Leah Hunt-Hendrix

Leah Hunt-Hendrix is an American progressive political organizer and writer, co-founder of the progressive donor network Solidaire and the electoral strategy network Way to Win, and co-author with Astra Taylor of Solidarity. In June 2026, she and Shaunna Thomas Shaunna ThomasShaunna Thomas is an American progressive political organizer, co-founder and former executive director of the feminist advocacy organization UltraViolet. In June 2026, she and Leah Hunt-Hendrix co-founded Guardrails Alliance, a super PAC supporting AI regulation, to counter Leading the Future, which is funded by the AI industry.Open the full entry co-founded Guardrails Alliance Guardrails AllianceGuardrails Alliance is a US super PAC (independent expenditure-only) that supports legislative regulation of artificial intelligence, publicly launched by Shaunna Thomas and Leah Hunt-Hendrix in June 2026. It treats Leading the Future, a super PAC funded by the AI industry, as its main opponent, running ads in the 2026 midterm elections for candidates who favor regulation and opposing candidates backed by Leading the Future.Open the full entry, a super PAC supporting AI regulation.

Contents6 sections

Key facts

Early Life: Upbringing and Education

Hunt-Hendrix was born and raised in New York City and earned a PhD in Religion, Ethics, and Politics from Princeton University, where her dissertation studied the “Ethics of Solidarity.”⁠[1][1]

2012Co-Founding Solidaire

In 2012, she co-founded Solidaire, a national network of philanthropic donors funding progressive social movements, grounded in building solidarity between major donors and grassroots organizing.⁠[1][1]

2017Co-Founding Way to Win

In 2017, she co-founded Way to Win, a network with a structure similar to Solidaire’s, focused on electoral strategy.⁠[1]

March 12, 2024Publishing Solidarity

With writer and documentarian Astra Taylor, she co-wrote Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea, which examines the history and prospects of solidarity as a political movement. The ebook and audiobook were released on March 12, 2024, and the paperback was published by Vintage on August 26, 2025; the book was a finalist for the 2025 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction.⁠[1][1][1][1][1][1][1][1]

June 18, 2026Co-Founding Guardrails Alliance

On June 18, 2026, she and Shaunna Thomas publicly launched Guardrails Alliance, with backing from tech company employees and labor unions; its opponent is Leading the Future Leading the FutureLeading the Future (LTF) is a US network of super PACs funded by figures in the artificial intelligence industry, launched in August 2025 by backers including Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI president Greg Brockman to take part in the 2026 midterm elections.Open the full entry, which has more than $100 million from tech figures.⁠[2][2]