Amanda Litman

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Co-founder & President of @runforsomething.net & RFS Civics / Writer x2: http://runforsomething.net/book & WHEN WE'RE IN CHARGE, out now at whenwereincharge.com / Mom, also x2 amandalitman.com

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Amanda Litman·May 13

WHEN WE’RE IN CHARGE is now out!! Based on a decade+ of experience + 100s of interviews, I wrote a practical guidebook for millennials and gen Z on how to be an effective leader without being an asshole. whenwereincharge.com

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Amanda Litman·Aug 24

A thing Zohran & his campaign have powerfully tapped into -- and that his scavenger hunt captures so perfectly -- is that a vast majority of the people who live here genuinely *love* New York City. We wouldn't stay here otherwise!

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Amanda Litman·Sep 9

The new wave of millennial candidates - James Talarico, Graham Platner, Zohran Mamdani, Zach Wahls, Mallory McMorrow, and more - are going to redefine the Democratic Party in their collective image: values-driven, voters-first, unafraid to tear down the systems that no longer serve us, & with joy.

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Amanda Litman·Aug 27

A 20 point swing toward Democrats. Ready to run for office? @runforsomething.net will help. runforwhat.net

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Amanda Litman·0h

Elect! More! Renters! www.marketwatch.com/story/locked...

America's renters are emerging as a
political movement
Housing policy has long prioritized homeownership. As young Americans face the prospect of renting indefinitely, more tenants are seeking political clout.

Political groups are harnessing this angst. In early 2025, Run For Something, an organization that recruits and trains progressive millennial and Gen Z candidates for state and local office, launched an initiative that aims to get more renters elected.
Historically, candidates focused on policies like down-payment assistance that can make buying a house more affordable, but today, more 20- and 30-somethings are staring down at years or even decades of renting. "If you're only talking about making it easier to buy a home, young people are going to tune you outạỊAmanda Litman, co-founder of Run for Something, told MarketWatch. "When you get renters into office, it changes the tenor of debateẠỊ
Litman and other Run for Something staffers first began noticing that candidates in their pipeline were identifying themselves as renters around 2023. In some cases, people interested in running weren't sure if renting would be detrimental to their candidacy. After the activity surrounding the 2024 presidential election died down, Run for Something decided it made sense to build off momentum from areas like Minneapolis, Cambridge, Mass. and Austin, Texas, where elected renters had some success shitting zoning and other policy to be more renter-friend

Even beyond policy prescriptions, having renter candidates embrace their tenant identity has been useful for connecting with young voters, Litman said.
If a candidate rents, it may telegraph to a voter where they are on the class spectrum, what generation they're in and the kinds of affordability challenges they're dealing with, she said.
"It's a way to signal 'I'm one of you, I get it, I live life the way that you do," she added. "I feel that sense of instability. I feel that sense of lack of access to the American DreamỊi

Amanda Litman·22h

Hold me to this: @justinmbibb.bsky.social is going to be a major part of the future of the Democratic Party -- both in Ohio & nationwide. abcnews.com/Politics/dem...

Amanda Litman·22h

From NPR: Voters are using chatbots to figure out who to vote for. www.npr.org/2026/10/05/n... We started hearing about this back in 2025 -- so we built a tool to help campaigns prepare for our new reality getcampsight.ai

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When in doubt: directory.runforsomething.net/candidates/n...

Amanda Litman·1d

While House & Senate candidates are raising record amounts of $$, basically everything else in the Democratic ecosystem is struggling for cash. Gov races, state leg races, infrastructure groups, voter reg, comms efforts -- all of it. Invest smarter in the final stretch.

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This week's @runforsomething.net feel-good update: Four candidates who reflect the big tent we're building -- plus amazing updates from across this community. rfsfeelgoodupdates.substack.com/p/rfs-feel-g...

Amanda Litman·1d

Been looking back at the early @runforsomething.net docs lately - in the plan we put out on 1/20/2017, we said: We need authentic candidates who fit the place they were running; we would not play purity police. Back then, this was a hot take. Now it's conventional wisdom. Wild!

Amanda Litman·2d

We threw my kids a birthday party today so my husband made the girls an unhinged Elsa cake that perfectly reflects how I’m feeling these days.

Amanda Litman·4d

In my personal newsletter this week: 16 thoughts on what happened at Cornell. amandalitman.substack.com/p/on-cornell

Amanda Litman·4d

The lovely crew at NY United for Childcare are running a survey to gather intel as they prepare to push for year-round full day (!!) 3K and preK - take it and share widely! www.united4childcare.org/aftercare-su...

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