Veterans Campaign

Veterans Campaign to take Campaign Training on the Road

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:44:46 +0000

Veterans Campaign, together with the Veterans for National Security Foundation will hold a campaign training workshop in Savannah, GA on Saturday, March 3. The bootcamp will cover a variety of topics, and will help veterans lay the groundwork for a future campaign. Attendance is limited, and $75 cost includes meals, workshop materials, and a copy of the Canidate’s Field Manual. Additional information can be found here.

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Savannah Workshop Enrollment Form

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:07:59 +0000

Additional candidates supported by other Veterans groups

Brendan — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:21:20 +0000

Below are a few lists of candidates that other veterans groups support. Check them out and get involved!

VoteVets - This group’s mission is to “use public issue campaigns and direct outreach to lawmakers to ensure that troops abroad have what they need to complete their missions, and receive the care they deserve when they get home.” They are the largest progressive organization of veterans in America.

Combat Veterans For Congress - This group is a political action committee (PAC) who supports fiscally conservative combat veterans.

Afghanistan and Iraq Vets for Congress

Army veteran Tom Cotton running for Arkansas House seat

Brendan — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:58:22 +0000

Army veteran Tom Cotton is running for Arkansas’ Fourth District House seat. Mr. Cotton has achieved great success in both the US Army and private practice. The Harvard graduate was a platoon leader with the Old Guard at Arlington National Cemetery, and after military service, was a strategist in the private sector. To learn more about Mr. Cotton and his campaign, click here.

Heather Wilson, the first woman veteran in Congress, running for Senate

Brendan — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:51:05 +0000

Heather Wilson is no stranger to congressional politics. In 1998, she became the first woman veteran elected to Congress. An Air Force Academy graduate, Rhodes Scholar and former Air Force officer, Ms. Wilson is now running for the Senate seat in New Mexico being vacated by Sen. Jeff Bingaman. To learn more about Ms. Wilson and her campaign, visit here.

John House runs for Georgia’s Second District House seat

Brendan — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:41:13 +0000

Army veteran John House is running for Georgia’s Second District seat in the US House of Representatives. After a 26-year career in the US Army, which included deployments in Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Mr. House is looking to win the seat currently held by Rep. Sanford Bishop and return to public service. You can learn about Mr. House and his campaign by clicking here.

Marine Corps veteran Dakota Wood running for Oklahoma’s Second District

Brendan — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:31:01 +0000

After a 20-year career in the United States Marine Corps, Dakota Wood is running for election to Oklahoma’s Second District seat in the US House of Representatives. Now a defense analyst at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment, Mr. Wood is seeking to win the seat currently held by Rep. Dan Boren. Find out more about Mr. Wood and his campaign by clicking here.

Pennsylvania’s Manan Trivedi renews effort for House seat

Brendan — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:22:23 +0000

Manan Trivedi, a Marine Corps and Iraq War veteran, is running for election to Pennsylvania’s Sixth District seat in the US House of Representatives.During his time in military service, he earned a Navy Commendation Medal and served as the health policy advisor to the Navy Surgeon General. A surgeon by trade, Mr. Trivedi looks to get back into public service after several years as a primary care physician. To learn more about Mr. Trivedi and his campaign, click here.

Marine Corps veteran Stephen Sandstrom running for Utah’s new Fourth District

Brendan — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:10:05 +0000

Marine Corps veteran Stephen Sandstrom is amidst his campaign for a seat in the US House of Representatives in Utah’s Fourth district (UT-4). Mr. Sandstrom served for three terms as a Oren City Council member, and is currently serving his third term in the Utah State Legislature. The fourth district is a newly-created district, established in the recent round of redistricting. To find out more about Rep. Sandstrom and his campaign, click here.

North Dakota’s Duane Sand seeks Senate seat

Brendan — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:27:07 +0000

Naval Academy graduate and former Naval officer Duane Sand is seeking election to the US Senate in North Dakota. An Iraq War vet who was called into service after 9/11, Mr. Sand is dedicated to helping North Dakotans. Learn more about him and his campaign here.