Ilya Sheyman
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Political activism
In 2012, Sheyman ran for the Democratic nomination for Congress in Illinois's 10th Congressional District, coming in second in a four-way race. As the Chicago Sun Times described, "Sheyman did well—he gained 38.6 percent of the vote to Schneider’s 46.9 percent—demonstrating that there is a substantial progressive base vote in the district."
In his race, Sheyman was endorsed by former Vermont Governor and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, former Senator Russ Feingold, Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chairs Representatives Raul Grijalva and Keith Ellison, and Representative Danny Davis. Other notable endorsers included Democracy for America, MoveOn.org, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, the Sierra Club, the Council for a Livable World and Citizen Action/Illinois; AFSCME Council 31, the Illinois Federation of Teachers, Sheet Metal Workers Local 73, the United Steelworkers and the International Longshoremen’s Association-AFL-CIO.
Previously, Sheyman worked as an organizer for A+ Illinois, a statewide advocacy organization that worked to improve the quality and funding of public schools, for then-Senator Barack Obama as constituent services intern in veterans' and military affairs, as online organizing manager for TrueMajority.org/USAction, as the field director for Democracy for America and as National Mobilization Director for Moveon.org.
Endorsing Keith Ellison
Millennial Leaders Endorse Keith Ellison for DNC Chair was posted February 2017.
Young people have been at the forefront of every major struggle in our country to make real the promise of democracy. During the last election cycle, our generation played a pivotal role in bringing economic and racial justice to the forefront of political dialogue, and now we are marching in the streets, rallying at airports, and at town halls resisting Donald Trump’s cabinet and his agenda of hatred and greed.
That’s why we endorse Representative Keith Ellison for DNC Chair. We believe he can activate the millennial base of the party by working with the movements we have powered.
Signatories included Ilya Sheyman, Executive Director, MoveOn.org Political Action.
National Leading From the Inside Out Alum
Ilya Sheyman, Executive Director, MoveOn.org, was a 2014 Rockwood Leadership Institute National Leading From the Inside Out Alum.[1]
National Advisory Board
The National Advisory Board of the Working Families Organization is comprised of representatives from national progressive organizations and from each of our state organizations.
Board in January 2016;
- Brandon Davis, SEIU
- Ilya Sheyman, Moveon.org
- Rafael Navar, CWA
- Brian Kettenring, Center for Popular Democracy
- Ana Maria Archila, Center for Popular Democracy
Movement Voter Project Advisory Board
Movement Voter Project Advisory Board members, as of January 24, 2018 included Ilya Sheyman.[2]