You Pledge, We Have Your Back.
Every candidate Us supports signs the pledge: one line that commits you to a cause greater than yourself. Then, we work to even the playing field between you and the careerists. We help you reach and persuade more voters, and, when you win, we help you enact ideas that improve people's lives.
After 10 years in elected office, I will never run again.
What it prevents
- Lifelong officeholders, insulated from the real world.
- Endless office-hopping, just to stay in office.
- A career of service to lobbyists and donors.
- Entitlement to a seat, at the expense of the next generation.
What it provides
- Politicians who will have to live in the world they make.
- More focus on the job the elected official was hired to do.
- More freedom to follow one's conscience.
- Elections freer from the power of incumbency.
Pledge → Run → Apply → Win → Govern. Then home.
- Step 01
Pledge
Sign it before anything else: if you are lucky enough to serve, you will cap your time in elected office. Candidates, sign the pledge here.
- Step 02
Run
File the paperwork, build your team, and launch your campaign. You run your own race, focused on your voters.
- Step 03
Apply
Apply to be backed by Us. We target races based on the seat and the moment. Then our members decide the endorsement. Candidates, apply here.
- Step 04
Win
Us independently campaigns to elect our endorsed candidates: digital, mail, field, and more. We fund our efforts entirely through member dues.
- Step 05
Govern. Then home.
Stay focused. Serve the public. Make lives better. Then honor your pledge, return to live in the world you helped shape, and let the next person run.
Two visions of politics.
| Us | Standard political playbook | |
|---|---|---|
| Who we back | Citizens who have signed the pledge. | Whoever already has the seat. |
| How we fund the campaign | Membership dues. | Quarter-end spam texts, big-donor calls, and workdays spent dialing for dollars. |
| When the torch is passed | The incumbent loses, leaves, or serves 10 years in office. | Death or scandal. |
| Who the candidate answers to | Their conscience, neighbors, and families. | The lobbyists and donors they need to stay in office. |