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Natalie Cashen, a pharmacology researcher and first-time candidate running for the Vermont House in Milton and Georgia, is campaigning on household affordability, responsible growth, and food and farm security.
By Katia Torres
Dr. Amy Chai, an internal medicine physician and the Republican nominee in Connecticut's 1st Congressional District, is campaigning on federal spending transparency, addiction prevention, and term limits.
By Katia Torres
Adrian P. Carter, a Florence native and former public defender running for South Carolina House District 60, is campaigning on criminal justice reform, a state minimum wage, and “people over politics.”
By Katia Torres
DeVelle Jackson, an independent running for Congress in Minnesota's 5th District, wants to give voters a third option — a representative who puts people before the party.
By Katia Torres
Mike Montiel, a Pascua Yaqui veteran running for Arizona State Senate in Legislative District 7, is campaigning on rural funding, public education reform, and greater state consensus with tribal governments.
By Katia Torres
Arizona Independent Party nominee for Governor Teri Ann Hourihan, a licensed counselor and healthcare company owner, is campaigning against corporate money and party pressure while pushing for AHCCCS reform and housing…
By Katia Torres
Making his second run for Florida's 14th congressional district, small business owner John Peters is campaigning on a deliberately narrow platform: term limits, a balanced budget amendment, and Social Security solvency.
By Katia Torres
Running for Governor of Florida on the slogan “Returning Florida Back to the People and the People Back to God,” Daniel Nokovich spoke with Civoren about power, water, healthcare, and the family losses behind them.
By Katia Torres
Running as an independent socialist for Congress, Kshama Sawant is challenging longtime congressman Adam Smith. The former Seattle City Council member spoke with Civoren about why she's running, her record in local…
By Katia Torres
Seeking re-election to the Orphans' Court, Marc Knapp wants voters to understand the importance of a court that affects families during some of the most difficult moments of their lives. With decades of legal and…
By Katia Torres
Running for the Somerset County Board of Education, first-time candidate Sharyn Yuloff believes voters deserve more than campaign slogans. With decades of experience in education, business, and nonprofit leadership, she…
By Katia Torres
For Tamika Mapp, a candidate for New York State Assembly District 68, voters deserve more than campaign slogans — they deserve clear information about the people seeking to represent them. Housing, she says, is the…
By Katia Torres
After nearly three decades in Prince George's County Council District 9, longtime community advocate and educator Eleanor A. Washington is running to give residents direct access to the people seeking to represent them.…
By Katia Torres
Paterson’s mayoral race is the kind of local election that can change the feel of a city. It decides who answers for public safety, taxes, development, neighborhood services, schools-adjacent politics, and the everyday…
By Adam Rose and Sam Alston
The Newark City Council At-Large race may be one of the most crowded and revealing contests in New Jersey local politics. Ward races tell you
By Adam Rose and Sam Alston
Newark mayoral elections are never just about City Hall. They are about who gets to define the city’s next chapter: its development boom, its neighborhood power, its public safety strategy, its schools, its housing…
By Adam Rose and Sam Alston
The race for Los Angeles County Assessor sounds technical until voters realize what the office controls. This is the office responsible for dis
By Adam Rose and Sam Alston
The Los Angeles County sheriff’s race is not a sleepy local contest. It is a fight over who gets to command one of the most powerful law enforcement offices in America’s largest county system — an office that touches…
By Adam Rose and Sam Alston
Louisiana’s redistricting fight has moved from the courtroom into the campaign calendar. The state is no longer debating only which congressional map can survive judicial review. It is now deciding which candidates get…
By Adam Rose and Sam Alston
Abderazak Ali lost his race for mayor of Hopkins by a wide margin. A few months later, he did not retreat from politics. He moved up the ballot. ![Abderazak Ali Is Testing Whether a Viral
By Adam Rose and Sam Alston
A district council race asks candidates to know one part of a county deeply. An at-large race asks something harder: can a candidate make voters across Montgomery County feel like they are part of the same political…
By Adam Rose and Sam Alston
The race for Prince George’s County Council in District 9 should not be treated like a warm-up act for bigger politics. For the communities in [this distric
By Adam Rose and Sam Alston
David Trone left Maryland’s 6th Congressional District to run for Senate. [April McClain Del
By Adam Rose and Sam Alston
Maryland Democrats entered 2026 with a rare question on their hands: In a state they already dominate, should they redraw the congressional map again to make it even harder for Republicans to win? ![Maryland’s…
By Adam Rose and Sam Alston
When it comes to small-scale elections, visibility is everything. Campaigns live or die by their ability to reach voters where they are. At Cornell University, candidates across student government, clubs, and…
By Virginia Liang
What if a single page could turn a curious voter into a committed supporter? Elevra allows you to do that by putting all of your most important campaign information all in one place. Your Elevra page is the first stop…
By Virginia Liang
A great lawn sign doesn’t just show your name \- it stops someone in their tracks. On a busy street, you have only a split second to make an impression. For campaign managers, that means your design needs to do more…
By Virginia Liang