Michele F. Margolis is an associate professor of political science at University of Pennsylvania. She wrote “From Politics to the Pews: How Partisanship and the Political Environment Shape Religious Identity.”

David C. Leege is a professor emeritus of political science at Notre Dame University. His areas of study include American voting behavior and religion; he has written about Catholics and politics.

Steven Krueger is the president of Catholic Democrats.

Andra Gillespie is an associate professor of political science at Emory University. Her research covers African American politics.

Elesha J. Coffman is an associate professor of history at Baylor University. She wrote The Christian Century and the Rise of the Protestant Mainline.

Josh Shapiro is the attorney general of Pennsylvania. He sued the Trump administration to challenge its plan to offer broad moral and religious exemptions to the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate.

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Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons is senior director of policy and advocacy at Interfaith Alliance and the author of Just Faith: Reclaiming Progressive Christianity.

Justin Giboney is an attorney, political strategist and co-founder of the And Campaign, an organization that aims to increase and improve Christian political engagement. The And Campaign’s statement on the 2020 presidential election includes a call for a national paid family leave policy.