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Photo: Graduates of Down Home North Carolina’s first-ever Candidate Academy

September 2, 2025

Down Home North Carolina Graduates Its First-Ever Candidate Academy

MVP partner Down Home North Carolina just concluded a 10-week training session to prepare a multiracial, working-class team of its local chapter members to run for local office across North Carolina.

603 Forward – c4 – NH – 2025-03-12 – Screenshot of Town Election 2025 Victory Graphics

March 27, 2025

New Hope from New Hampshire: 603 Forward & MomsRising Win Progressive Victories in Town Elections

In NH's March town elections, progressives won big — including in red and purple areas — and MVP partners helped make it happen. Of 40+ new young elected leaders, 603 Forward helped recruit, train, and elect 15; meanwhile, MomsRising helped win a full-day kindergarten ballot measure by *13 votes*!

Working Families Party – PAC – National – 2025-03-20 – Working Class Wins candidate recruitment poster

March 21, 2025

What Do We Do About the Democratic Party? One Answer: Run Better Candidates. Working Families Party is Leading the Way.

One of MVP's national grantee partners, the Working Families Party, is launching its biggest candidate recruitment effort ever — Working Class Wins — to recruit 1,000+ working-class candidates to run for local office in key districts across the country.

February 29, 2024

Stories from the states: Victories and momentum in WI, NY, PA, AZ, NC, and NH

Across the country, MVP local partners are organizing for victory up and down the ballot on November 5th — and for lasting policy change before and after.

January 31, 2024

Stories from the states: Wisconsin win, Florida flip, Santos special, and more

Celebrations and shout-outs to Wisconsin, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, North Carolina, Arizona, and Georgia!

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