hi, I’m Graham!
I live on Dena’ina ełnena in Anchorage, Alaska.
I work for the Mayor on housing and transportation policy.
I’m a member of Anchorage’s Finest Bike Polo Club.
I grew up inside the Beltway, just outside Washington, D.C. in Falls Church, Virginia.
In 2011, I graduated from Virginia Tech, Summa Cum Laude, with a major in Political Science, and minors in both Philosophy and Math. My undergraduate thesis was on “Food and Alienation.”
While studying food academically, I also learned to cook by working at the Café de Bangkok. When I first started, I didn’t know how to boil water in the microwave, which demonstrates both my reckless confidence and my love of learning.
From 2011-2013, I was part of the first cohort of FoodCorps. I built school gardens and taught nutrition classes at 5 elementary schools in Jackson, Mississippi. I was once honored as the Jacksonian of the Week.
In addition to gardening and teaching, I learned to love bicycling in Mississippi. While in Jackson, I helped lead advocacy rides, start a community repair co-op, and began playing bike polo.
In 2016, I graduated from Yale Law School. While there, I co-founded the Yale Food Law Society. Our efforts were written up here and here.
From 2016-2017, I was the Visiting Legal Scholar at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. At USDA, I helped lead the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Taskforce.
For the second half of 2017, disillusioned by politics, I road-tripped around the U.S. Over 6 months, I made it to 34 states, crashed on dozens of couches, and slept under the stars too many times to count.
When I returned to D.C., I worked as a barista, volunteered at my yoga studio, almost founded a non-profit focused on building political power at the dinner table, started writing a newsletter, hosted weekly frambly (friends + family) dinners, and began teaching the LSAT.
From 2018-2021, I taught the Law School Admissions Test with Manhattan Prep in DC and on Zoom. When I retired from tutoring, I created the lightweight LSAT, a completely free guide to the LSAT.
From 2021-2022, I hosted Sidetracked on KRUA 88.1 FM as DJ Siesta. It was an excuse to listen to my favorite albums.
From 2021-2023, I served on the board of Bike Anchorage.
From 2021-2024, I was the Economic Justice Lead with AKPIRG. I worked on debt and housing policy. Notable wins include: