Dear Friend,

Thanks for joining us! I’m Eddie Kurtz, the executive director of Courage Campaign. I want to personally welcome you and let you know more about what we do and where you fit in.

Courage Campaign organizes the people of California to demand courage from our leaders, including elected officials, corporate CEOs, and others with power and influence. Powered by 1.4 million members, we mobilize online and offline in our communities to insist our leaders prioritize the wellbeing of their constituents.

California is the biggest, most diverse state in the nation and the fifth largest economy in the world. Our country needs California to lead by example to prove that progressive policy and inclusive democracy work -- and, most importantly, that they make lives better.

The influence California has is not overlooked by corporations who just last year spent $300 million lobbying on legislation and nearly a half billion dollars influencing statewide ballot measures. But we have a secret weapon: your voice. We specialize in people-powered accountability. Let us show you what we’re up to and how you can join us:

• In 2016, Courage Campaign launched Courage Score to reveal the courage (or lack thereof) shown by California legislators. It’s the first progressive scorecard in California politics that tracks legislators’ voting records across a variety of issues. 


  
  CourageScore.org continues to send shockwaves through the capitol each year. As one progressive legislator told the Los Angeles Times, “For weeks following the launch of Courage Campaign’s report card, lawmakers were complaining about it. It struck a chord. Some of my colleagues...weren’t used to being held accountable for their votes.”(1)
  
  Find your legislator, learn about their voting record, and contact them at CourageScore.org.


• In 2018, we ran #CaliforniaCounts, a campaign to win back the House by turning out often overlooked voters in the most vulnerable Republican districts, such as young voters and voters of color. We joined with our partners to make over 400,000 calls, send more than 380,000 texts, and reach over 500,000 Latinx voters through a celebrity robocall. It was thanks to these courageous voters that Democrats swept all seven of the targeted seats and won back the House! 

We will change the direction our nation is headed by working together. We must win progressive victories in California to prove to the nation that a better future is possible.

Keep an eye out for our emails and visit our website to see how you can help right now! And don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Welcome to the team,

Eddie, along with Analeeza, Annie, Brenna, Caitlin, Diego, Gabby, Lindsay, Mai, Mary, Molly, Raquel, and Scottie (the Courage team)

Footnote:
1. http://beta.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-liberal-energy-legislature-20170507-story.html

Courage Campaign fights for a more progressive California and country. We are an online community powered by more than 1.4 million members.