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Inside a first run for city council

How Wendy Wheatcroft made the transition from elementary school teacher, to community advocate, to first-time candidate in San Diego Wendy Wheatcroft’s journey to activism and politics started in classrooms—both during he...

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Five reasons you can (and should) run for office

The causes you care about need your help Our partners at VoteRunLead, whose mission is to empower and provide the resources for women to run for office, expect to have 30,000 new women trained to run by 2020, with 60% bei...

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How party on the rise PTB-PVDA gained 35 seats in Belgian parliament

The Workers’ Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA) launched highly targeted phone banking campaigns to get out the vote in local and national elections and become one of the top five parties in Belgium.

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How political outsider Andrew Yang grew his base and qualified for the 2019 debates

This Democratic challenger made the transition from internet meme to grassroots movement and drove early fundraising success by mobilizing his committed fan base, the Yang Gang.

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Unite America built a networked infrastructure for independent candidates in U.S. elections

What began as an idea in 2013 has become a full-fledged movement to disrupt the two-party system in the U.S.—supporting thirty endorsed independent candidates across nine states in the 2018 midterms.

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Kerryn Phelps won the Wentworth seat in a historic by-election

A nationally-renowned doctor and marriage equality advocate ran as an independent and won a parliamentary seat held by Australia’s Liberal party for the last century.

Hey ladies! Women make a splash in the November elections

Kshama Sawant Election days are big for us at NationBuilder. From school board and city council races, to mayoral elections, thousands of candidates were voted into new positions earlier this month. According to the ...

First Somali-American elected to the Minneapolis City Council

Abdi Warsame A little over a week ago, local elections swept the country. In Minnesota, Abdi Warsame won a seat on the Minneapolis City Council representing Ward 6. He took nearly 64% of the votes in his run against th...

Behind the deli counter or on Reddit: Rep. Diane Russell knows how to rally support

Maine Rep. Diane Russell Representative Diane Russell is a connector. Long before assuming office in 2008, Russell had a fundamental belief in connecting one-on-one with her community. After college, she worked full-t...