This November, Americans will vote for the next President, 33 Senate seats, and all 435 House seats. Globally, more voters than ever in history will head to the polls as at least 64 countries—representing a combined population of about 49% of the people in the world—will have held national elections by the end of 2024. And the results—particularly when it comes to food security—will prove consequential for years to come. We’ll explore how elections will impact the following when it comes to food security:

• Income and the safety net
• The economy (number of elections abroad, conflict, supply chain challenges, etc.)
• Climate change
• Racial and gender equity

This event originally took place Friday, November 1, 2024.

Panelists:

Stacy Dean, Carbonell Family Executive Director, George Washington University Global Food Institute

Indivar Dutta Gupta, former CLASP President and current Georgetown University Visiting Fellow

Angela Rachidi, Senior Fellow and a Rowe Scholar in opportunity and mobility studies at American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

Tariq Sheriff, Business Development & Strategy Manager, Government of the District of Columbia and Aspen Food Leaders Fellow

Elaine Waxman, Senior Fellow in the Income and Benefits Policy Center at the Urban Institute

(Moderator) Jason Gromley, Senior Director of Advocacy and Government Relations, Share Our Strength