Run for Something endorses Ali Faruk for Richmond City School Board
Responding to the endorsement, Ali Faruk said:
"I'm honored to receive RFS's endorsement." Faruk said. "Raising and educating kids is so different now than it was even 20 years ago, and our next school board representative must confront this reality with bold, collaborative leadership. That's why it's so important that our young people have a say in how our public school system supports and nurtures families and brings teachers, parents, and students together around common solutions. By advocating for equitable policies, resources, and transparency, I will work with my community to create an environment that ensures all children have the opportunity to succeed.”
April 25, 2024- Ali Faruk is proud to receive the endorsement of Run for Something (RFS), the groundbreaking organization that recruits and supports strong voices in the next generation of progressive leadership.
RFS co-founder and co-executive director Amanda Litman said:
“Progressives can’t just focus on battleground states if we want to have an impact, which is why we’re supporting candidates running for everything from school board in Nebraska to state house in Massachusetts.”
RFS co-founder and co-executive director Ross Morales Rocketto said.
"Run for Something’s latest endorsement class will be instrumental in building a robust Democratic foundation for the future, and the excitement they’ll bring to the campaign trail will boost local turnout and help other candidates up and down the ballot win this November,"
Of our April class of 70 candidates:
47% identify as people of color
29% identify as LGBTQIA
51% identify as women and non-binary people
Our class of candidates represent 32 states
As we continue to build the progressive bench from the bottom-up, we are excited to support and amplify more talented, young progressives already making a difference at the state and local level.
The endorsement process includes an extensive internal review with background check, staff interview and insight from local state experts.
Amanda Litman and Ross Morales Rocketto launched RFS on Jan. 20, 2017 with a simple premise: help young diverse progressives to run for down-ballot races in order to build a bench for the future. RFS aims to lower the barriers to entry for these candidates by helping them with organization building, a robust community, and access to the trainings needed to be successful. So far, over 130,000 young people from across the country have signed up to run and gained access to RFS resources.
Run for Something recruits and supports talented, passionate young people who advocate for progressive values now and for the next 30 years, with the ultimate goal of building a progressive bench.