Hi John,
In Texas, they’re trying to erase us.
Republican leaders just rammed through racially gerrymandered redistricting maps—designed to silence Black and Latinx voters, working families, young people, and renters.
But our alumni?
They’re not staying quiet.
They’re not backing down.
They’re done waiting their turn.
Rep. Lauren Ashley Simmons stood up on the House floor and called it what it is: “state-sanctioned voter suppression.”
Rep. Jessica González powerfully declared “You don’t scare us!”
Rep. Erin Zwiener dismantled the GOP’s lies on public record.
Rep. Mihaela Pleșa made national headlines by ripping up her Department of Safety escort form—a defiant protest against being surveilled for doing her job.
Rep. John Bucy, Rep. Cassandra Hernandez, and Rep. Venton Jones are holding the line alongside their colleagues.
This isn’t performative. This is what real leadership looks like.
And every single one of them came through the Run for Something pipeline.
We backed them when no one was watching. And now they’re showing the nation what courage looks like.
But we can’t stop here.
When power is abused at the top, we build it at the bottom.
That’s the Run for Something model.
We’ve just endorsed 50+ new candidates—our biggest August class yet—and we need your help to fuel their campaigns.
Will you step up right now?
Donate $25 to help our candidates win now.
Donate $50 and support our next class of leaders.
Donate monthly to fuel year-round resistance.
We're backing leaders who:
✨ Smash glass ceilings (and don’t stick around to clean up the mess)
✨ Turn survival into policy, pain into power
✨ Make housing a right—not a luxury
✨ Shift the vibe of what leadership looks and feels like
Meet the new class →
This is what momentum looks like. But we need you in this fight.
If you’ve ever asked:
“What can I do about all this?”
—this is it.
Help us elect the next Rep. Simmons. The next Sen. Ortiz. The next Allie Phillips.
We’ll fight like hell. But only if we have your support.
