Russell D. Hemenway, American political activist (born 1925)

Russell D. Hemenway was an American political activist. He is most well-known for his activities with the National Committee for an Effective Congress, a political action committee that he served as the national director of from 1966 until his death. As the head of that organization for almost 50 years, he supported liberal and progressive candidates for United States Congress and advocated for campaign finance reform. He was also involved in other nonprofit organizations, serving as the chairman of the board for both The Fund for Constitutional Government and the National Security Archive and a trustee for the Fund for Peace. Concerning his political impact, journalist Michael Tomasky said that he was "one of the great unheralded liberal operatives of the last 50 years in American politics".

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