VOLUNTEERS THAT TRAVEL FOR COMPETITIVE ELECTIONS
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PRIORITIZING VOTING ACCESS
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BUILDING COMMUNITY TO ORGANIZE
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REFUSING TO SIT OUT THE MOMENT
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INSPIRED BY EDUCATION TO TAKE ACTION
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VOLUNTEERS THAT TRAVEL FOR COMPETITIVE ELECTIONS • PRIORITIZING VOTING ACCESS • BUILDING COMMUNITY TO ORGANIZE • REFUSING TO SIT OUT THE MOMENT • INSPIRED BY EDUCATION TO TAKE ACTION •
We came together for a singular mission of getting out the vote. As we worked, we grew to more fully understand what brought us together, and what sustains us in the struggle for a more perfect union. It is our duty to support progressive campaigns and candidates to win. We connect with voters where it matters most: face-to-face in the most competitive elections across the country. For the past 8 years, we’ve laid the groundwork for moments like this - building partnerships, training volunteers, and creating an effective ecosystem to compete in election every year.
WE ARE A SEATTLE BASED ORGANIZATION WITH A NATIONAL IMPACT
Since 2018, Common Power (CoPo) works to foster, support, and amplify a democracy that is just and inclusive. We provide creative on-ramps to civic fieldwork, expand the people engaging in and benefiting from it, and sustain this effort by investing in the next generation of leaders. Today, this community has become a multigenerational and diverse group of volunteers that aim to work across differences to be an effective volunteer base for our Fieldwork program. We catalyze our work through education and bolster a public that takes action in support of a just and inclusive democracy. By fostering a community in which people learn from, support, and grow with one another; we identify and invest in young, diverse leaders and promote them into leadership positions within Common Power and beyond.
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TRIPS ORGANIZED
STATES CANVASSED
2,673,153
VOTERS CONTACTED
CANVASS FOR DEMOCRATS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
When elections are the most competitive and voters are hard to reach, we mobilize our volunteers to support democrats that will diversify and expand the party tent.
Download the Common Power Action App to join!
THIS IS HOW WE WIN THE MIDTERMS
We connect with voters where it matters most: face-to-face in the most competitive elections across the country. For the past 8 years, we’ve laid the groundwork for moments like this - building partnerships, training volunteers, and creating an effective ecosystem to win and compete in elections every year.
Sr. Operations and Finance Associate
ASHA
MARIA
Sr. Fieldwork Program Specialist
WILLOW
Sr. Marketing Associate
BLOSSOM
Action Academy Program Manager
JESSICA
Fieldwork Program Specialist
ERYKA
Sr. Operations and Finance Associate
LESLIE
Fieldwork Associate
MATTHEW
Fieldwork Associate
JENNI
Fieldwork Assoicate
ABBY
Development Associate
BETH
Sr. Development Program Specialist
MEKELA
Marketing Associate
LARCY
CHARLES
Executive Director
Director, CP Future and Operations
Assoc. Director, Development and Education
WOLE
General Manager, Marketing and Communications
DAVID
Sr. Operations and Finance Program Specialist
BINH
General Manager, Fieldwork
VANNA
OUR CHAMPIONS
Our Common Power “Champions” bring a lifetime of experience as civil rights leaders and footsoldiers, and believe that Common Power is a key part of the continuation of their work in the movement for voting rights. They frequent our learning tours to the south, and participate in our virtual events from time to time. We consider them valued elders who inspire our community, and we love and support them however we can.
Ms. Jo Ann Bland
At 11-years-old, Ms. Jo Ann had been arrested thirteen documented times for protesting against segregation in Selma, Alabama. Born there on July 29, 1953, she became a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee at 8-years-old.
Bland was the co-founder and former director of the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma; and founder of Journeys for the Soul, which provides visitors with civil rights tours of the area. She co-founded Foot Soldiers Park, an organization and recreational space dedicated to preserving the history of lesser known and often forgotten civil rights activists.
After a lifetime of activism, and the honor to learn from her for several years, Ms. Jo Ann Bland passed away February 2026.
Charles Mauldin
a 17-year-old and a student leader in Selma AL during the voting rights campaign of the 1960s. He learned from Dr. Bernard Lafayette and other civil rights movement leaders. He was inspired by the Teachers March on January 22, 1965, a moment when educators took action for voting rights.
On Bloody Sunday on March 7, 1965, Mr. Mauldin was in the third row of American heroes who marched from AME Brown Chapel toward Montgomery. On the far side of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the marchers were beaten by Alabama police and sheriffs and forced back to Selma. But Mr. Mauldin and the others returned two days later, and from March 21 - 25 he was one of the 300 marchers who walked the full 54 miles to Montgomery.
WE TRAIN AND MOBILIZE VOLUNTEERS
When we hit the ground, we're knocking on doors where we can make the most impact. We always work through local organizations, campaigns, and state parties to make sure we show up where they need capacity the most. Sometimes this is in high-density apartments to track down young voters, or in a booming suburb with recent move-ins, in a non-English speaking immigrant neighborhood, a working class neighborhood with some rough edges and lots of support, or in the foothills where you have to drive between each house.
By plugging into current efforts, we are not re-inventing the wheel or duplicating hard work. We plug holes, raise morale, and help our partners meet their goals faster and more effectively. We leave our assumptions and expectations at home because we know that the most lasting change is one driven by folks who are living and working in these communities
FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY
