Meet the Democrats' last best hope of preserving a House majority
By Reid Wilson - 12/17/21 06:00 AM EST
As the U.S. House of Representatives debated a resolution to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress this week, Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) issued a warning: Republicans, poised to reclaim control in midterm elections next year, had their own list of witnesses to call.
Bishop said those who would be hauled before a Republican majority in Congress would include Attorney General Merrick Garland, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, current White House chief of staff Ron Klain, the president’s son Hunter Biden — and Marc Elias.
One of those things is not like the others: Elias, 52, has never worked in government, on Capitol Hill or in the White House.
But he has emerged as the most prominent Democratic attorney in America. As Republican state legislatures move to impose new restrictions on voting and new congressional district maps that aim to cement their control of the House of Representatives for the next decade, Democrats stuck deep in legislative minorities are increasingly looking to the courts to fight back — and Elias is at the tip of the spear.
This year, Elias has fielded more than 20 lawsuits challenging voting laws or district maps, most through a new law firm he launched in August specifically dedicated to aiding Democrats and progressive causes.
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