The book · 2017
Run for
Run for
Something
A Real-Talk Guide to Fixing the System Yourself
About the book
Fix the system yourself.
When Amanda first wrote this book in 2017, it was the first of its kind — a practical, pep-talk-y guide with the exact steps you need to run for office. It was the book she wanted to give every person who signed up to run with Run for Something.
Now in the second Trump era, it's even more relevant. We need real people to run for local office and become the change they want to see. Forget Congress. Forget the Senate. Focus on the offices that get the real work done: state legislatures, city councils, school boards, mayors.
It doesn't matter if you've never imagined yourself running. This book will walk you through it.
Foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton.