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Run For Something

Oct 27, 2020

Chokwe Pitchford is running to flip a much-needed Michigan state house seat and give Democrats the majority in the chamber. In this interview, we talk through his story, the moment he decided to run, how he deals with imposter syndrome, and as a treat, he gives us the director's commentary on the ads he wrote, produced,...


Oct 20, 2020

Kim Jackson is an Episcopal priest born in the south, a queer Black woman married to a Muslim scholar, and after November, she'll be one of the first openly LGBT members of the Georgia state senate. We talked about how she felt called to serve --  in faith and in politics -- and the tension between the two,...


Oct 13, 2020

Gabby Salinas came to the United States from Bolivia when she was diagnosed with cancer as a child. The Memphis community took her family in and cared for her -- and then showed itself to be even more welcoming when Gabby's father and sister died in a car crash that also paralyzed her pregnant mother. A few years...


Oct 6, 2020

Brittney Rodas grew up working poor in the Poconos -- her dad was a veteran, an alcoholic, and struggled with mental health issues. He was denied Medicaid because his income from Social Security was $7 over the limit. Shortly after he died, Brittney decided to run for office -- now the 25 year old mom of two is working...