Brown, Black, and LGBTQ+ candidates face formidable obstacles in running for public office. If you are a liberal or progressive, Black, brown, or LGBTQ+ and thinking of running for office, come to this 90-minute session to hear from the candidates from your community who have gone before you--and won. We'll give you an overview of running a local campaign as well as advice from electeds on how they got started, raised enough funds, organized a campaign, built a supporter network, and reached voters.

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."

Barack Obama

This Candidates' Coach training is a collaboration of Greater Palatine Area Democrats, Elk Grove Township Democrats, and Wheeling Township Democrats.