<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Revision:%20Affiliates/Benjamin Ginsberg%20-%2020260302211058" style="border:1px solid #555; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:4px; color:#a89ee8; text-decoration:none; font-size:0.9em; background-color:#2a2a2a;">📩 Submit a Revision/Addition</a> **Benjamin L. Ginsberg** is a prominent Republican election lawyer known for decades of work advising presidential campaigns, national committees, and shaping election law. ## Early Life and Education - Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania (1974) - Worked as a journalist for *The Boston Globe* and *The Philadelphia Bulletin* - Earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center (1982) ## Legal and Political Career - Served as counsel to the RNC, NRSC, and NRCC - Played a leading legal role in: - **Bush–Cheney 2000 and 2004 campaigns**, including the 2000 Florida recount - **Mitt Romney’s 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns** - Partner at Patton Boggs and later at Jones Day until retiring in 2020 ## Election Administration and Reform - Co-chaired the **Presidential Commission on Election Administration** (2013) under Obama, alongside Democrat Bob Bauer - Focused on improving voter experience and election infrastructure ## Academic and Media Roles - Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution - Lecturer at Stanford Law and Georgetown - Legal and political analyst for CNN ## Stance on 2020 Election and Voter Fraud Claims - Broke with much of the GOP by publicly rejecting claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election - Criticized efforts to undermine trust in elections - Testified before the **House January 6 Committee** regarding post-election litigation and legal ethics ## Notable Traits - Known for deep institutional knowledge of U.S. election processes - Respected across party lines for legal integrity, even when challenging his own party [More on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Ginsberg_(lawyer))