Zephyr Teachout

Zephyr Teachout
Teachout at a photo shoot West Side, New York
Born	(1971-10-24) October 24, 1971 (age 45) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Residence	Clinton, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Yale University Duke University School of Law
Occupation	Associate Professor of Law
Organization	Fordham University
Spouse(s)	Nick Juliusburger

Zephyr Rain Teachout (born October 24, 1971) is an American academic, political activist, and former political candidate. She is an Associate Professor of Law at Fordham University and worked with the Occupy Wall Street movement to educate activists in corporate law and policy.

In 2014, Teachout ran for the Democratic Party nomination for governor of New York and lost to incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo, receiving 34% of the primary vote.

In August 2015, Teachout became CEO and board chair for the campaign finance reform-oriented organization Mayday PAC, replacing Lawrence Lessig. She stepped down from this position in December 2015 to run for the United States House of Representatives in New York's 19th congressional district. Teachout won the Democratic primary before losing to Republican John Faso in the November 8, 2016, general election.

The second of five children, Zephyr Teachout was born in Seattle, Washington, to Peter Teachout, a constitutional law professor at Vermont Law School, and Mary Miles Teachout, a state court judge. Her father served in the United States Army as a lieutenant during the Vietnam War and has a law degree from Harvard Law School.

She was raised on a farm outside of Norwich, Vermont. She attended Hanover High School in Hanover, New Hampshire, where she was a champion cross-country runner.