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Alex Paterson
Associate Research Director
Alex Paterson is an associate research director at Media Matters, where he has worked since 2019. Alex holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Montana State University and has a background in LGBTQ advocacy, including previous work at the National LGBTQ Task Force and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.