Every candidate, organization, and ask from Tech for Democracy events this year. Don't read the whole page. Pick one thing and do it.
For office, local to federal. This is the door we exist for, and the one we have the least behind so far. If you are thinking about it, we would rather hear from you early than read about it later.
We will connect you with people who have done it, and with the organizations that recruit and train first-time candidates. Run for Something, who joined us in August, exists for exactly this.
Tech for DemocracyOn a campaign or policy effort. Volunteer or take the job. Bring your tech expertise so laws aren’t written by lobbyists.
Turn out voters and learn what is actually working. Built for a moment when get-out-the-vote work itself is changing.
via David Bowes, Swing Left · September 9Talk to your own friends, family, and neighbors before November 3. Voters make up their minds hearing from people they know, not from ads.
via Mike Pfohl, Empower Project · September 9Trestle mobilizes technologists to protect election systems and ballot access. They asked this room for people directly.
via Xena Ni & Zareena Meyn, Trestle · August 12A venture fund and ecosystem builder for political technology, pre-seed to exit. The fastest way into the people already doing this work full time.
via Hillary Lehr, Higher Ground Labs · September 9Tools, apps, and infrastructure for candidates and causes. Four of our speakers came asking for exactly this.
Makes sure AI and search surface accurate information about candidates instead of disinformation. Jordan asked this room directly for technical help.
via Jordan Haines, Run for Something · August 12If you can't give time, fund the build.
via Jordan Haines, Run for Something · August 12Defends election infrastructure, from DDoS protection to the technology behind voter hotlines.
via Xena Ni & Zareena Meyn, Trestle · August 12If you run a campaign or nonprofit, book a demo. The Empower app is free for nonprofits and affordable for campaigns.
via Mike Pfohl, Empower Project · September 9Showcases and free trainings on how AI is actually being used in campaigns and election administration.
via Hillary Lehr, Higher Ground Labs · September 9Endorse candidates, support policy, contact lawmakers, and use your voice. In 2024, 67% of Democratic Senate funding went to races decided by more than 5 points. Where you put it matters more than how much.
Our own cart, focused on the pure toss-up races that decide control of Congress.
via Taylor Ourada, Oath · September 9Search races by how much a dollar actually moves the margin, then back the ones you choose.
via Taylor Ourada, Oath · September 9Where every Democratic candidate in a pure toss-up race stands on tech and AI. Know who you are backing before you back them.
made by Tech for Democracy · September 9Former CEO of Virgin Galactic and NASA chief of staff. Spoke to us on threats to voting and what Congress does with the majority back.
via Rep. George Whitesides · August 12Roughly $2 pays for one real conversation between a volunteer and someone they actually know.
via Mike Pfohl, Empower Project · September 9Fake candidates, fake voting information, fake evidence of fraud. Don't share it, verify it. Sized and ready to post.
made by Tech for Democracy · September 9On why these midterms decide tech and AI policy, and why the toss-ups are where the leverage is. Co-founded Quiller.ai, the first AI content platform for campaigns, through its acquisition. Policy Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center.
highergroundlabs.com · September 9
On precision political giving, and why funding the closest races beats optimizing for win rate. Oath has directed more than $100M to candidates in the last two years.
oath.vote · September 9
On how get-out-the-vote work has changed, and Swing Left's Ground Truth initiative. Founding Principal of Bowes & Co., and Chief of Staff to the National Co-Chairs of the Harris-Walz and Biden-Harris campaigns.
ourgroundtruth.org · September 9
On relational organizing, why it works, and how to run it with your own network. Helped start the movement during the 2011 Wisconsin recalls and built the first relational organizing tool.
empowerproject.us · September 9
On threats to voting and elections, and what Congress must do the moment the majority comes back. Former CEO of Virgin Galactic and NASA chief of staff.
georgewhitesides.com/act · August 12
On CampSight, built to make sure AI and search surface accurate, trustworthy information about candidates instead of disinformation.
jordan@runforsomething.net · August 12
On how Trestle mobilizes technologists to strengthen election infrastructure and protect ballot access, from cyberattack defense to the technology behind voter hotlines.
trestle.us · August 12
Our first speaker, on why elected officials need to understand technology. He wrote and passed AI regulation in Albany. Twelve days later he lost his primary by four points, after a pro-AI super PAC spent at least $8M to beat him. He is exactly who we exist to get into office.
why this one matters · June 11
Demoed Intension, a tool built to measure and protect attention in a fragmented digital world. An example of technology built with our values in mind.
June 11
On how movements get built with intention, drawing on his work at Creative Commons and the Obama Foundation, and the role tech workers play in organizing.
June 11
Where every Democratic candidate in a pure toss-up race stands on tech and AI. Pure toss-up is the most competitive tier, where either party has a real shot.
read →Fake candidates, fake voting information, fake evidence. Three patterns to watch for, and one response: don't share it, verify it.
instagram → linkedin →Our mission, values, and the four doors. Still a working draft, and we want your comments on it.
read →The races that decide who writes the rules, the real risks to the vote, and the work that still moves numbers before Election Day.
recap → replay →One of us doing this is noise. A thousand of us together is a force.
