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Run For Something

Amanda Litman is the co-founder and executive director of Run for Something (and the author of a book by the same name) -- since launching in 2017, RFS has recruited 60,000 people to run for local off... Read more

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How to Run for Office

How to Run for Office

In the final episode of the Run for Something podcast, Amanda and co-founder Ross Morales Rocketto dig in on how to run ... Read more

14 Dec 2021

35mins

Ranked #2

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How Elsa Mejia Won in a Conservative Town & Became the First Indigenous City Councilmember in Madera, CA

How Elsa Mejia Won in a Conservative Town & Became the First Indigenous City Councilmember in Madera, CA

First, a programming note: Next week will be the last episode of this podcast! Then, a conversation with Elsa Mejia, an ... Read more

7 Dec 2021

21mins

Ranked #3

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Amber Sellers is the first Black woman elected to the Lawrence City Commission

Amber Sellers is the first Black woman elected to the Lawrence City Commission

In November, Amber Sellers became the first Black woman elected to the Lawrence City Commission in Kansas. At first, Amb... Read more

30 Nov 2021

30mins

Ranked #4

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Yes, We Elect Coroners: Sophia Garcia-Jackson in Chester County, PA

Yes, We Elect Coroners: Sophia Garcia-Jackson in Chester County, PA

In around 1300 counties across the country, we still elect coroners. Run for Something has worked with a handful of them... Read more

23 Nov 2021

27mins

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How to Keep Georgia Blue: A conversation with Gwinnett County Commissioners Ben Ku and Nicole Love Hendrickson

How to Keep Georgia Blue: A conversation with Gwinnett County Commissioners Ben Ku and Nicole Love Hendrickson

I talk with two members of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia -- Ben Ku and Chairwoman Nicole Love He... Read more

16 Nov 2021

27mins

Ranked #6

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Brianna Lennon explains what county clerk actually does & why you might want to be one

Brianna Lennon explains what county clerk actually does & why you might want to be one

First, a quick run-through of how previous guests did on Election Day, and some thoughts on VA & NJ. Then: We talk w... Read more

9 Nov 2021

32mins

Ranked #7

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Jasmine Crockett is not backing down from fighting for Texans

Jasmine Crockett is not backing down from fighting for Texans

First, a quick rundown of some of the previous guests who are on the ballot today -- some of the 271 Run for Something f... Read more

2 Nov 2021

36mins

Ranked #8

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If Kelly Krout Can Run a Family With 7 Kids, She Can Help Lead Arkansas

If Kelly Krout Can Run a Family With 7 Kids, She Can Help Lead Arkansas

When Kelly Ross Krout was a teenager, she fell into a crowd of Evangelical conservatives and identified as a Republican ... Read more

26 Oct 2021

32mins

Ranked #9

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Denzel McCambell is Fighting for Democracy in Detroit

Denzel McCambell is Fighting for Democracy in Detroit

Denzel McCambell grew up in Detroit as the son of social worker mom and an autoworker dad -- it was a union family. He a... Read more

19 Oct 2021

31mins

Ranked #10

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Shan Rose Wants to Let Kids Be Kids

Shan Rose Wants to Let Kids Be Kids

Shan Rose never imagined she'd be running for office. She's experienced teenage homelessness, lost her husband to gun vi... Read more

12 Oct 2021

25mins

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