Have you ever wondered, Why doesn't someone do something about that?

Why shouldn’t that someone be you? 

The very best way to make sure your community and its needs and interests are represented in local, state and federal government is to actually be elected to government positions.

There are many important down-ballot positions in your city, county and state that you may be quite qualified to run for–and where the candidate who wins is the one who gets name recognition by knocking on the most doors and making the most calls to voters! Below are resources to get you started on your journey into candidacy!

Candidate Bootcamp

Run for Something

National Conference of State Legislators

Ballotpedia

Women’s Definitive Guide to Getting Political

Political Institute for Women (non-partisan training for women)

The Campaign Workshop (general non-partisan training)

Women’s Campaign Fund (non-partisan training for women)

Higher Heights (developing black women as candidates)

Wellstone (progressive candidate development)

Emerge (seven-month training program in 17 states for progressive leaders)

Progressive Change Campaign (trains progressive candidates)

National Democratic Training Committee (free partisan online trainings)

New American Leaders Project (develops candidates from immigrant communities)

Victory Institute (develops LGBTQ candidates)

Search for women-centered candidate development programs by state here.

Polis (for canvassing door-to-door)

Aristotle (for fundraising, donor management and compliance reporting)

NationBuilder (comprehensive campaign organization platform)

Action Network (nonprofit offering free and extremely low-cost fundraising, organizing and communications tools for progressive organizations and candidates)

Media Mezcla (comprehensive campaign organization tool for progressive candidates)

Trailblazer (fundraising organizing tool)

Next in Office (non-partisan platform for connecting aspiring candidates with voters)

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