Lee holds a B.A. from Davidson College and a J.D. from the Florida State University College of Law. Prior to joining East Carolina University, Lee taught for 19 years at the University of Alabama School of Law, where he taught a variety of courses over his career, including the Elder Law Clinic, the Civil Clinic, and the Foreclosure Relief Clinic. With a special interest in elder and disability law, he directed the Elder Law Clinic, served on the Executive Committee of the Center for Mental Health and Aging, taught in the graduate school and department of psychology on issues related to aging served on the board of several aging advocacy groups served on the Executive Committee of the elder law section of the Alabama State Bar and won grants from the Administration on Aging, the Alabama Department of Senior Services and the Alabama Attorney General's office.

Dr. Mandy Cohen was appointed to the role of Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in January 2017 by Governor Roy Cooper. Secretary Cohen and her team work tirelessly to improve the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians. DHHS has 17,000 employees and an annual budget of $20 billion serving as the home to NC Medicaid, Public Health, Mental Health/IDD/SUD, State Operated Hospitals and Facilities, Economic Services, Adult and Child Services, Early Childhood Education, Employment Services, and Health Services Regulation. Secretary Cohen and her team are focused on responding to and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, building a robust, efficient Medicaid program, improving early childhood health, safety and education, combatting the opioid crisis, and ensuring equitable access to health resources.

Cash previously worked for the Greene County Emergency Services and North Carolina Division of Emergency Management for over 6 years combined.
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Election Day is just 7 days away. November 3 will see tons of ballots and much anticipation. Many people across the country have already cast their votes with early voting sites and absentee ballots.

The Associated Press reported on October 26, that a total of over 58.6 million ballots have been cast countrywide so far. That already surpasses the 58 million early votes cast in the 2016 race.

Nearly 3.5 million votes have been cast so far in North Carolina, which equates to about a 48% voter turnout.

Dr. Brinson currently teaches Research Methods, Media Processes and Effects, Introduction to Media Studies, Political Communication, and Gender Communication at the University of San Diego. As an instructor at St. Louis University, she also taught courses in Advertising, Mass Communication, and worked with the American Advertising Federation's student competition team. As a teaching assistant and an associate instructor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, she taught courses in Political Communication, Intergroup Communication, Media, and Intercultural Communication.

Raquel began her career in 2014 as a writer at KUSI in San Diego. In 2015, she joined KABC-TV in Los Angeles as an assignment editor, where she honed her news-gathering skills, covering breaking news events including the 2015 San Bernardino terror attack.

In 2017, Raquel landed her first on-air job at WCIA3. There, she interviewed countless political leaders and reported on major political stories including the state’s historic budget impasse, the 2018 congressional midterm election, and the Illinois governor’s race. She also covered visits by high-profile national figures including President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.

In Washington, Raquel will build upon her prior experience and continue to report on the issues most important to local viewers.

Dr. Jonathan S. Morris (Ph.D., Purdue University) is a professor of political science at East Carolina University. His research focuses on the media and politics, including political humor, cable news, and political communication on social media. He is co-author of Politics is a Joke! How TV Comedians Are Remaking Political Life and has been published in several journals, including Political Research Quarterly, Public Opinion Quarterly, Legislative Studies Quarterly, and Political Behavior, Social Science Quarterly, Political Communication, and Sociological Forum.