Judy Dugan

Judy Dugan is research director for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, aka ConsumerWatchdog.org, in Santa Monica, CA. She’s also cofounder of its OilWatchdog.org project. She concentrates as an advocate on health care reforms, oil industry issues and telecommunications. She also edits foundation publications.

A former Deputy Editorial Page Editor for the Los Angeles Times, Dugan was the editor of a Pulitzer Prize-winning series on California government in 2004. She earlier held positions with the Times including Op-Ed editor and Voices Editor.

Before joining the Los Angeles Times, Dugan was Enterprise Editor and a reporter for United Press International in Washington D.C. and Chicago from 1977 to 1988.

Dugan was also a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines and a small-business owner in North Conway, New Hampshire. Now she's sticking with California, and progressive advocacy.