Marc Solomon

Background

About Marc Solomon

Marc Solomon, one of the key architects of the marriage equality movement, is a nationally recognized political strategist and campaign leader with 25 years of experience in strategy, campaign management, policy development and execution, messaging and communications leadership, and field mobilization. Marc has a deep track record of assembling winning bipartisan campaigns to change narratives, pass legislation, win ballot measures and drive national momentum on the most challenging issues. Marc’s book Winning Marriage: The Inside Story of How Same-Sex Couples Took on the Politicians and Public—and Won, is described by U.S. News and World Report as “a playbook for progressive causes,” and was named a Best Book of 2014 by Slate which called it “the definitive political history of marriage equality.” Since joining Civitas, Marc has applied lessons from the marriage equality movement to help clients secure impactful criminal justice reforms, pass laws to modernize voter registration and make voting more accessible, advance pro-immigrant policies, build bipartisan support to end partisan gerrymandering, and secure LGBTQ nondiscrimination laws. In 2018, Marc was a key strategist on Florida Amendment Four, the successful ballot campaign to restore the ability to vote to people convicted of felonies. Marc is a sought-after speaker on lessons from the marriage equality movement and their applicability to other social justice issues. Marc is a magna cum laude graduate of Yale University and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Marc, his husband Daniel and son Joshua reside in Maplewood, New Jersey.