Michael Lighty is the Direc­tor of Pub­lic Pol­i­cy for Nation­al Nurs­es Unit­ed, where he has worked since its found­ing in 2009, and for the Cal­i­for­nia Nurs­es Asso­ci­a­tion since 1994. He is also a fel­low for the Sanders Insti­tute.  Fol­low him on Twit­ter: @mlighty60