About
Liliana Kowalski
Political scientist building toward federal legislative counsel work.
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“We're living in the same world, at the same time. That alone is enough to connect over.”
I think about connection a lot — not just in the abstract, but in the texture of how I try to show up. In research, in practice, in conversation. The most interesting problems I've encountered aren't primarily technical. They're about what it takes for people to trust each other across difference, and what gets in the way.
Outside of policy, I'm drawn to the moments where systems reveal themselves — the legislative hearing where someone's whole life gets reduced to a line item, the community meeting where things get honest in ways no official document captures.
I don't think you need to share someone's exact circumstances to care about what happens to them. We're here at the same time. That's the baseline.
Currently Seeking
- Legislative Counsel
- Policy Research
- Government Affairs
Focus Areas
- — Healthcare Access
- — Reproductive Rights
- — Federal–State Policy
- — Legislative Drafting
- — Policy Diffusion
- — Quantitative Methods
As a political science and public policy student at UW–Madison, I've spent four years studying how laws are written, borrowed, and transformed — and why it matters who does the writing.
My senior thesis uses computational text analysis to trace how abortion legislation spread across states after Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization — mapping template diffusion through advocacy networks and uncovering the infrastructure behind both protective and restrictive policy responses.
I'm building toward federal legislative work focused on healthcare access, reproductive rights, and federal–state coordination.
Resume
Download PDF →Experience
2024–2026
Legislative Intern
Madison Government Relations Firm
- —Analyze state legislation and prepare policy briefings across healthcare, transportation, and regulatory domains
- —Track legislative developments and summarize policy implications for client portfolios
Education
2022–2026
B.A. Political Science & Public Policy
University of Wisconsin–Madison
- —Senior Thesis: Networks of Influence — Legislative Text Diffusion in State Abortion Policy After Dobbs
- —Coursework: American Politics, Quantitative Methods, Policy Design, Legislative Process
Skills
Research
- — Legislative analysis
- — Policy briefing
- — Computational text analysis
- — Quantitative methods
Technical
- — Python
- — R
- — LaTeX
- — Stata
Policy Areas
- — Healthcare access
- — Reproductive rights
- — Federal–state coordination
- — Regulatory compliance
Working on something that intersects policy and people? Let's connect.
lilianakowalskipolicy@gmail.com →