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Ballotpedia:Geoff Pallay

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Geoff Pallay

Geoff Pallay is Ballotpedia's Director of Editorial Content and Editor in Chief. He has been in that role since March 2015, overseeing Ballotpedia's editorial content department.

Since joining Ballotpedia’s staff in 2010, Geoff has made it his life’s purpose to bring neutral, high-quality encyclopedic information to political consumers.

During his time at the company, the encyclopedia has grown by more than 200,000 pages. As Director of Editorial Content and Editor in Chief, Geoff is responsible for managing the encyclopedic content and political coverage while ensuring that proper systems and structures are in place throughout the department.

Over the years, Geoff has been intimately involved in launching many of the new projects at Ballotpedia, including coverage of state legislatures, Congress, redistricting, public policy, municipal officeholders, presidential elections, and legislation tracking. Geoff serves as the final decision-maker over much of the newsletter and front page content as well as editorial coverage and strategies.

Geoff's other roles at Ballotpedia have included Associate Chief Content Officer (2014-2015), Director of Research (2013-2014), and Director of Strategic Projects (2013).

Prior to joining Ballotpedia, Geoff was a policy analyst for the South Carolina Policy Council and a copy editor for theBeaufort Gazette. Originally from New Jersey, Geoff studied journalism and history at Emory University before earning a Masters of Public Administration at the College of Charleston. Geoff lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with his wife and two children.