Hey John,

In case you missed it, Run for Something has been catching a lot of buzz lately.

Maybe we're born with it, or maybe it's because we've just launched Clerk Work — one of the biggest investments ever in electing pro-democracy candidates to election administration roles across the country. 

Or maybe it's because we're going ALL IN on our work to elect diverse young progressives up and down the ballot, all across the country; to challenge the status quo and bring lasting, transformational change to our political system. 

It could be, quite possibly, that the stakes have become exponentially higher with the likelihood of Roe being overturned.

Whatever the reason for the buzz, we know we’ve got to keep working because protecting democracy deserves all the attention in the world. 

This is a decisive moment in our country's history. The problems we face are daunting — climate change, attacks on our democracy, discriminatory anti-LGBTQ laws, and now the likelihood of a post-Roe America — but with a fierce and determined group of diverse young progressives and activists ready at the helm, we can tackle any challenge head-on.

The stakes are high, and we're going to need to raise more money than we ever have. Donate to elect diverse young progressives up and down the ballot to secure lasting political power and change the direction of this country. 

Let's go,

Run for Something

READ SOMETHING

Politico: Fighting Trump, Dems launch plan to elect thousands of local election supervisors

Amanda Litman and Ross Morales Rocketto, Run for Something’s co-founders, call the project “Clerk Work” — a way-down-the-ballot effort of the type that Democratic donors and national groups have traditionally struggled to focus on. But as Trump continues to promulgate election conspiracy theories, the role of little-known election administrators — charged with planning, implementing and certifying election results in a hyper-localized system — has suddenly emerged as a key part of safeguarding American democracy.

The Washington Post: Hungry for change, Gen Z tries something new: Running for local office

“They’re everywhere. They’re not centered in blue or urban environments, and it’s all kinds of offices — school board to county commission to state legislature,” said Amanda Litman, executive director of Run for Something, a group that supports young people for local and state office. For this year’s midterm elections, 22 of the 259 candidates they’ve endorsed are Gen Z. Most are people of color, Litman said, and many have an “expansive understanding” of gender and sexual orientation.

New York Times: Democrats Aim to Use Abortion Rights to Jolt State Legislative Races

Amanda Litman, a co-founder of Run for Something, which recruits young progressives to run for office, said her group had seen “a meaningful spike in candidate recruitment” since Justice Alito’s draft leaked.

“I expect this is only the beginning,” Ms. Litman added.

LISTEN TO SOMETHING

What a Day Podcast: Amanda Litman joins What a Day to discuss Run for Something's new program called Clerk Work dedicated to recruiting and supporting thousands of candidates for local offices in charge of running elections.

Run for Something is a grassroots-powered organization that recruits and empowers young progressives running for local office, with the goal of winning permanent power for decades to come. We've elected over 600 diverse young progressives to power by relying on support from grassroots donors pitching in a little to create big change. Please chip in now to help our candidates continue running and winning.