Artis states he began to start thinking beyond his local community after talking with fellow program participants Jamie Margolin and Madelaine Tew.
The campaign focused on swing states like Michigan and Pennsylvania, with the goal of increasing voter turnout in support of the Green New Deal.
[15] Artis grew up in Clinton, Connecticut and credits his childhood spent in Hammonasset Beach State Park with inspiring his interest in environmentalism.
[2] Artis entered Brown University in 2018 and earned a bachelor's degree in political science and environmental studies.
[16] At Brown, he served as the Secretary of the Black Pre Law Association, the Chair of Campus Life for the Undergraduate Council of Students, and the Vice President of Zeta Delta Xi.