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Cathy Gillespie is the co-president of Constituting America and one of 16 private citizens serving on the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, helping organize the celebration of our country’s 250th birthday in 2026. She is a former Congressional Chief of Staff and former Commissioner of the White House Fellows Commission.