Stephen St. Vincent In-House Counsel/Social Action Coordinator

Stephen St.Vincent, In-House Counsel and Social Action Coordinator for The Philadelphia Citizen
Stephen St.Vincent, In-House Counsel/Social Action Coordinator

Stephen St.Vincent may be trained as a lawyer, but he certainly doesn’t act like one. After spending the better part of three years representing Philadelphia’s child welfare agency in family court, he shifted his focus to policy and politics.  He has served on multiple Mayoral and City Council campaigns, worked with nonprofits on issue advocacy, and published articles aimed at increasing civic engagement. In his free time, he serves as the board chairman of the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Stephen studied astronomy and computer science at Swarthmore College.  After briefly living in Iowa (where he programmed video games) and Mississippi (where he served in AmeriCorps with Habitat for Humanity), he then attended the University of Michigan Law School.

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Stories by Stephen St. Vincent:

How Gerrymandering Got Sexy

Fair Districts PA is calling for better redistricting, to ensure fairer elections. And thousands of Pennsylvanians are rallying behind them

By Stephen St. Vincent

The Citizen Recommends: Philadelphia Ranked Choice Voting

This month, Maine voters approved a better system for deciding who wins elections. A group of Philly activists want to bring it here next

By Stephen St. Vincent

Voting November 8? What You Need to Know about the 2016 Election

All about the races in the election on Tuesday

By Stephen St. Vincent

How to Really Unrig the Election

Donald Trump is absolutely right that the election is rigged. He's just right for the wrong reasons

By Stephen St. Vincent

The Citizen Recommends: TLC Conference on Technology and Civic Engagement

Join local experts at the Free Library for a discussion, co-sponsored by The Citizen, on how technology and digital literacy can foster civic engagement

By Stephen St. Vincent

Ideas We Should Steal: A day in court without leaving home

Michigan and Ohio courts use an online system to adjudicate simple cases in a fraction of the usual time. In Philly, it could resolve over 450,000 cases a year

By Stephen St. Vincent

Ideas We Should Steal: Even Year Elections

Cities around the country are moving local elections to even years, when turnout is (relatively) robust. In Philly, that could mean around 190,000 more people voting for the next mayor

By Stephen St. Vincent

Ballot Bait and Switch

A state Supreme Court decision last week allows a disingenuous and misleading question to appear on the November ballot. How is tricking voters good politics?

By Stephen St. Vincent

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