The POLITICO 50: Emily Cherniack

"Fifty years ago, the majority of members of Congress had served in the military. Today, that figure is below 20 percent, and President Trump notably avoided serving in Vietnam with five draft deferrals. Boston-based political recruiter Emily Cherniack is trying to change that. “More than ever, we need proven leaders with courage, integrity and empathy to fix our politics,” she says.

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Her first recruit was a charismatic Iraq War veteran named Seth Moulton; in 2012, he was working on a high-speed rail project in Texas, but today the Massachusetts congressman is talked about as a potential future presidential candidate."

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