Dan Rafter

Lead

Dan Rafter serves as the Communications Team Lead for LSSC. Dan has 15+ years of experience working with coalitions, campaigns, and nonprofits to identify winning messages, develop targeted and effective earned media strategies, and drive compelling narratives in the media. At LSSC, Dan works with state partners and advocates to develop communication strategies that highlight the harms of abusive preemption. 

Dan’s background spans multiple issue spaces –including LGBTQ equality, justice reform, health care, and higher education. Dan has led the communications team at Freedom for All Americans, the national campaign dedicated to winning LGBTQ nondiscrimination. He’s also worked as a Communications Director on Capitol Hill, and for nonprofits including the Human Rights Campaign.