Posts Tagged ‘candidate training’
5 Steps to Get your Campaign off the Ground
When starting a campaign for office, there are a couple of things you need to know to get your campaign off the ground. Save the date Knowing when things are due is half the battle. It’s not just the date of the election that matters. Find out the filing deadlines, add them to your calendar,…
Read More9 Ways to Build a Dynamic Campaign Website
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Every company, cause, organization, and even government agency has their own website, and political campaigns are no exception to that rule. All candidates need to have a presence online to spread their message and present themselves to voters, and that starts with a website. On local campaigns, however, many candidates don’t use their websites…
Read MoreWisconsin Assemblyman John Macco Helps Return $8.5 Million to Local Schools
John Macco has been serving as Wisconsin’s 88th Assemblyman since his election in 2014. He came from a business and finance background and now serves proudly on the committees of Audit, Jobs and Finance and the Ways and Means Committee. “I am invested in the financial system of Wisconsin,” Macco said. “I’m most proud of…
Read More4 Signs that You Should Run for Office
Did you know that you can run a successful campaign for under $1,000? BJ Murphy, the youngest elected Mayor of Kinston, North Carolina, recently wrote an article with the top four ways to run a local campaign on a small budget. By running a highly organized and relationship-oriented campaign, you can make a lot of…
Read MoreLocal Campaigns Webinar Series: Three Recordings
With spring elections right around the corner, American Majority launched a Local Campaigns Webinar Series to equip new leaders. The series focuses on campaigns run at the local level (municipal, county, and school board). If you are running for local office, have ever thought about running for office, helping with a campaign or understanding more…
Read MorePodcast: Political Activism Wisconsin Style with Matt Batzel
American Majority National Executive Director Matt Batzel was highlighted on Commonwealthy.com Podcast Series
Read MoreDan Eubanks Wins Mississippi State Rep Primary: “Huge Earthquake”
UPDATE: Dan Eubanks defeated Democrat Harold D. Harris on November 3, 2015 in the District 25 state House race. Dan Eubanks was one of four conservatives in Desoto County, Mississippi to defeat anti-school choice incumbent legislators in August. The conservative group Empower Mississippi was instrumental in their success. As stated in Jackson Jambalaya: “A huge earthquake…
Read MoreSecrets from the Campaign Trail
I’m Elizabeth Sanford, a veteran local political operative with a 90 percent win record in California and Oregon, and I’m going to let you in on a secret…
Read MoreRunning for Office: Dealing with Public Speaking Nervousness
Are you thinking about running for local office, but are nervous about public speaking? Changing how you prepare for the speech may ease your nerves. Stop trying to write the speech. Maybe you’re great at communicating with people, but you aren’t a strong writer. So don’t write it! Especially if you are a beginner. Later…
Read MoreBrian Mast: Double Amputee Special Operations* Veteran Runs for Congress
Brian Mast lost both legs to an IED while serving Joint Special Operations* Command as an explosives expert in Afghanistan. Military service had been a huge part of Brian’s identity and the idea of losing his purpose was devastating. However, he remembers lying in the hospital telling his wife that the best thing he did…
Read MoreA New Beginning in Vermont
Last week saw some significant victories by American Majority in normally liberal Burlington, VT. Three of four candidates who worked with the organization in January and ran in Burlington won their races. This included Scot Shumski who attended American Majority’s candidate training in Burlington on January 18th and ran for the school board. He successfully ousted…
Read MoreAll 66 American Majority Trained New Leaders Advance to April
American Majority Helps Change the Shape of Local Boards Mequon,WI- Over the last several months, American Majority Wisconsin staff has been training new local leaders across the state who then decided to take the challenge and run for office. After yesterday’s primary election, all 66 of these American Majority trained leaders have advanced to the…
Read More2014 Starts Now: 5 Things You Can Do
Next year is year six of a controversial presidency. The 2014 midterm election cycle will not only be a referendum on the direction of our nation, but will stand as a referendum on the purpose and strength of the local activist groups that have formed over the last several years.
Read MoreBusiness Principles for Your Campaign
At American Majority, we think it’s critical for campaigns to have lots of information and training resources at their finger tips. Not only do we produce a lot of helpful resources, but each week we want to share with you some of the articles that we believe you might find helpful. Check out this week’s recommended…
Read MoreHolding Your Representatives Accountable: “Vetting Principled Candidates”
We’re excited to share these tips from friend of American Majority Marty Hiles, a local political expert from Waxahachie, Texas. We, conservatives, have become a suspicious group, and with just cause I may add. We have been fooled time and time again by candidates who tell us one thing while campaigning and then do the…
Read MoreWisconsin Performer Tom Anthony Wins County Supervisor Primary
When you work full-time and head up a Vegas-style big band, it seems like you’d have little time for anything else. But not Tom Anthony. When a longtime State Assemblyman retired and decided to run for County Supervisor, Anthony, a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, decided there was room on his schedule for one more thing:…
Read MoreSanta Clarita, CA Candidate Training
American Majority’s Training Bomb, September 17th, 2011
On September 17th, 2011, we will celebrate the 224th anniversary of the signing of our Constitution. It is one of the greatest political documents in history, and has provided us with a roadmap to become the most prosperous and free nation the world has ever seen. But in 2011, the principles of limited government and individual freedom are in…
Read MoreTulsa, OK Candidate Training
Columbus, OH Candidate Training
Never Too Early to Think About 2012
Today, the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) announced their estimate of an additional $636 million of revenue over the next three years due to an increase in the LFB’s projection of Wisconsin tax collections. If liberals were running the show in Madison, we would likely already be hearing how the money should be spent as…
Read MoreCandidate, Campaign Manager and Activist Training with True the Vote, Oconomowoc WI
West Chester, OH Candidate/Campaign Manager Training
What Elections?
If I were to walk up to a random person today and ask him/her to share their thoughts on the upcoming spring elections in Kansas, I’m willing to bet that the response would be, “What elections?” These elections are so often forgotten about, and so few people actually vote in them, let alone volunteer on…
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