Are you ready to join the revolution?
Acquiring and holding public office is a serious challenge for anyone, tools like the RunForOffice site make for a helpful place to start – what offices are up for election in your neighborhood?
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Run for Office
- Use the search tool to find the offices you are eligible to run for – RFO usually has all the information you need to get on the ballot.
- Take the free online course: How to run for office.
- Get a free voter file with all the voters in your district.
- Runforoffice is also offering a free trial of NationBuilder, check the Run For Office! link for details.
Some more thoughts from The Political Revolution PAC:
Campaigning for public office is time consuming and can be expensive. If you have a family, consider how running for office will affect them and others in your life. Public office may also put them in the spotlight and may decrease your available family time at home.
Fundraising can help you build financial backing but it is important to understand your financial situation before you declare a run for office.
You will be in the public eye, both during your campaign and while in office. You must uphold the highest civic and moral standards for yourself and understand that you will be acting on behalf of your entire community, should you win. Think hard about how you will conduct yourself, and make sure you have thought through the issues and your positions.
What is your background? Education, experience and occupation all play a critical role in running for office. You do not need a Political Science degree from Harvard to run, but voters will look at your background and education when they are deciding whom to vote for.
Carefully consider the position – What is important to you, what
issues are you passionate about and what do you think that you can do differently to make a positive change? If you
are involved with the local PTA and are passionate about local school issues, you should probably look into running
for the local school board rather than city council. If you have a prominent career, you may be hold up to scrutiny
that higher office involves, like Mayor or Congressperson.
What type of expertise should someone in that position have? Do you have it?