to the northeast in Arkadelphia.
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Chad Griffin dropped out of college and became, at the age of 19, the youngest-ever member of a presidential staff.
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Chad Griffin worked as a White House Press Office manager for two years.
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Chad Griffin worked with Reiner on numerous political efforts, including the founding of the American Foundation for Equal Rights.
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Chad Griffin was a part of Chad Griffin Schake, a consulting firm that he founded with Kristina Schake, former communications director for Michelle Obama.
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Chad Griffin, who is gay, is best known for his work advocating for LGBT rights.
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Chad Griffin has often cited the high rate of suicide among gay teens as motivation.
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In 2008, Chad Griffin was selected as one of The Advocate's People of the Year.
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In 2013, Chad Griffin was ranked 16th on Out magazines "Power 50" list of the 50-most powerful LGBT individuals in the United States.
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Chad Griffin believed the case, and Olson's support, created an opportunity to frame the same-sex marriage debate in nonpartisan terms.
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Meanwhile, Chad Griffin began discussing the potential case with other LGBT rights organizations.
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In 2012, Chad Griffin was selected to succeed Joe Solmonese as president of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBT advocacy and political lobbying organization in the United States.
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Chad Griffin's appointment was well received by many in the LGBT community, including Cleve Jones, R Clarke Cooper, and Transgender Law Center executive director Masen Davis.
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Chad Griffin left his role as HRC's president in 2019 and was succeeded by Alphonso David.
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In May 2012, Chad Griffin asked a question which, in part, led Vice President Joe Biden to publicly share his support for same-sex marriage.
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Chad Griffin was one of several executive producers of the 2009 documentary Outrage, which investigated allegations of homosexuality among a series of political figures who had worked against LGBT rights.
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Chad Griffin was selected to help raise funds for its production.
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In 2004, Chad Griffin was campaign director for California Proposition 71, which authorized the sale of three billion dollars in general obligation bonds to fund stem cell research.
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Two years later, Chad Griffin led the unsuccessful campaign for passage of California Proposition 87, which would have established a tax on oil extraction in the state.
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Chad Griffin was a member of the national finance committee for Obama's 2012 reelection campaign, and raised over $300,000 in that effort.
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Chad Griffin sits on the board of Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation New Orleans, which works to build houses for those who lost homes in New Orleans to Hurricane Katrina.
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Chad Griffin began dating longtime friend Charlie Joughin in 2015.