“Gen Z doesn't believe in government. The solution is closer than you think”

Recent OP-ED in USA Today!

“We've built a system where the only elections we pay attention to are the farthest away from our communities. Our perspectives are needed and missing in local politics”

About david

David Millman is a writer, advocate, and Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford Law School. He aspires to use law, advocacy, and public policy to help communities and the people in them, particularly by addressing inequalities, climate change, and our nation’s housing crisis. David has experience in organizing and achieving tangible change around zoning reform, sexual violence prevention, homelessness, food insecurity, and more.

Highlighted Media Appearances

USA Today: “To pass a new sexual assault law, college students themselves got in the driver's seat”

USA Today Interview about my testimony and work to fight campus sexual violence within the Every Voice Coalition!

LONdon School of Economics: “To save global capitalism, the US needs to focus on the ‘places that don’t matter.’”

Phelan US Centre Essay Competition Overall Winner; Presented Work to UK Parliament (British-American Parliamentary Group) in March 2024. For more on this, check out this podcast episode!

Stanford Knight-Hennessy Scholars: “Why I believe local politics can restore trust in democracy”

Article about my belief in storytelling, local government, and bottom-up political change. Posted as a Scholar Insight on the Knight-Hennessy page.

dARTMOUTH cOLLEGE: “David Millman ’23 Wins a Knight-Hennessy Scholarship”

An interview and article from Dartmouth College about my scholarship to Stanford Law and work on campus as a local advocate and Student Body President!

The Dartmouth: “New Main Wheelock zoning district to expand residential development”

Article about my work in writing, submitting, and helping pass a new zoning district in the Town of Hanover, NH to address the region’s chronic housing shortage. Also, see here for an article about my campaign for local office! (The Dartmouth: David Millman ’23 announces campaign for Hanover Selectboard)

Want to connect?