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'''Zephyr Rain Teachout''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|iː|tʃ|aʊ|t}}, born October 24, 1971)<ref name=2016_Twitter-DateOfBirth>{{cite tweet|last=Teachout|first=Zephyr|user=ZephyrTeachout|number=789523253932990464|date=October 21, 2016|title=Contrary to wikipedia, it is not my birthday today. But thanks for all the wishes! I turn 45 on the 24th. A few more days of 44.|language=en}}</ref> is an American attorney, author, political candidate, and associate professor of law at [[Fordham University]].<ref name=2014_Nation-Profile>{{cite news|last1=Jaffe|first1=Sarah|title=How Zephyr Teachout Became a Contender|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-zephyr-teachout-became-contender/ |access-date=November 3, 2021 |work=The Nation|date=August 15, 2014}}</ref>

In 2014, Teachout ran for the [[New York State Democratic Committee|Democratic Party]] nomination for [[governor of New York]] and lost to incumbent Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]], receiving 34% of the primary vote.<ref name=2014_WSJ-NYGov-Loss>{{cite web|first1=Erica|last1=Orden|title=Cuomo Fends Off N.Y. Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Challenge|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/primary-day-for-cuomo-teachout-1410260335 |access-date=November 3, 2021 |work=Wall Street Journal|date=September 10, 2014}}</ref> In 2016, Teachout was a candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in [[New York's 19th congressional district]].<ref name=2016_RollCall-Congress-Announce>{{cite news|last1=Garcia|first1=Eric|title=Zephyr Teachout Announces Run for Congress in New York|url=https://www.rollcall.com/2016/01/25/zephyr-teachout-announces-run-for-congress-in-new-york/ |work=Roll Call|date=January 25, 2016}}</ref> Teachout won the Democratic primary before losing to Republican [[John Faso]].<ref name=2017_NYTimes-USHouse19-Results>{{cite news|title=New York U.S. House 19th District Results: John Faso Wins|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-york-house-district-19-teachout-faso|work=The New York Times|date=August 1, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, Teachout was a candidate for New York State [[Attorney General of New York|attorney general]] in the [[New York Attorney General election, 2018|2018 elections]] but lost the Democratic nomination to [[Letitia James]].<ref name=2018_CityState-NYAG-RaceSummary>{{cite news|last1=Segers|first1=Grace|title=Updated: The race for attorney general takes shape|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/politics/campaigns-elections/new-york-attorney-general-race-takes-shape.html|work=City & State|date=June 6, 2018|language=en|access-date=May 25, 2018|archive-date=May 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525133146/https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/politics/campaigns-elections/new-york-attorney-general-race-takes-shape.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her candidacy was endorsed by ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref name=2018_NYTimes-Endorsement>{{cite news|department=The Editorial Board|title=Opinion: The New York Times Endorses Zephyr Teachout for Attorney General in Thursday's Primary|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/19/opinion/zephyr-teachout-new-york-attorney-general.html|work=The New York Times|date=August 19, 2018}}</ref>

On November 15, 2021, Teachout again announced her [[2022 New York Attorney General election#Democratic primary|candidacy]] for the Democratic nomination for New York State attorney general,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schnell|first=Michayel|date=16 November 2021|title=Zephyr Teachout running for New York AG|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/581594-zephyr-teachout-running-for-new-york-ag|url-status=live|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref> but suspended her campaign after the incumbent, James, who had been running for [[2022 New York gubernatorial election#Democratic primary|governor]], instead ran for reelection. Teachout endorsed James when she announced the suspension of her campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Zephyr Teachout exits race for New York attorney general|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-election-2022-ag-candidate-zephyr-teachout-exits-race-20211212-nex25le3xbhitpcobypvcg2ziu-story.html|access-date=2021-12-13|website=nydailynews.com}}</ref>

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In January 2017, Teachout joined the [[Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington]]'s [[CREW v. Trump|lawsuit]] against President [[Donald Trump|Trump]], alleging violations of the Constitution's [[Foreign Emoluments Clause|emoluments clause]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 24, 2017 |url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/24/14358654/trump-lawsuit-emoluments-clause-constitution |title=The new lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of violating the Constitution, explained|last=Nelson|first=Libby|newspaper=Vox|access-date=February 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/24/opinions/why-were-suing-donald-trump-zephyr-teachout/index.html |date=January 25, 2017 |title=Why We're Suing Donald Trump |last=Teachout |first=Zephyr |publisher=CNN |access-date=February 6, 2017}}</ref>

As of May 2018, she served on the board of advisors of [[Let America Vote]], an organization founded by former [[List of Missouri Secretaries of State|Missouri Secretary of State]] [[Jason Kander]] that aims to end [[voter suppression]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.letamericavote.org/boardofadvisors/|title=Advisors|publisher=Let America Vote|access-date=May 1, 2018}}</ref> In October of that year she was appointed to the editorial board of ''[[The Nation]]''.<ref>{{cite press release |title='The Nation' Appoints Anti-Corruption Powerhouse Zephyr Teachout to Its Editorial Board |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/the-nation-appoints-anti-corruption-powerhouse-zephyr-teachout-to-editorial-board/ |website=[[The Nation]] |access-date=June 13, 2019 |date=October 18, 2018 |archive-date=November 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112022336/https://www.thenation.com/article/the-nation-appoints-anti-corruption-powerhouse-zephyr-teachout-to-editorial-board/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2014 New York gubernatorial campaign===

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===2016 U.S. House campaign===

In March 2015, Teachout moved from Brooklyn to [[Dutchess County, New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/For-Teachout-shades-of-2014-show-in-NY-19-8054056.php |first=Matthew |last=Hamilton |date=June 11, 2016 |newspaper=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]] |title=For Teachout, shades of 2014 show in NY-19 campaign}}</ref> Ten months later she announced her candidacy in [[New York's 19th congressional district]]'s 2016 Democratic congressional primary.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McKinley|first1=Jesse|title=Zephyr Teachout Announces Bid for New York Congressional Seat|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/26/nyregion/zephyr-teachout-announces-bid-for-new-york-congressional-seat.html|access-date=August 8, 2016|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|date=January 25, 2016}}</ref> She ran to replace Republican [[Chris Gibson (New York politician)|Chris Gibson]], who was retiring. In the June 28 primary Teachout won the nomination. She was endorsed by U.S. Senators [[Bernie Sanders]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/zephyr-teachout-democratic-primary_us_57728b8ee4b0f168323aee9d|title=Progressive Icon Zephyr Teachout Wins Democratic Primary In New York|last=Carter|first=Zach|date=June 28, 2016|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=August 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-new-york_n_5772b9a8e4b0eb90355c7563 |title=Bernie Sanders Gets Mixed Results With Progressive Candidates In New York Primaries|last=Terkel |first=Amanda |date=June 28, 2016|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=August 20, 2016}}</ref> [[Kirsten Gillibrand]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2016/03/gillibrand-fundraises-for-teachout|title=NY-19: Gillibrand Fundraises For Teachout|website=www.nystateofpolitics.com|access-date=August 20, 2016|archive-date=August 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813034128/http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2016/03/gillibrand-fundraises-for-teachout/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Chuck Schumer]],<ref>{{Cite web |first=Simone |last=Pathé |url=https://www.rollcall.com/2016/06/27/poll-teachout-and-faso-hold-strong-leads-ahead-of-new-york-primary/ |title=Poll: Teachout and Faso Hold Strong Leads Ahead of New York Primary|date=June 27, 2016|website=Roll Call|access-date=August 20, 2016}}</ref> New York Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]], the [[National Education Association]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.neafund.org/Home/Candidates|title=NEA Fund - Recommended Candidates|website=www.neafund.org|access-date=August 20, 2016}}</ref> [[New York State United Teachers]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nysut.org/news/2016/april/nysut-recommends-early-endorsements|title=NYSUT recommends early endorsements|website=www.nysut.org|access-date=August 20, 2016}}</ref> [[National Nurses United]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalnursesunited.org/legislation/entry/nnu-endorsements|title=NNU Endorsements|website=www.nationalnursesunited.org|access-date=August 20, 2016}}</ref> the [[Communication Workers of America]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/249132/in-a-double-header-cwa-endorses-teachout-niccoli|title=In a double-header, CWA endorses Teachout, Niccoli|date=May 11, 2016|access-date=August 20, 2016}}</ref> [[EMILY's List]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.emilyslist.org/candidates/zephyr-teachout|title=Zephyr Teachout|website=emilyslist.org|access-date=August 20, 2016|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821041959/http://www.emilyslist.org/candidates/zephyr-teachout|archive-date=August 21, 2016}}</ref> and the [[Sierra Club]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sierra Club Endorses Teachout for Congress|url=http://www.zephyrteachoutforcongress.com/news/sierra-club-endorses-teachout|access-date=November 16, 2016}}</ref> She lost to Republican [[John Faso]] in the November 8 general election by nine percentage points.<ref>{{cite web|title=New York U.S. House 19th district results: John Faso wins|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-york-house-district-19-teachout-faso|date=December 13, 2016|access-date=February 2, 2016|work=The New York Times}}</ref>

===2018 Attorney General campaign===

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* {{cite journal|last1=Teachout|first1=Zephyr|title=Organizing Connection: Lessons from the 'Net|journal=Social Policy|date=Winter 2005–2006|volume=36|issue=2|page=24|url=https://www.socialpolicy.org/winter-2005--2006/150-organizing-connection-lessons-from-the-net.html|publisher=American Institute for Social Justice|issn=0037-7783|oclc=102260391}} {{closed access}}

* {{cite journal|last1=Teachout|first1=Zephyr|title=The Anti-Corruption Principle|journal=Cornell Law Review|volume=94|issue=2|year=2009|pages=341–413|url=https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/research/cornell-law-review/upload/teachout-final.pdf|issn=0010-8847|oclc=779230052}}

* {{cite journal|last1=Teachout|first1=Zephyr|title=Extraterritorial Electioneering and the Globalization of American Elections|journal=Berkeley Journal of International Law|date=2009|volume=27|issue=1|pages=162–191|url=https://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1367&context=bjil|issn=1085-5718|oclc=8091528754|access-date=November 2, 2019|archive-date=August 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818000456/http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1367&context=bjil|url-status=dead}}

* {{cite journal|last1=Teachout|first1=Zephyr|title=Facts in Exile: Corruption and Abstraction in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission|journal=Loyola University Chicago Law Journal|date=January 2011|volume=42|issue=2|doi=10.2139/ssrn.1946004 |ssrn=1946004 |oclc=7375038005|url=https://lawecommons.luc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1044&context=luclj}}

* {{cite journal|last1=Teachout|first1=Zephyr|title=The Unenforceable Corrupt Contract: Corruption and 19th Century Contract Law|journal=NYU Review of Law and Social Change|year=2011|volume=35|pages=681–705|url=http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1431&context=faculty_scholarship|issn=0048-7481}}