Meet Sulamita Rotante: The Relentless Activist Behind AAF’s Western Fight

In the coming weeks, we’re shining a spotlight on the activism, hard work, and dedication of our team and allies. This week, we’re excited to feature Sulamita Rotante, a dynamic force within American Action Fund’s grassroots department.

Sulamita got her start in politics by interning at Capitol Hill in DC, and while that’s not uncommon, her story is unique in numerous ways. First, she was a strong and determined high schooler, working over the summer in a position held chiefly by college students and often college graduates. But perhaps more importantly, she wasn’t the kind of person to be charmed by the swamp. In fact, while she seems grateful for her experience, it also pushed her away from politics for a bit.

But luckily for us at AAF, she wasn’t done leaving her mark in politics. After a handful of years, armed with a college degree and a desire to make a difference, Sulamita got involved in numerous volunteer and paid jobs in the fight for liberty.

Fights for candidates and causes that sent her to Louisiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Missouri, New Mexico, and Texas, in addition to additional chunks in the Midwest, Northeast, and eventually to the Northwest, where she currently works. Like many activists, including numerous others on our staff, she sacrificed to be on the front lines. She worked multiple years in every time zone across the country, living out of a suitcase, all in the pursuit of a better, more free tomorrow.

Ultimately, Sulamita embodies the character we see in many of our staff: committed, resilient, and hard-working. Her presence at American Action Fund and Young Americans for Liberty isn’t just a blessing to the organization but also to the values and the fights we are committed to seeing through.

While Sulamita’s political activism came later, in many ways, her life has always been political.  A first-generation American, her life path was shaped by the plague of Communism in the Former Soviet Union that drove her family to the United States.

Her activism was not only fruitful in the political fights she waged across the country but also was the catalyst that set her up for the future, and the same activism that brought her a career led her to meet her husband and the blessings and adventure that come with marriage. Now, she’s no longer a humble intern and door knocker. Sulamita is a wife and regional manager who runs large operations in numerous states across the Northwest. A position that brings her an equal amount of fear and respect from the legislators she goes toe-to-toe with on a near-daily basis.