Lorie Masters

Masters supports budget autonomy and statehood for the District of Columbia.^[1][4] She served as a board member of D.C. Vote and at DC Appleseed,^[1][4] and advocated for voting rights for district residents.^[1][5] The National Law Journal described her as a "champion" for her pro bono work on voting rights, D.C. election law, diversity and inclusion issues.^[6] She assisted the Council of the District of Columbia in efforts to fight voting machine irregularities.^[7] Masters has worked for women's rights^[8][9] and on behalf of victims of human trafficking.^{[10][11][12][13][14]}

In 2014, Masters ran unsuccessfully in the District of Columbia's first-ever election for the position of Attorney General.^{[1][2][15][16][17][18][19][20]} Her campaign released mailing pieces which The Washington Post described as "text-heavy",^[21] a television advertisement that focused on her anti-corruption work,^[22] and a series of advertisements critical of opponents Karl Racine and Paul Zukerberg.^[20][18][23]

Masters is a specialist in the area of insurance law.^[9] In 1997, she won a victory for plastics maker Hoechst Celanese in a landmark case.^[24][25] Her views on insurance law have been published in magazines and journals which cover insurance law ^[26][27] including Benchmark Litigation,^[28] Super Lawyers,^[29] and Law 360 magazine.^[24]