Edith Jorge-Tuñón has over a decade of political experience, ranging from overseeing the national  Coalitions program at the Republican National Committee during the 2018 midterm elections, to  directing national field efforts at the Koch Network’s LIBRE Initiative during the 2016 election  cycle. Formerly the Political Director for Governor Susana Martinez’s re-election  campaign, Edith built a grassroots program that helped win the New Mexico statehouse for the  first time in over 50 years. Prior to that, she helped New Jersey Governor Chris Christie secure the  Hispanic vote during his re-election campaign by 51%, and in 2020 led the Political Department  at the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) in holding 59 legislative chambers across  the nation and picking up two more during a half a billion-dollar redistricting cycle. Edith is  currently the Deputy Executive Director at the RSLC; the only national organization committed to  electing republicans at the state level. What You'll Learn: State candidate qualities + political parties and how their members interact Criterias to determine to engage in a state race What are state parties, the caucus, and the local party entities at the county and precinct levels