CAMPAIGNS ARE WHERE MOVEMENTS BEGIN. WHENYOU RUN, RUN ON POWER.
what’s possible… always begins with what’s talked about.
We equip candidates for state and local office with the policy, platform, and messaging tools to expose and challenge unchecked corporate power in their communities — before a single ballot is cast.
Our mission isn’t to elect certain individuals or guarantee legislative wins. It’s to steadily shift the window of political possibility — and with it, the realm of potential economic and democratic futures — one campaign and election cycle at a time.
what’s possible… always begins with what’s talked about.
We equip candidates for state and local office with the policy, platform, and messaging tools to expose and challenge unchecked corporate power in their communities — before a single ballot is cast.
Our mission isn’t to elect certain individuals or guarantee legislative wins. It’s to steadily shift the window of political possibility — and with it, the realm of potential economic and democratic futures — one campaign and election cycle at a time.
unchecked corporate power is the central issue of our time.
It’s the key to reversing climate change, to protecting and strengthening faltering democracy, to remedying deep and growing inequality, and to finally addressing crises of affordability, housing, and healthcare.
Don’t believe us? Imagine solving those problems we just listed. Now imagine solving them without first, or at least simultaneously, addressing the power corporations exert over markets, politics, governance, and culture.
THIS IS THE fight THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE to effectively wage ALL otherS.
THINK LOCAL POSITIONS AREN’T POWERFUL ENOUGH TO TAKE ON POWER? THEY ARE.
Elected state and local leaders have the capacity — and far more authority than is often wielded — to enact direct and immediate changes to the material reality of those they represent.
It's what people see and feel. It’s the water they drink, the internet they use, the curriculum their kid learns, and the unions they’re empowered to join.
It’s the daily stuff — the stuff that rarely makes the media frenzy but does make up a life.
It’s also the stuff most captured — often invisibly — by corporate power. There’s a heavy thumb on the scale, one that’s rarely interested in what your neighbors need or what future generations will want.
If you're running for office in 2026, this is the platform. What's possible always begins with what's talked about — and that begins with you.
IF YOU’RE RUNNING, Your campaign is YOUR first and bravest conversation with the public.
It’s your chance, win or lose, to spark a discourse that shapes what is and isn’t politically and economically possibly in years to come. That’s an extraordinary responsibility — and you are up to the task. We can help.
We work with future school board members, city councilpersons, utility commissioners, district attorneys, state attorneys general, and state legislators (and nearly any other office you come to us with!) to model platforms built on and designed to counter power.
POLICY “MENUS.”
Use our policy “menus” to build a platform that’s right for the office you seek and the jurisdiction you’re in (i.e., real levers that your position can pull to help out your community).
DEEPER DIVES.
Tailored policy options specific to you and your community, including analysis of: anticipated impact 1, 3, and 10 years out; legal pathways to adoption; and surveys of general feasibility.
CANDIDATE RESOURCES & SUPPORT.
CANDIDATE RESOURCES & SUPPORT.
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Use our policy “menus” to build a platform that’s right for the office you seek and the jurisdiction you’re in (i.e., real levers that your position can pull to help out your community).
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Tailored policy options specific to you and your community, including analysis of: anticipated impact 1, 3, and 10 years out; legal pathways to adoption; and surveys of general feasibility.
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Discover your community. We’ll match you with allies running for office around the country for joint policy trainings, potential pilot program integration, and more.
ALLIED COHORTS.
Discover your community. We’ll match you with allies running for office around the country for joint policy trainings, potential pilot program integration, and more.
Contact us.
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Get in touch by filling out this form.
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Fill out this form or email reynolds@runonpower.org. This will put you directly in touch with our Founder & Executive Director. Please expect a response within 3-5 business days.
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Email reynolds@runonpower.org with subject line “MEDIA REQUEST.” For urgent inquiries only, please add “URGENT” to the subject line.