John -- It’s no secret that Congressional leaders are out of touch with the needs of regular-working people. They think the politics of platitudes and empty campaign slogans are enough to engage the American electorate. 

Why are they so out of touch? It’s all in the numbers:

• 60 - The average age of Congressional leaders in both chambers
   
• 24.2 - The percentage of women serving in Congress
   
• 24.3 - The percentage of people of color serving in Congress
   
• 48 - The percentage of members of Congress who are millionaires
   

Congress doesn’t look like our country, and that must change. All signs point to one thing -- representation matters; representation affects policy making. Brand New Congress will continue to recruit, train and empower a new generation of progressive activists and organizers who not only look like their communities, but truly share their communities values. 

With your contribution of $5 today we’ll have the resources we need to prepare an unprecedented number of progressive leaders to run in 2022.

Electing a Brand New Congress means fresh faces and fresh ideas. Progress, not platitudes. Political change, not political dynasties. A new generation of leadership that believes in policies like Medicare for all, the Green New Deal and a living wage is ready to serve.

Will you join our fight and contribute $5 to help us elect progressive activists and organizers all over the country?