Lorie Masters | |
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Born | Lorelie Sue Masters 1954 (age 69–70) Fremont, Michigan, U.S. |
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Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Jack Rose |
Children | 2 |
Website | loriemasters |
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Lorelie Sue "Lorie" Masters (born 1954) is an American lawyer specializing in insurance litigation notable for her work supporting District of Columbia home rule and opposing human trafficking. She was a candidate for Attorney General of the District of Columbia in the 2014 election.[1][2] She is currently a partner in the law firm of Hunton Andrews Kurth in Washington.[3]
Masters supports budget autonomy and statehood for the District of Columbia.[1][4] She served as a board member of D.C. Vote and at DC Appleseed,[1][4] and advocated for voting rights for district residents.[1][5] The National Law Journal described her as a "champion" for her pro bono work on voting rights, D.C. election law, diversity and inclusion issues.[6] She assisted the Council of the District of Columbia in efforts to fight voting machine irregularities.[7] Masters has worked for women's rights[8][9] and on behalf of victims of human trafficking.[10][11][12][13][14]
In 2014, Masters ran unsuccessfully in the District of Columbia's first-ever election for the position of Attorney General.[1][2][15][16][17][18][19][20] Her campaign released mailing pieces which The Washington Post described as "text-heavy",[21] a television advertisement that focused on her anti-corruption work,[22] and a series of advertisements critical of opponents Karl Racine and Paul Zukerberg.[20][18][23]
Masters is a specialist in the area of insurance law.[9] In 1997, she won a victory for plastics maker Hoechst Celanese in a landmark case.[24][25] Her views on insurance law have been published in magazines and journals which cover insurance law [26][27] including Benchmark Litigation,[28] Super Lawyers,[29] and Law 360 magazine.[24]