Bernie Sanders partners with Run for Something to aid new progressive candidates

[Uncle Joe]

Vermont senator’s joint initiative aims to recruit and train those seeking public office, especially young people

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“I am writing to ask you to run for office. Yes, you,” Sanders wrote last month in an email to supporters, which included a link to a form that promised to connect interested parties with an organization that would provide information and training on running for office. “We need to elect progressives at every level in this country who are prepared to side with the working class in America and fight for an economy and government that works for all of us, not just the few.”

More than 5,000 people have already expressed interested through Sanders’ operation and have been connected to one of the partner organizations, including Run for Something, the group said.

“Young people aren’t waiting for the change we need – they’re stepping up to be that change,” Amanda Litman, the president of Run for Something, said in a statement announcing the partnership. “Our future depends on building a new generation of leaders, and with this partnership, we can reach even more young people ready to serve their communities and fight for change.”

Run for Something, founded in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s first election victory, helps recruit and support young progressive candidates interested in running for down-ballot races. The group said it has had more than 45,000 candidates sign up since election day – more than it had in its entire first three years.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/08/bernie-sanders-run-for-something