Cristina Sinclaire is a career left-of-center activist working as a partner at Democratic-aligned polling firm Clarity Campaign Labs who also sits on the board of the Center for Tech and Civic Life.

Career

After graduating from the University of San Francisco in 2006 with degrees in sociology and criminology, Cristina Sinclaire became a fundraising assistant for the unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign of then-California State Treasurer Phil Angelides (D-CA). From 2007 to 2008, Sinclaire worked at numerous organizations, including as a major gifts development assistant for the NARAL Pro-Choice California Foundation; as a research and development assistant at the Small Enterprise Foundation; as an administrative assistant and office manager at Staton and Hughes, a Democratic consulting firm; and as a field organizer for then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. ^{1 2}

In 2009, Sinclaire served as a public affairs consultant for Daniller Consulting, a consulting firm for philanthropic nonprofits, and as regional field director for Alan Khazei’s (D-MA) unsuccessful U.S. Senatorial campaign. The following year, Sinclaire worked as a field coordinator for the Maryland Democratic Party, and as campaign manager for Jeff Waldstreicher’s (D-MD) successful run for the Maryland House of Delegates. ³

From 2012 to 2014, Sinclaire worked as an election administration outreach manager at the New Organizing Institute (NOI), a now-defunct Democratic digital activist training group. A group of former NOI members would later found the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), for which Sinclaire worked as director and secretary while concurrently working at Clarity Campaign Labs. Sinclaire’s LinkedIn profile only lists her as a board member of the CTCL, but numerous articles and bios refer to her active roles in the organization. ^{4 5} Some articles have referred to Sinclaire as a co-founder of the CTCL. ⁶

From 2014 to 2018, Sinclaire worked as director of client services at Catalist, a for-profit data consulting firm that serves Democratic clients. While at Catalist, Sinclaire provided data services to over 200 organizations. ^{7 8}

In 2018, Sinclaire joined Clarity Campaign Labs as senior president. In 2021, she became one of three partners at the firm. ⁹

Sinclaire has worked for numerous left-wing digital activist training groups. She is a “core organizer” of Crack the Code, a senior advisor for Generation Data, and a co-organizer of Data BootCamp, a project of Wellstone Action (now known as RePower). ^{10 11}

In addition to the CTCL, Sinclaire sits on the boards of National Public Radio, the Alliance for CHANGE, the Earthward Bound Foundation, and Change the Game. ^{12 13}

Open Letter to Nancy Pelosi

In 2018, U.S. Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) publicly stated that opponents of President Donald Trump (R) should “push back” harder against the administration, including confronting Cabinet members in public places like restaurants and gasoline stations to tell them “they’re not welcome anywhere.” Critics accused Rep. Waters of promoting harassment as a political tactic. In response, U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Tweeted that Rep Waters’ suggestions were “unacceptable” and that Americans should strive for unity. ^{14 15}

Cristina Sinclaire co-signed an open letter to U.S. Rep Pelosi criticizing her comments toward Rep. Waters as racist, sexist, and being “on the wrong side of history.” The letter stated, “When you attack a Black woman for speaking out about injustice, and when you call for ‘civility’ in the face of blatant racism, you invoke a long history of white supremacist power. Writing Black women’s words off as divisive, and chastising them for raising the alarm on unjust behavior, is not merely condescending — it echoes racist tropes that have been used for centuries to dehumanize Black people and support the structures that maintain discrimination.” ^{16 17}

1. “Cristina Sinclaire.” LinkedIn. Accessed January 10, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristinasinclaire.
2. “Amendment to Stone’s WEC Sworn Complaint.” Wisconsin Elections. Accessed January 10, 2023.
3. “Cristina Sinclaire.” LinkedIn. Accessed January 10, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristinasinclaire.
4. “Cristina Sinclaire.” LinkedIn. Accessed January 10, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristinasinclaire.
5. “Amendment to Stone’s WEC Sworn Complaint.” Wisconsin Elections. Accessed January 10, 2023.
6.  Anderson, Jessica. “The Election Integrity Fight Some Red States are Ignoring: ‘Zuck Bucks’.” Townhall. April 22, 2022. Accessed January 10, 2023. https://townhall.com/columnists/jessicaanderson/2022/04/22/the-election-integrity-fight-some-red-states-are-ignoring-zuck-bucks-n2606191.
7. “Cristina Sinclaire.” LinkedIn. Accessed January 10, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristinasinclaire.
8. “Amendment to Stone’s WEC Sworn Complaint.” Wisconsin Elections. Accessed January 10, 2023.
9. “Cristina Sinclaire.” LinkedIn. Accessed January 10, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristinasinclaire.
10. “Our Team.” Generation Data. Accessed January 10, 2023. https://www.generationdata.org/our-team.
11. “Our Team.” Crack the Code. Accessed January 10, 2023. https://www.crackthecode.io/team/.
12. “Who We Are.” Clarity Campaign Labs. Accessed January 10, 2023. https://www.claritycampaigns.com/who-we-are.
13. “Meet Our Board of Directors.” Change the Game. Accessed January 10, 2023. https://changethegame.io/meet-our-board/.
14. “Open Letter to Nancy Pelosi.” Calling Nancy Pelosi. Accessed January 10, 2023. https://callinginnancypelosi.wordpress.com/open-letter-to-nancy-pelosi/.
15. Zhou, Li. “The controversy over Maxine Waters’s call for confrontation, explained.” Vox. June 28, 2018. Accessed January 10, 2023. https://www.vox.com/2018/6/25/17501450/maxine-waters-trump-pelosi-civility-sarah-sanders.
16. “Open Letter to Nancy Pelosi.” Calling Nancy Pelosi. Accessed January 10, 2023. https://callinginnancypelosi.wordpress.com/open-letter-to-nancy-pelosi/.
17. Zhou, Li. “The controversy over Maxine Waters’s call for confrontation, explained.” Vox. June 28, 2018. Accessed January 10, 2023. https://www.vox.com/2018/6/25/17501450/maxine-waters-trump-pelosi-civility-sarah-sanders.