Mary Harned
Staff Counsel
Mary Harned is Staff Counsel with Americans United for Life. Mary formerly served as Chief Counsel to U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla). During that time, Mary advised Dr. Coburn and assisted him on the hearings for all judicial nominations, including those of Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. Prior to that, she served as Legislative Counsel and Judiciary Counsel to Alabama U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Mary graduated cum laude from the University of Alabama School of Law, where she was Lead Articles Editor of the Journal of the Legal Profession, and a member of the Campbell Moot Court Board and Jessup International Moot Court Team. Mary received her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Alabama.
She lives with her husband and son on Capitol Hill.
