John—

I want to take a moment to thank you—really thank you—for being a part of the Run for Something community.

Whether you’ve toyed with the idea of running, or you’re just excited to help unseat entrenched politicians who’ve kept our system locked up for too long, you’re part of something bigger here.

We’re not tinkering around the edges. We’re changing the system. That only happens when people like you show up, give their time and money, and refuse to accept business as usual.

Here are a few exciting things you need to know about:

• Amidst all the horrors, nearly all of our Run for Something candidates in elections won last week. 

• • 👏 Congrats to Keanuü Smith-Brown, Julio Mejia, Lydia King, Willie Burnley, Jr., Bryce Kaw-uh, Andrew Smith, and Erin Turowski, who all won their primaries and will be moving on to the general election.

• 🎉 Almost 1,000 people signed up to run for office just in the last week. Our overall pipeline now exceeds 230,000 people—the largest candidate pipeline around.

• 🤞 We’ve got one more round of 2025 endorsements to come at the end of this month. Stay tuned for a full round-up of all the incredible leaders that are doing the damn thing now.

And if you’re looking for something to warm your heart: Watch this video of Dr. Andrea Cazales and Elijah King, two of our endorsed candidates running for the same city council seat in Durham, NC, urging young people to get involved in the election.

With your continued support, we’ll keep growing our power until the old guard can’t ignore us anymore.

From the bottom of my heart: thank you for believing in this fight, and for being part of this community.

Let’s keep at it.

Amanda Litman

Co-Founder & President

Run for Something

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