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Lindsey Horvath is an Entertainment Advertising Executive at Cold Open, and served on the West Hollywood City Council from May 2009-March 2011. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame where she earned a bachelor's of arts degree in Political Science and Gender Studies.

She is a resident of West Hollywood and has been a community leader on a variety of issues. Lindsey is the current President Emeritus of the National Organization for Women, Hollywood Chapter; Partner with the Truman National Security Project; former President of the National Women's Political Caucus, NWPC-LA Westside; former chair of the City of West Hollywood's Women's Advisory Board; Board member of the West Hollywood Democratic Club-Beverly Hills Democratic Club; advocate for A Window Between Worlds; Board member of the Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project; member of Planned Parenthood; Board member for Women Against Gun Violence; member of Human Rights Watch; member of Amnesty International; and a member of the Human Rights Campaign. Lindsey serves as an Advisory Board member of the philanthropic nonprofit organization Cops 4 Causes. She also served as Co-Chair of Women for Gavin Newsom along with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Dianne Feinstein.

Lindsey has devoted time to the Steering Committee for the West Hollywood Women's Leadership Conference; the West Hollywood Plan B Access Committee; as well as being a Producer of VDay & Until the Violence Stops Festival; Co-Founder of OBJECT: It's How You Say It; and a community partner for the Equality for All Campaign. Lindsey also fought with a strong coalition of leaders to secure funding for the backlog of untested rape kit evidence in Los Angeles. Recently, Lindsey initiated West Hollywood's first-ever Domestic Violence Community Response Team. This targeted, multi-agency approach will include domestic violence experts for same-sex and transgender relationships, teens, seniors and Russian-speaking with victims being able to get the help and resources they need quickly and easily.

In 2009, she earned the Young Democrat of the Year Award from the Los Angeles County Young Democrats, and in 2010, earned the Woman Democrat of the Year for the 42nd District from the Los Angeles County Democratic Party.

Blog Entries by Lindsey Horvath

Foreign Development and its Impact on Women

2 Comments | Posted November 1, 2011 | 14:48:01 (EST)

Growing up, I heard countless stories of my grandfather's service in WWII. I will never forget how my grandpa's face would light up when he reminisced about he and "the boys" aboard the USS Bogue. I loved seeing my grandfather that happy, so one day I asked him why he...

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Confessions of a Not-So-Lifelong-Democrat

Posted April 4, 2011 | 22:12:03 (EST)

I have a confession to make: I am not a lifelong Democrat. I did not wear a "Tiny Democrat" onesie while my dad marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. My mom did not take me to CR groups. Admittedly, I think it would have been pretty fascinating to be...

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Support the International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act

Posted November 16, 2010 | 10:19:23 (EST)

On September 21, 2010, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a measure to eradicate child trafficking as well as comprehensive legislation to prevent forced marriage called the International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act, thanks to the advocacy and leadership of the internationally-successful CARE organization....

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Health Insurance Reform: Bittersweet for Women's History

Posted March 23, 2010 | 14:29:38 (EST)

The morning after the passage of health insurance reform in the United States feels a lot like the morning of November 5, 2008 in California.

I want to celebrate the successes of the Democratic Party. Our President and our Congress have worked diligently and tirelessly to advance legislation that...

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Los Angeles DNA Testing Debate Should Focus on Getting the Job Done

Posted January 22, 2010 | 17:20:53 (EST)

Modern science has made it possible to bring justice for so many more victims of rape and other violent crimes. Not so long ago, Los Angeles - City & County - had the largest backlog of untested rape kit evidence in the country, amounting to about 12,000 untested kits sitting...

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This is Not My Feminism

Posted July 6, 2009 | 10:34:46 (EST)

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I recently celebrated my 27th birthday. Despite becoming ever more aware that I will soon no longer qualify as an official Young Feminist, I joined a friend -- and an audience that included many excited teenagers -- in attending The Veronicas...

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Redefining the Question of Choice

Posted February 23, 2009 | 17:00:43 (EST)

A single mother caring for multiple children on government assistance is facing possible foreclosure and homelessness. She wants to further her education to create an opportunity for a job that will adequately provide for her family. However, living on her own, she has a limited support network. Despite the special...

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A Feminist Convert

Posted November 7, 2008 | 10:42:20 (EST)

Along with many feminists, I started this election season a proud supporter of Senator Hillary Clinton. And I believe it is because of her commitment - to the Democratic Party, to a better future, to a government that serves and cares for all Americans - that last night was possible....

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What is an American Feminist Today?

Posted October 29, 2008 | 19:20:47 (EST)

While I've argued that it takes something other than biology to declare someone a feminist, the Palin effect has caused some female leaders to say that the Governor is what a feminist looks like and that she's a brainiac . I'm sure Alice Paul and Susan B. Anthony...

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The Future of Feminism

Posted October 22, 2008 | 15:36:49 (EST)

Although I'm currently the President of the Hollywood Chapter of NOW, today I'm writing as young feminist who cares about the future of feminism.

The chasm between the "Second Wave" and "Third Wave" is growing ever more dangerous. As a young feminist who values the past and cares for...

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