Whether you’re thinking of the U.S. Senate or a local school board, come learn the basics of running for elected office: Motivation, Message, Money, and Mechanics.
The session for this event took place November 11, 2017 in the Chase Center at Vermont Law School.
You can view the session in its entirety below:
Panel moderated by former Governor Madeleine Kunin
Message: Randy Brock and Sen. Joe Benning
Legal Requirements, Money, Mechanics
Featured speakers
Kathleen Falk
Visiting Professor of Law
Madeleine Kunin
Former Governor of Vermont
Randy Brock
Former State Auditor
Mayor Liz Gamache
Mayor of Saint Albans, VT
Sen. Joe Benning
Vermont Senate, Caledonia-Orange District
Sen. Alison Clarkson
Vermont Senate, Windsor District
Robert Sand
Assistant Professor of Law
Sarah Buxton
Former Member, Vermont House of Representatives
Jim Condos
Vermont Secretary of State
Ruth Hardy
Executive Director, Emerge Vermont
Melissa Mulliken
Resources
Books and Articles
- How to Win a Local Election: A Complete Step-By-Step Guide, (2007) by Judge Lawrence Grey
- The Making of the President, (1964) by Theodore White
- Living a Political Life, (1994) by Madeleine Kunin
- Boy Genius: Karl Rove, the Brains Behind the Remarkable Political Triumph of George W. Bush, (2003) by Lou Dubose, et al
- Believer: My Forty Years in Politics, (2015) by David Axelrod
Organizations and Websites
- How to Run for Political Office
- Vermont Secretary of State Website, Nuts and bolts
- The New American Leaders Projects, Moving Democracy Forward
- Campaign Management Workshop, from the Leadership Institute
- Wellstone, arming progressives with the strategies and skills to win.