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Sarah Hammond is the State Director for Fairness Pennsylvania where she leads year-round public education and legislative efforts to advance LGBTQ+ equality in the Keystone State. With extensive experience in government relations, Hammond currently serves as the only full-time lobbyist 100% focused on LGBTQ+ issues in the Pennsylvania legislature.
Prior to joining Fairness Pennsylvania, Hammond was the Legislative Director of the Pennsylvania American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (PA AFL-CIO), where she represented over 700,000 union members and their families across the Commonwealth. She also served as Chair of the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority’s subcommittee on Outreach and Education.
A 2020 Congressional nominee, Hammond was the youngest in South Central Pennsylvania history. In 2023, she was appointed to Governor Shapiro’s Advisory Commission on Women, where she currently serves as co-Chair of the Women in the Workforce committee. She has been recognized in City & State Pennsylvania’s “Labor Power 100” and “Government Relations Power 100,” and named as one of Pennsylvania’s “40 Under 40.”
A proud native of Hanover, Pennsylvania, Hammond is a graduate of Slippery Rock University and a card-carrying union member (violin) with the American Federation of Musicians.
Sarah says, “As a small-town girl with blue collar roots and family members involved in farm and lumber operations, I’ve been privileged to work in advocacy focusing on supporting rural communities like mine. I am deeply interested in the opportunity to utilize my experience in legislation and communications to refocus on supporting sustainable agricultural initiatives.”
