Political Organizer · Pennsylvania
Justin R. Lotito
Strategic Organizing Director, Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee.
About
Justin R. Lotito is a Pennsylvania political organizer and the Strategic Organizing Director at the Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee (PA HDCC). There, he leads statewide voter contact, volunteer phonebanking and mail-ballot turnout programs in targeted state House districts.
Raised in Monroe County, Justin has spent eight years building campaigns from the ground up. That work runs from rural county headquarters in central Pennsylvania to voter registration drives in Philadelphia to statewide legislative strategy. Before joining PA HDCC, he served as Executive Aide to the Mayor of Huntingdon. He holds a B.A. in Electoral Politics from Juniata College and is fluent in Spanish.
Experience
Strategic Organizing Director
Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee · 2026 cycle
Leads statewide voter contact strategy, volunteer phonebanking and mail-ballot chase across targeted House districts.
Deputy Campaigns Director
Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee · 2021–2025
Helped run campaign operations for Democratic candidates for the Pennsylvania House.
Field Organizer
Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Northeastern PA · 2020
Built a network of 150+ volunteers who made 255,000+ calls and knocked 5,000+ doors.
Executive Aide to the Mayor
Borough of Huntingdon · 2019–2020
Worked with the Borough Council and civic groups to pass a municipal non-discrimination ordinance.
Field Organizer
Organizing Corps 2020, Philadelphia · 2019
Registered 1,300+ new voters across 30+ registration sites in underrepresented neighborhoods.
Organizing Fellow
Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Huntingdon County · 2018
Ran the county headquarters and mobilized volunteers across five rural counties in the 2018 midterms.
Education & Honors
B.A., Electoral Politics
Juniata College · 2020
Senior thesis on how policy shapes young voters’ choices, presented at the 2020 Liberal Arts Symposium.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholar
U.S. Department of State · 2018
Semester at the Universidad de Guanajuato School of Law, Politics and Government, Mexico.
Eagle Scout
Troop 85, Tannersville, PA · 2016
Led a 200+ hour community service project.
In the News
Has Trump had a chilling effect on mail voting? In Pennsylvania, the early data is inconclusive
Justin spoke on the record about what PA HDCC phonebankers were hearing from voters about mail ballots.
Breakfast Briefing: “How else can I support the November election?”
Panelist alongside New Pennsylvania Project CEO Kadida Kenner on putting volunteers where they make the most difference.