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Laura Dunn is an award-winning civil rights attorney, former public school teacher, and candidate for Congress in New York’s 12th District. A survivor-advocate, she helped shape Title IX protections and contributed to the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. She also founded SurvJustice, a national nonprofit supporting survivors of sexual violence. Dunn’s career spans the courtroom, classroom, and Capitol Hill, combining legal expertise with working-class values and bipartisan experience. As a queer woman of Latina descent, she represents a new generation of leadership focused on accountability, affordability, and delivering real results for working families.