Marc Elias

Marc Elias
Elias in 2024
Born
Marc Erik Elias

(1969-02-01) February 1, 1969 (age 55)
New York City, U.S.
Education
Employers
Political partyDemocratic

Marc Erik Elias (born February 1, 1969)[1] is an American elections attorney for the Democratic Party.[2] He founded Democracy Docket, a website focused on voting rights and election litigation in the United States, in 2020, and he left his position as a partner at Perkins Coie to start the Elias Law Group in 2021.[3]

Elias served as general counsel for the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign and John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign. In 2020 and 2021, on behalf of the Biden campaign and the Democratic National Committee, Elias oversaw the state-by-state response to lawsuits filed by the Trump campaign contesting the 2020 presidential election results. Of the 64 cases, he won all but one minor case, which was later overturned in his favor.[4][5][6] Elias was hired by the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign to focus on potential recounts and post-election litigation.[7]

  1. ^ Weiner, Jay (February 20, 2014). This Is Not Florida: How Al Franken Won the Minnesota Senate Recount. U of Minnesota Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-4529-1544-9.
  2. ^ Vogel, Kenneth P.; Goldmacher, Shane (January 29, 2022). "Democrats Decried Dark Money. Then They Won With It in 2020". The New York Times. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  3. ^ Opfer, Chris (August 23, 2021). "Democrat Elections Lawyer Elias Leaves Perkins Coie, Starts Firm". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  4. ^ Goldmacher, Shane (September 14, 2020). "Biden Creates Legal War Room, Preparing for a Big Fight Over Voting". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Abramson, Alana (April 6, 2021). "Marc Elias Fought Trump's 2020 Election Lawsuits. Can He Win The Battle Over Voting Rights?". Time.
  6. ^ Jacob Shamsian; Sonam Sheth (February 22, 2021). "Trump and his allies filed more than 40 lawsuits challenging the 2020 election results. All of them failed". Business Insider.
  7. ^ Corasaniti, Nick (August 17, 2024). "Harris Campaign's Legal Team Takes Shape as Election Battles Heat Up". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 19, 2024.