Rachele Fortier is the State Director of Family Friendly Pennsylvania, building grassroots support to pass policies that uplift working families and make our communities stronger. Prior to FFPA, she most recently managed Eugene DePasquale’s 2020 campaign for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 10th congressional district. Before joining the DePasquale campaign, Fortier managed Philadelphia City Councilmember At-Large Helen Gym’s re-election campaign. She worked in opposition research at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from 2012 to 2016 and was the Research Director on Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s 2018 re-election campaign. Fortier earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Spanish from McDaniel College and is originally from Central New Jersey. She is the Board Co-Chair of Liberty City, Philadelphia's LGBTQ+ Democratic Club. In her free time, she likes to tend to her growing houseplant collection, go to concerts, and improve her DIY skills.
