National Electoral Strategy Proposal
National Electoral Strategy Proposal was an August 2018 letter to the Democratic Socialists of America NPC.
Executive Summary
This document puts forth an electoral strategy for DSA based on the following set of principles:
1. Locals will have the authority to choose their own electoral strategies.
2. The National Electoral Committee will be elected, transparent, and accountable, and its primary role will be to support locals in their electoral work through skills building.
3. The NEC will focus on helping to build each chapter's capacity to create independent electoral structures and facilitating cross-local collaboration and communication.
4. Electoral, as only one aspect of building power, will to the greatest extent possible be the natural extension of other local campaigns around issues like housing, racial justice, mutual aid, etc.[1]
Co-signers
- Jamal Abed-Rabbo, Chicago DSA, Electoral Working Group
- Ravi Ahmad, NYC-DSA, DSA National Political Committee Member
- Heather Allen, North Texas DSA, National Electoral Committee Member
- Michael Antonacci, Pittsburgh DSA
- Jake Barszcz, NYC-DSA, Brooklyn Electoral Working Group
- Zac Bears, Boston DSA, Electoral Working Group
- Matt Beatty, NYC-DSA, Bronx/Upper Manhattan Electoral Working Group
- Austin Binns, Philadelphia DSA/Temple YDSA, Electoral Evaluation Committee
- Stefan Bishop, Metro DC DSA
- Will Bloom, Chicago DSA
- Jamin Bogi, Pittsburgh DSA, Pittsburgh DSA PAC Vice-Chair
- Christian Bowe, Metro DC DSA, DSA National Political Committee Member, National Electoral Committee Member
- Leann Bowen, DSA-LA, Electoral Committee Campaign Coordinator
- Benjamin Bradlow, Boston DSA
- Rod Brady, Central Jersey DSA
- Jabari Brisport, NYC-DSA, DSA nationally endorsed candidate (2017)
- Glenn Brown, Cleveland DSA, Electoral Committee Chair
- Edward Burnell, Boston DSA
- Chris Caragianis, Louisville DSA
- Michael Cavadias, NYC DSA, Lower Manhattan Electoral Working Group
- Adam Chaikof, Boston DSA, Boston DSA Electoral Politics Working Group
- Arielle Cohen, Pittsburgh DSA, Co-Chair
- Allie Cohn, Knoxville DSA, DSA National Political Committee Member, National Electoral Committee Member
- Arman Cole, DSA-LA, Electoral Politics
- Sean Collins, Albany DSA, Chapter Chair
- Nick Conder, Louisville DSA, Electoral Politics Committee
- Emma Corngold, NYC-DSA
- Laura Couch, Seattle DSA
- Dresden Craig, Central New Mexico DSA
- Max Crema, Metro DC DSA
- Benjamin Crosby, Boston DSA
- Jonathan Danforth-Appell, DSA-LA
- Isaac Davis, North Texas DSA
- Sam Dean, DSA-LA, Electoral Committee Chair
- Xavier Doolittle, Green County DSA, Connie Johnson for Governor (DSA Chapter endorsed candidate)
- Francisco Diez Buzo, NYC-DSA, Brooklyn Electoral Working Group Member
- Amelia Dornbush, NYC-DSA, Brooklyn Electoral Working Group Communications Coordinator
- Nan Alexander Dowiak, At Large Pittsburgh DSA
- Kirk Duval, DSA-LA
- Mitch Eagles, St. Louis DSA
- Max Earnest, DSA-LA
- Brian Elliott, NYC-DSA, Bronx-Upper Manhattan Electoral Working Group Co-Chair
- William Figliolini, Boston DSA
- Mark Firla, New Haven DSA
- Drew Flanagan, Boston DSA
- Angela Flowers, Pittsburgh DSA
- Max Gelula, Chicago DSA
- Sam Ghitelman, NYC-DSA, Brooklyn Electoral Working Group Member
- Tony Ginocchio, Chicago DSA
- Kara Gloe, Red River Valley DSA
- Ted Glomski, Madison Area DSA
- Sam Goldstein, Boston DSA
- Julian Graham, NYC DSA, Brooklyn Electoral Group Data Coordinator
- Cliff Walker Green, Metro DC DSA
- Alyssa Greenberg, NYC-DSA
- Brittany Griebling, Philadelphia DSA
- Bruce Griffiths, NYC-DSA, Brooklyn Electoral Working Group
- Tim Hardin, NYC-DSA, Veterans Working Group
- Emmy Hammond, NYC-DSA
- Robbie Harwood, Boston DSA
- Kristian Hernandez, North Texas DSA
- John Hess, Temple YDSA
- John Hieronymus, Chicago DSA
- Catherine Hoffman, Detroit DSA, DSA National Political Committee Member
- Matthew Hoffmann, Chicago DSA, National Electoral Committee Member
- Peter Hogness, Central Brooklyn DSA, Brooklyn Electoral Working Group
- Beth Huang, Boston DSA, Electoral Working Group
- Alec Hudson, Chicago DSA/UIC YDSA
- Richard E. M. Hughes, Boston DSA, Electoral Working Group
- Katherine Isham, Boston DSA, Electoral Working Group
- Sam Joyce, Chicago DSA/UChicago YDSA
- Susan Kang, NYC-DSA
- Stuart Karaffa, Metro DC DSA, Co-chair Metro DC DSA Electoral Caucus,
- James Kelleher, NYC-DSA, Brooklyn Electoral Working Group Field Coordinator
- Rafael Khachaturian, Pittsburgh DSA
- Michael Kinnucan, NYC-DSA, Brooklyn Electoral Working Group Research Coordinator, National Electoral Committee Member
- Paul Kirk-Davidoff, Carleton College, DSA
- Nate Knauf, YDSA GT Chair
- Jacob Kramer, Boston DSA, Electoral Woking Group
- Jacob Kramer, Cleveland DSA, Electoral Committee Member
- Jason Krigsfeld, NYC-DSA, Brooklyn Electoral Working Group
- Danya Lagos, NYC-DSA
- Gregory Laynor, Philadelphia DSA
- Drew Layton, Denver DSA
- Priscilla Lee, Central Jersey DSA
- Adam Leeds, Boston DSA, Mobilizer Coordinator
- Jennifer Lenow, NYC-DSA
- Tal Levy, DSA LA, Membership Committee Co-Chair
- Connor Lewis, Centre County DSA
- James I. Lewis, BuxMont DSA
- Joel Lewis, Twin Cities DSA
- Sam Lewis, NYC-DSA, Brooklyn Electoral Working Group Co-Chair
- Brandon Liebhaber, DSA-LA, Electoral Politics Committee
- Ella Mahony, NYC-DSA, DSA National Political Committee Member
- Stephen Maples, NYC-DSA, Brooklyn Electoral Working Group, Finance Coordinator
- Gabriel Markoff, DSA San Francisco, Electoral Committee Co-Chair
- Nicholas Marro, At-large DSA
- Stuart McMuldroch, Boston, DSA
- Justine Medina, NYC-DSA, Queens Electoral Working Group Organizing Committee
- Matthew Miller, Boston DSA, Electoral Working Group
- Daniel Moraff, Pittsburgh DSA, Electoral Working Group, National Electoral Committee Member
- Carrington Morris, NYC-DSA, North Brooklyn Branch
- Karen Narefsky, Boston DSA, Electoral Working Group
- Lindsay Nelson, National Electoral Committee Member
- Chau Lan Ngo, Austin DSA
- David Paesani, DSA-LA
- Renee Paradis, NYC-DSA, Brooklyn Electoral Working Group Compliance Coordinator, National Electoral Committee Member
- Louise E. Parker, Boston DSA, Electoral Working Group
- Michael Patterson, Anchorage DSA, ADSA Electoral Committee
- Lucas Perez-Leahy, Omaha DSA
- Robin Peterson, Chicago DSA
- Presley Pizzo, Boston DSA, Electoral Working Group
- Alan Pugh, Cleveland DSA, Cleveland DSA endorsed candidate (2017)
- Sanjeev Rau, YDSA Bloomington
- Nic Raymond, Twin Cities DSA, Co-Chair
- Adam Reilly, DSA-LA
- Rachel Reyes, DSA-LA Steering Committee
- Christine Riddiough, Metro DC DSA, DSA National Political Committee Member, National Electoral Committee Member
- Thea Riofrancos, Providence DSA
- Rita Rosenfeld, NYC-DSA, Electoral Working Group Member
- Andrew Schriver, Cleveland DSA, Electoral Committee
- JT Scott, Boston DSA, DSA nationally endorsed candidate (2017)
- Shaun Scott, Seattle DSA
- Andrew Shelton, Boston DSA
- Kenzo Shibata, Chicago DSA, Co-Chair Chicago DSA Labor
- Adam Shuck, Pittsburgh DSA
- Bilgesu Sisman, Chicago DSA
- Keaton Slansky, Seattle DSA
- Jacquelyn Smith, Metro DC DSA, Co-chair of Electoral Caucus
- Will Speck, Providence DSA
- Ivy Steinberg, Pittsburgh DSA
- Joel on Stillman, NYC-DSA
- Paul Swartz, NYC-DSA, Brooklyn Electoral Working Group Communications Coordinator
- Penelope Taylor, Boston DSA
- Ari Teer, Pittsburgh DSA, Electoral Committee, Pittsburgh DSA PAC Comms
- John M. Tryneski, Chicago DSA, Co-Chair, Electoral Working Group
- Erika Uyterhoeven, Boston DSA, Electoral Working Group
- Tascha Van Auken, NYC-DSA, Brooklyn Electoral Working Group Co-Chair, National Electoral Committee Member
- David Vines, NYC-DSA
- Chance Walker, San Antonio DSA/UTSA YDSA
- Jared Watson, South Brooklyn DSA, Brooklyn Electoral Working Group
- Henry Weaver, Central Connecticut DSA
- Scott Wood, Salt Lake DSA
- Matthew Wolfsen, Metro Atlanta DSA/YDSA GT
- Alex Wolinetz, DSA-LA
- Abdullah Younus, NYC-DSA, Brooklyn Electoral Working Group, National Electoral Committee Member
- Tim Zhu, Honolulu DSA[2]