Dylan is a veteran of nearly two dozen political campaigns and is a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post and The Guardian, where he writes political commentary and analysis. He is also the author of Permanently Blue: How Democrats Can End the Republican Party and Rule the Next Generation (Three Rivers Press, Fall 2010).

In May 2010, Dylan will earn a master’s in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a law degree from Columbia University. He holds a BA in political science from UCLA, where he graduated magna cum laude.

While at Harvard, Dylan wrote a column for the Kennedy School’s humor newspaper, The Octopus. He also taught English in China, founded an anti-war organization, taught the LSAT, covered high school football for the LA Daily News, worked for the mayor of his hometown, ran for school board in his hometown, lost for school board in his hometown, and moved to Texas to manage a Congressional campaign. That’s where he met his fiancée, Megan, who he’s marrying in November 2010.