John,
As 2020 approaches, we’re building a clear plan to get a new wave of Green New Deal champions into office next year. Today, we’re announcing the first step of that plan:
We’re launching a ten-state field program to elect Green New Deal champions in 2020. In Wisconsin, Michigan, Montana, California, Maine, Georgia, Iowa, New Hampshire, and Colorado, State Directors will lead teams of organizers in campaigns to replace establishment Democrats and vulnerable Republicans with Green New Deal champions in swing districts up and down the ballot.
We’re currently looking for skilled organizers to hire as Sunrise State Directors in Wisconsin, Michigan, Montana, California, Georgia and Maine. Interested? Apply now. Know someone who could make a good candidate? Forward them this application.
In 2020, young people will be the largest bloc of eligible voters in the US.1 That means our generation’s votes will be decisive next year in elections across the country.
Our field program is ready to capitalize on that opportunity by going all-in on youth voter turnout in key races. Our full-time field organizers will support Sunrise Hubs to build mass volunteer teams who will: Talk with hundreds of thousands of voters about the Green New Deal and ask them to commit to voting for Green New Deal champions; Organize powerful climate strikes to keep the Green New Deal in the national spotlight; and continually push candidates on their positions, holding them accountable to our future.
Check out the full State Director job description and apply now--or pass this opportunity on to someone you know who could be a good candidate.
Our generation holds the key to electing Green New Deal champions at every level of government. We have a historic opportunity--now let’s seize it.
Ahmed Gaya
Sunrise Field Director
P.S. Can you chip in to help us hire the six new State Directors we need to build this field program and elect a wave of Green New Deal champions in 2020?
P.P.S. Sunrise is also hiring currently for 8 other full-time positions! Click here to check out all the job descriptions and apply.
1. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2017/07/31/millennials-will-soon-be-the-largest-voting-bloc-in-america/
