Livia Payne is originally from California and is now attending Northeastern University as an incoming sophomore studying Political Science and Environmental Studies. Before her role as an intern at republicEn, she spent years as a swim instructor, working hard to facilitate positive growth and build trust. She managed her local polling station, recognizing the importance of political participation from all parties. She was an elected Class Representative, finding solutions to problems that satisfied every crowd.

Livia is a passionate optimist who cares profoundly about the future, recognizing climate change as something that will inhibit the livelihood of all if change doesn’t start soon. At the same time, she holds the core belief that addressing climate change will require all of us across every part of the political spectrum. She is committed to finding exciting bipartisan solutions because the future should be something everyone builds together and looks forward to.