Running for office: how to assemble your team

So you’ve decided to run for office: you did your soul search, talked with your family, and you know you need to take this step into public service. Now you need to assemble a team that can help you win.

Running for Office: How to write a finance plan

To: Interested Parties

From: NextDems

Re: Writing a finance plan

Date: December 16, 2016

Political Memo

To: Interested Parties

From: NextDems

Re: Political memo

Date: December 23, 2016

This memo will be broken into two parts: what to do before you officially launch your campaign (or are still thinking…

Running for office: Filing requirements and deadlines

In order to show up on the ballot, you’ll have to file to run. Most candidates will have some sort of a public announcement indicating their intention to run. Consider this filing the private announcement.

Running for office: Key dates for candidates

This guide is intended to help first-time candidates run for office — it outlines key deadlines that you’ll want to keep in mind as you run. These deadlines will be different depending on where you’re running, and some of them might not apply based on…

Running for office: website & branding

Your branding is how you present yourself to the world. It affects the perception of your race and of how serious you are as a candidate.

Your website is the first introduction many people will have to you and your campaign. Making it…