Sam Rechek is Program Coordinator for the Debate Team at Braver Angels, a U.S. nonprofit that combats political polarization. Sam has spent the last several years defending Americans’ free expression rights. While completing his undergraduate studies at the University of South Florida, he founded a student organization, First Amendment Forum (1AF), which developed into a venue for contentious discourse and advocacy for free speech principles. In 2022, Sam and 1AF became plaintiffs in a successful lawsuit against the state of Florida’s Stop WOKE Act, a case brought by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). He has worked with a number of organizations defending free expression in the U.S., including FIRE, the Florida First Amendment Foundation, and Heterodox Academy. Sam holds a BA in Philosophy and Political Science from USF and an MA in Legal and Political Theory from University College London.
