Ady Barkan
Orhad "Ady" Barkan (December 18, 1983 – November 1, 2023) was an American lawyer and progressive activist. He was the co-founder of the Be a Hero PAC and is an organizer for the Center for Popular Democracy.[1] Barkan became known when he told then-U.S. Senator Jeff Flake on a plane back in 2017 asking him to "be a hero" and vote no on the tax bill.[2]
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.jpg) Barkan in 2019 | |
| Born | Ohad Barkan December 18, 1983 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 2023 (aged 39) |
| Education | Columbia College Yale Law School |
| Occupation | Activist, attorney |
| Employer | Center for Popular Democracy |
| Known for | Fed Up, Be a Hero campaigns |
Barkan was diagnosed with terminal ALS in 2016.[2] He had died from complications of ALS at a hospital in Santa Barbara, California at the age of 39.[3][4]
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Barkan with Senator Elizabeth Warren in 2019
Activist Ady Barkan during the "Summer of Heroes" bus tour.
References
- ↑ Ady Barkan (in en-US). The Nation (2018-01-16). Retrieved 2019-08-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Allen, Arthur. The Most Powerful Activist in America Is Dying (in en). POLITICO Magazine. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
- ↑ Hi all, this is Ady’s wife, Rachael. I’m devastated to share the news that Ady has died from complications of ALS. You probably knew Ady as a healthcare activist. But more importantly he was a wonderful dad and my life partner for 18 years. (in en). X (formerly Twitter) (November 1, 2023). Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ↑ Marans, Daniel. Ady Barkan, Who Used His Illness To Advance Progressive Causes, Dies (in en). HuffPost (2023-11-01). Retrieved 2023-11-02.
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