Running for Office
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Anonymous
| My husband has recently decided to run for office in 2020. We are in our early 30's. He has held many positions in DC such as working for the Chamber of Commerce, but we are unsure where to start. We are looking to move back to the mid west and run there. Any advice or guidance would be extremely helpful. |
Anonymous
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This article has great info towards the end on candidate training...
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2017/01/how_to_run_for_office.html I'm also considering running for office. Good luck to your spouse! |
Anonymous
| He's worked for the Chamber, but what real-world experience does he have? I would spend the next three years building contacts and leadership experience. Business leadership experience if he's a Republican. Community leadership experience if he's a Democrat. |
Anonymous
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OP here! Thanks!
Any idea how middle class people go about the funds needed? |
Anonymous
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1. move someplace
2. learn about the issues there 3. make connections there 4. decide if your current politicians are doing a good job 5. if not, run for office "the midwest" is a big place. Parts of it are already ably represented by members of whatever party your husband is. People don't just move someplace and get elected. |
Anonymous
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Voters (especially those in less transient places) don't like candidates who just moved into the neighborhood so they could run for office.
I would move, rack up some accomplishments, meet as many people as you can, and then see if you can rally support for a local issue that your husband can fix. And don't list "worked for the Chamber" as an accomplishment. The rest of the country sort of looks down on that. |
Anonymous
| What about all of the other people in that area of the Midwest who have been working in the community, paying their dues, waiting for whatever seat to open up? Does your husband just plan to swoop in and run for a Congressional seat? Or is he going to start with something like the school board and work his way up? |
Anonymous
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OP here! He spent his whole life into his 20's in Ohio, has been here in DC for 4 years. His whole family is still there, along with lifelong friends. We are not career "DC" people. He is looking to start somewhere local or state level. He's not looking to "swoop" anything up from under anyone, nor do I think he could steal something as high up as a Senate seat, he's just looking to make an honest change in a state that needs it from the ground up.
He was devastated when OH went red this year, and is looking to make a positive difference. |
Anonymous
| What part of Ohio? Ohio is like three states in one. |
Anonymous
I think his timeline is longer than three years. |
Anonymous
| I don't think Ohio went red because there wasn't a blue candidate swooping in from D.C. to save Ohioans from themselves. In fact, this mentality may be the reason Ohio went red. |
Anonymous
Exactly. |
Anonymous
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Not true. Ohio goes red because people like them move to places like D.C. Ohio is saturated with good places for him to run. Look into Cleveland or Columbus. Stay away from rural areas. Look at polling data for places that were blue or borderline blue. Make those your target areas to look to move to.
Good luck! Most of these people up above just sit on a forum all day instead of going out and try to make a difference. I applaud you! |