Alan Kennedy-Shaffer served as a regional field director for Barack Obama and the Democratic Party in Virginia. Educated at Yale University and William & Mary Law School, Alan is the author of The Obama Revolution and Denial and Deception: A Study of the Bush Administration’s Rhetorical Case for Invading Iraq. His writings have also appeared in The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, the Washington Post, the Patriot-News, the Daily Press, the Virginia Gazette, the Huffington Post, and Scoop Media. Alan lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Articles about Alan Kennedy-Shaffer:

Political Author's Story Is One to Watch
(Amanda Palleschi, Patriot-News, May 6, 2009)

Actor Narrates Book by Graduate Student
(Bertel King, Jr., Flat Hat, April 17, 2009)

Graduate Student Publishes New Book on Obama
(Felicia Tsung, Flat Hat, March 24, 2009)

Political Insider Pens Book on Campaign
(Joseph Cress, Sentinel, March 23, 2009)

New Book by Kennedy-Shaffer Offers Insights into The Obama Revolution
(Cara Boekeloo, William & Mary Law School, March 11, 2009)

Question authority: Author at age 22
(Joseph Cress, Sentinel, August 4, 2006)

• Acclaimed Author:
  The Obama Revolution
  Denial and Deception

• Education:
  College of William & Mary,
  J.D. 2009, M.A. 2009;
  Yale University,
  B.A. 2006

• Public Service:
  Minority Inspector of Elections, Upper Allen Twp. (Pa.)

• Government Certifications:
  Notary Public (Pa.)

• Campaign Experience:
  Regional Field Director for Barack Obama (Va.), Obama Organizing Fellow (Pa.), Bill Day for Congress (Va.)