Allison Hayward most recently served as the head of case selection at the oversight board for The Federalist Society. Previously, she was a commissioner at the California Fair Political Practices Commission, a board member at the Office of Congressional Ethics, and an assistant professor of law at George Mason University School of Law. She is a member of the State Bar of California and the District of Columbia Bar.
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