Run for Something was launched on January 20th, 2017 with a simple premise:
Run for Something will recruit and support young, diverse progressives to run for down-ballot races in order to build sustainable power for Democrats in all 50 states.
Between 2017 and 2021, Run for Something elected 637 candidates to offices ranging from state legislator to county clerk, and everything in between. Our candidates come from all walks of life – teachers, doctors, activists, environmentalists, stay-at-home dads, librarians, college students – and they represent communities that have been historically excluded or discouraged from running for office.
These candidates continue to win because they run grassroots-powered campaigns focused on local issues that matter to their constituents…and we are there to help them every step of the way.
The Working Families Party is regular people coming together across our differences to make a better future for us all. We’re a multiracial party that fights for workers over bosses and people over the powerful. We want an America which realizes the promise – unrealized in our history – of freedom and equality for all.
We elect Democratic pro-choice women to office.
Our work is centered on a fundamental vision: When women win, we all win.
Emily's List website and YouTube channel both have recorded videos for candidate training on topics such as data gathering, graphic design, and how to run in a primary. See the Data Gathering training video below for an example.