There are two things we all know for sure: Love don’t come easy, and campaigns ain’t cheap. Whether you’re running for a statewide office or a school board seat, you have to run an excellent campaign. And an excellent campaign doesn’t come for free.
Is that fair? No. Is that good? Also, no. You shouldn’t have to be independently wealthy to run for office. The amount of money it takes to run a campaign is a hurdle that stops far too many good people from running.
We know that there is too much money in politics. But campaign finance reform has not happened in any meaningful way and until we have publicly financed campaigns, this is the game we have to play. To sit it out is to concede power to Republicans who have complete disdain for Democratic values, including an outright hostility to campaign finance reform.
We live our progressive values, and that includes paying our team members a living wage for their work, as well as treating them with respect and respecting their work/life balance. Progressive candidates who support a livable wage for their constituents need to put those values in action for their campaign teams, too. The Guerrilla Politic is a women-owned business right here in the Detroit area. Not only do we know local and statewide politics well, but when you hire Guerrilla Politic, you’re investing in your local economy.
We need more elected officials at all levels who are “everyday” people, like teachers, nurses, retirees, social workers, and people with experience navigating the criminal justice system. We need people who believe in science, support economic opportunity for all, want fully funded public schools, support health care for everyone, and who are anti-racist, pro-LGBTQ, and support women’s equality to run for office.
And that’s what we’re committed to doing: building the Democratic bench. We believe all races are important and all races deserve a professional and experienced team to help them win—no matter their budget.
But how do you find that team? Where do you get an experienced campaign manager and a skilled field director? Where do you get a professional website and who writes the content for it? Where do you get photos to use on mailers and walk lit? And who designs that content to be attractive and something people actually read?
Guess what? We do all of that. Our team has decades of combined experience in managing campaigns, graphic design, writing, campaign strategy, field, web design, social media management, ad creation and buying, fundraising, video production, photography, and a passion for getting progressive candidates elected to public office.
Candidates need to work hard AND smart. Successful campaigns are run by a team of professionals, not a handful of well-meaning volunteers or inexperienced unpaid interns. Campaigns are like start-ups. We respect that, and that’s why we craft curated plans for each one of our clients.
So if you want to run for office, no matter where you are in the process, we’d love to talk to you. We want you to work with us and we want you to win with us. Get in touch with us today.