Theresa Grafflin
Theresa Grafflin is a citizen and freelance writer living in Albany, New York after a 30 year stint in Texas. Born in Worcestor, Massachusetts, Grafflin returned to her Northeastern roots in 1997 with a $20 bill and a dog. She has worked in high tech, taught school and she has worked in Public Relations and Communications in the nonprofit world. The diversity of her themes matches the diversity of her career and interests.
While living in several locations throughout the country, Grafflin has always maintained an interest in politics and civic duty. She participates in government at a grassroots level attending all City and County legislative meetings as well as many State Legislative meetings. As a matter of fact, much of Theresa’s writing is produced in the New York Senate lobby and the Assembly Chamber.
In 2007, after the loss of her sister who encouraged her writing, Theresa launched a blog, Albany Citizen One, out of frustration with local news coverage of important civic developments. Her belief is that the citizens should be alerted to changes in legislation when they can “influence” the change rather than after that change has occurred.
Albany Citizen One (ACO) influences the influencers in Upstate New York and is the “go to” source for anyone who wants to know the real story behind the news. Launched in late 2007, the blog has entertained over 100,000 unique visitors with over 1300 posts. The local legislative body has gone from having 5 minute meetings with one or two spectators to requiring “reservations” to speak and, often, just to get a seat in the chamber. In addition to ACO’s own blog, CBS Channel 6 also hosts ACO as does the California-based National Political blog, State Politics.
In 2009, Grafflin, made the cover of Albany’s Metroland magazine as a prolific and ubiquitous citizen journalist. She has published two books about the nonprofit world and, as ACO, has developed a reputation as an impetus for change in a Capital City bathed in a culture of content corruption.
Latest Articles
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Call to Reduce the Size of Government
An analysis of county legislative budgets across New York State reveals what we already know, we're are paying too much for a dysfunctional government.
Jan 1, 2011
- Theresa Grafflin
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The 2010 Census Indicates Shift in Priorities and Politics
The taxpayers are voting with their feet as the data indicates a migration away from strong union and highly taxed states.
Dec 21, 2010
- Theresa Grafflin
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Census 2010: Data Release and What the Data Means
This article summarizes the reason, method and meaning of the Census data, released on December 21, 2010, to the American population.
Dec 20, 2010
- Theresa Grafflin
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