In this moment when the Trump Administration and abusive state legislatures are sowing fear, dividing our communities and intimidating progressive local elected officials with threats to remove them from office, it is important for these local elected officials to have a network, a community and the resources to govern for all.
Every year, hundreds of movement organizations, c4s, political committees, state alignment tables and labor identify, cultivate and support hundreds of progressive candidates, many who go on to win their races. In February, we hosted a briefing to connect the existing movement pipeline to support the transition from candidate to elected as they step in these new roles to lead and govern.
We want to ensure these new and returning local elected officials know there is a place for them. A network of values-aligned elected officials ready to support them as they tread this new path.
That’s why we created this new guide for partners with resources on how you can connect values-aligned local elected officials to our network!
In the last ten years, Local Progress has built organizing and policy capacity that builds our members leadership skills to better collaborate with community, move strong policies, and organize collectively with other electeds in their state and across the country.
When a local elected joins Local Progress they are plugged into a network of people and resources that share their values. Many members in our network are the first, the first woman, the first Black, the first Latinx, the first immigrant, the first Asian, the first Muslim, the first LGBTQ+, the youngest elected within their governing body who are all navigating the local bureaucracy, while centering the experiences of historically marginalized communities and practicing collaborative governance.
Don’t forget to check out the new guide and share with other partners!
We want to hear from you, take ACTION today:
- Who are 1-2 local electeds you are most excited about in 2025? Who do you have an elected crush on?
- Who are the 2-3 candidates running for local office in 2025 that you are watching that we should have on our radar?
- Fill out this form by Friday, March 21st.
