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In decisive victory, Melvin Priester wins seat on Jackson, MS city council

In Mississippi's democratic primary on Tuesday, attorney Melvin Priester won the Jackson city council seat of outgoing Councilman Chokwe Lumumba who left to pursue a bid for mayor. A Jackson native and first time candidate...

Cerritos council sweep, upset win in West Hollywood

Grassroots organizing paid off for proponents of term limits in West Hollywood, as Measure C took 62 percent of the vote last night. A similar measure failed in 1997 and incumbents have lost only twice in the city's histor...

The NationBuilder architect behind Kathleen Wynne's historic victory

Last week we featured NationBuilder Architect Digital Campaign Solutions (DCS) on NationBuilder Live, our daily webcasting program. DCS, which is based in Canada, builds websites and digital campaigns for progressive candi...

Anatomy of a NationBuilder municipal campaign

We often get questions from our political customers who are just launching on NationBuilder about how to most effectively leverage the platform's features. Here is a case study of an unlikely municipal candidate who used N...

From Hawaiian pageant queen to state elected official

Hawai'i House Representative Lauren Cheape Three Miss America contestants ran for office this past November. Only one was elected. Starting this month, Lauren Kealohilani Cheape, who won the title of Miss Hawai'i in 20...

NationBuilder on KPCC Radio: Making the difference in California's closest political races

Assembly candidate Richard Bloom One of our favorite Southern California Public radio stations, KPCC, aired a story yesterday about how integrated online and offline organizing with NationBuilder was able to make the d...

How Arizona grassroots organizers are using NationBuilder to change Arizona's future

Daria Ovide moved to Arizona from the East Coast with a single mission: take down Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The long-time Phoenix sheriff has been heavily criticized for his harsh policies toward illegal immigrants, treatment of...

Sasha Issenberg and Joe Green talk data and politics at NationBuilder

Earlier this week, we got a visit from Sasha Issenberg, Slate columnist and author of the new book, "The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns," which critics have called the "Moneyball" of politics. NationB...

In Arizona, NationBuilder gives senate and house candidates the edge

Juan Mendez For six legislative candidates in Arizona, NationBuilder had a real impact on the outcome of their races. Steve Farley, who ran for state senate after serving three terms in the house, beat out Republican T...