Omg, literally crying right now!!!! Safiya Khalid was just elected to Lewiston City Council in Maine, making her the first Somali American to serve on the council!!!!!!!!!! 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
President Joe Biden got his start as a County Council member.
Vice-President Kamala Harris got her start as a district attorney.
Start at the local level.
Run for office:
Check it out: so far 12 presidential candidates have signed the 2020
#DownBallotPledge
. Take a look at this message from South Bend, Indiana Mayor,
@PeteButtigieg
.
Shark Week is a good time to remind you that the mayor from Jaws is still the Mayor in Jaws 2. This is why it is so important to vote in your local elections.
Leaders are not born, they are forged with hard work, dedication, and a commitment to making the world a better place. Don't believe the myth, get started and learn more about running for office today.
Our first set of results are in!!
Former legislative aide and community advocate Travaris McCurdy has just won his election for the Florida State House in District 46!
Usually, we get 10-15 new candidates signing up per day. Since polls closed last night, more than 100 young progressives have raised their hands to say they want to run. Can’t stop won’t stop, as the kids say.
UPDATE: Since the repeal of Roe, over 1400 people have signed up to run for office.
We want to see pro-choice candidates in every seat, up and down the ballot. If you are interested in protecting access to abortion in your community, sign up today.
It's officially official!
@micheleforfl
has won her election for the Florida State House in District 70, becoming one of the first openly LGBTQIA+ women of color elected to Florida’s Legislature!!
On Nov. 7,
@runforsomething
candidates added 31 seats to the progressive bench -- and we're just getting started! Today is
#GivingTuesday
. Help us find more candidates to fuel the resistance. Because we can't win where we don't compete.
Flipped seat in Virginia!!!!! Flipped seat in Virginia!!!!
@JCole4VA
has just won his seat for Virginia House of Delegates in District 28!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Women may make up 51% of the population, but we are still vastly underrepresented in the 500,000 elected offices in this country.
This
#WomensEqualityDay
, we’re asking you to run for something. Use your voice to incite bold changes in your community and sign up today.
For decades the GOP has invested millions in state elections, culminating in their control of over 60% of state legislative seats. On November 3, we have the chance to flip the script. Donate today and help us recruit candidates to run and win in 2020:
Now, more than ever, we need leaders who understand the needs of minority communities and can work to provide equal treatment under the law. Enter
@Lina4HC
a candidate running for Harris County Excutive in Texas!
🚨BIG NEWS:🚨 We are so excited to launch the 2020
#DownBallotPledge
! We’ve partnered with 8 amazing organizations and asked Democratic presidential hopefuls to support down-ballot candidates in 2020 and beyond.
Learn more now:
TODAY IS ELECTION DAY 🇺🇸! We have 420 amazing candidates on ballots across the country today that need us to show up at the polls.
Now's the time to get up, get out and VOTE.
#ElectionDay
#GoVote
We’re working with
@swingleft
and
@arenasummit
to win key state legislatures so there are better, more fair congressional maps after the 2020 redistricting process. Get involved:
Take a look at this piece to understand the very real consequences of gerrymandering. In Asheville, NC, we see what happens when district lines are drawn for maximum partisan advantage: It mean citizens’ voices are diminished. It means more polarization.
We have MORE exciting news:
@VancityReynolds
and
@blakelively
are all-in to support the Run for Something mission and are committed to encouraging young folks to get involved and run for state or local office.
Join them and get involved now:
BIG NEWS: It’s our 3rd anniversary!!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳 On January 20, 2017, we launched with one goal: recruit and elect as many first-time progressive candidates to state and local office as possible.
Four years ago, only 56 Democrats ran for the VA State House, leaving 44 Republicans unopposed. On November 5, 96 Dems are on the ticket and over half of them are women. 💪
Here’s what matters: you. Your issues, your opinions, your beliefs. Our 500+ candidates have shown us that they’re ready to make their voices heard and be the changemakers in their local communities. Thank you for standing with them and us.
Hey freinds in Maine! Who wants to run against this hate loving politician he's is running UNOPPOSED RUN AGAINST HIM I don't care what party JUST DO IT.
you know, if enough of us start running for school board and showing up at meetings and pushing back, we can beat the book bannings. it requires organizing, but it can be done.
Today is National Run for Office Day! 🏃🏿🏃🏾♀️🏃🏾♂️🏃🏼♀️
Each of us has the potential to change our country by getting involved in the political process one seat at a time.
Sign up to run today!
Today, we’re excited to partner with
@letamericavote
on the creation of the Local Election Authority Initiative! Learn more about our project and sign up to run:
BREAKING:
Following the shooting at their school Students from the UNC Chapel Hill chapter of March For Our Lives just got kicked out of their state legislature for demanding an end to gun violence. Shouting “VOTE THEM OUT”
Here’s your weekly reminder that school boards are a central focus of Republicans and far right hate groups. Make sure you have recruited candidates to run this year if you have an election (most districts do this annually). Check your election date. Don’t be caught flat-footed!
In case you forgot, tomorrow is Election Day🗳!!
After a long and arduous year, 525 RFS-endorsed candidates have made it on the ballot with the hopes of becoming elected officials.
Here are some fun facts and figures to start off your day:
CONGRATULATIONS to Rep.-elect
@Gantt4Florida
! She unseated an anti-choice incumbent that supported FL’s
#DontSayGay
bill! A lawyer & former teacher, she'll use her voice to speak for those who feel unseen, unheard, and forgotten.
Across the country, hundreds of young progressives are running for election administrator seats in an effort to support the 10,000+ local election jurisdictions in the U.S. (1/)
🚨 𝗪𝗜𝗡 🚨: Congrats to
@FabianDistrict
on your win for State House, District 66 in Mississippi! This win makes Fabian the first openly gay legislator in Mississippi history!
3. To do that, we have to know which levels of government have the biggest impact. Changing the federal government is important. But the elected officials who matter most in reforming police departments and the criminal justice system work at the state and local levels.
Recruiting, training and supporting progressive candidates everywhere is how we win. We’ve joined forces with
@swingleft
and
@arenasummit
to make a huge difference in 9 key states in 2020.
#GoGRP
Learn more today :
We started in Jan 2017 with the idea to recruit young people to run for office. 6 years later — we’ve recruited 125,000+ and elected 700+ young, diverse progressives. 🎉 👏🥳
Today, we want to get 600 people signed up. Let's
#CelebrateForSomething
: . 🎂
Let. Her. Speak.
The GOP’s authoritarian tactics have no end, so let us be clear: we will not be silenced. To our RFS alum
@ZoAndBehold
+ to the thousands of trans people across the nation fighting for their rights — we’re standing right beside you.
A public library in Alabama accidentally added a picture book to a list of potential titles to be removed from its children’s section because the author’s last name is ‘Gay,’ according to the library’s director.
‘Read Me a Story, Stella’ by Marie-Louise Gay was added to a list…
When asked how he deals with incivility as a progressive in a supermajority Republican legislature
@brotherjones_
said:
“I didn’t come to make friends, I came to make change.”
🗣️ Say. That. You can make change as a young lawmaker too. Get started at
Another one!!!!
@SuhasforVA
has just won his election for VA State House of Delegates, District 87!!!!!!!! Tonight's win makes Suhas the first Indian-American Delegate in Richmond!!!! ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
My name is Nick Roberts, and I was just sworn into the Indianapolis City Council.
I’m a 23-year old Democrat, and I am now the youngest elected official for any of America’s largest cities.
Can you RT and follow to help out Gen-Z Democrats?
What we just witnessed was a call to action. Channel your anger and frustration into helping a progressive candidate win in November.
Whatever you can do: phone bank, donate, canvas. We need you out there today.
The Minneapolis school board just voted to terminate the school district's contract with the city's police department, and to end the use of police officers as "school resource officers."
The vote was unanimous.
Yes, Texas, yes! ➡️ "A record 35 openly LGBTQ people will run for public office in Texas in 2018...19 of the LGBTQ candidates are female, and 16 are male. Five are transgender, three are African-American, and eight are Hispanic." via
@outsmarthouston
@micheleforfl
Another win out of Florida!
@MarcoGiron
has won his race for Miami-Dade County Community Council! With this win Marco becomes one of 28 openly LGBTQIA+ elected officials in the state!!
If you are a Floridan over 21 who's upset with the don't say gay bill you're old enough to run- find a state rep/sen who voted for it and run against them. If we don't make an example out of the politicians who voted for this bill, it will spread.
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