Ilyse Hogue

Ilyse Hogue (born August 26, 1969) is an American progressive activist who served as president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, a reproductive rights lobbying and advocacy organization, from 2013 to 2021.

[2] At Vassar, she engaged in her first political work in April 1989 when she joined the March for Women's Lives, a demonstration focused on reproductive rights.

[7][8][9] When assuming the role of president, some commentators remarked on her relative youth compared to her sexagenarian predecessor (she was 43 at the time) as an intentional choice on the part of NARAL as it sought to bring a more aggressive approach to defending abortion rights and courting younger supporters.

[10] One of her first moves as president was to build coalitions within the progressive movement with groups that traditionally had little to do with reproductive rights.

[11] She also brought an increased focus on ballot measures, partly in an attempt to force opponents to define what they are in favor of while giving Americans who support abortion rights a platform.