Rachel Bovard

Senior Director of Policy, Conservative Partnership Institute

Rachel Bovard has over a decade of experience fighting for conservative policies in Washington. Beginning in 2006, she served in both the House and Senate in various roles including as legislative director for Senator Rand Paul.

Rachel went on to serve as policy director for the Senate Steering Committee under the successive chairmanships of Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), where she advised Committee members on strategy related to floor procedure and policy matters. In the House, she worked as senior legislative assistant to Congressman Donald Manzullo (R-IL), and Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX). She also served as director of policy services for The Heritage Foundation.

Born and raised in Dansville, NY, she received her bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude from Grove City College in 2006. She also holds a master’s degree from the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University.

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Leave a Decent Comment: Section 230 & the Fight for the Future of the Internet

Short film featuring Chris Cox, Ted Cruz, Ashkhen Kazaryan, Rachel Bovard, and Jeff Kosseff

When politicians and big tech clash over political bias, fake news, and content moderation, who...