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Ilana Glazer interviews Amanda Litman, co-founder of RUN FOR SOMETHING, discussing her work in training young political candidates.

This week on It’s Open, meet Amanda Litman, the co-founder and president of RUN FOR SOMETHING, a progressive political organization serving as the largest public office candidate training pipeline in U.S. politics. Since 2016, Amanda’s organization has helped to elect over 1,650 Millennials and Gen Z to state and local office across 49 states and have signed up LITERALLY 250,000 PEOPLE to run for office! Amanda is also the author of When We’re in Charge, an award-winning leadership guide for ...

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