Matthew Wigler, George J. Mitchell Scholarship, Class of 2020

Matthew Wigler is a Political Science major a Stanford University and is interested in both national and international politics. During his internship with the State Department in 2017, Matt worked with diplomats at the US Mission to the United Nations to expand the sanctions regime targeting North Korea. He also served Ambassador Nikki Haley in her executive office, working to help coordinate the 2017 UN General Assembly. Last summer, Matt was awarded a Stanford grant for the Purple America Project. With the goal of understanding and combating political polarization in the United States, Matt traveled with the leader of the UC Davis College Republicans to 14 split-ticket Congressional districts to engage swing voters. His blog, Swing District, documented his travels and conversations. Matt serves as an undergraduate student senator at Stanford and as Vice President of the College Democrats on campus. A Long Island native, he will study International Politics at Trinity College Dublin.
George J. Mitchell Scholarship, Class of 2020