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Join us on our journey to interview an elected official in each of the 50 states. With a focus on profiling underdogs who beat the odds, find out what motivated our officials to run, the adv...
R-Amy Sinclair, Majority Whip for the Iowa Senate, knows hardship, struggle, and tragedy. She grew up in an apolitical family in rural Iowa...
At the age of 17 in 2014, Saira Blair ran for a West Virginia delegate seat and beat an incumbent Republican in a primary to eventually beco...
Josh Zakim was elected to Boston City Council in 2013 when he was 29 years old. He is currently running for Secretary of State in Massachuse...
Senator Alison Ikley-Freeman is Oklahoma's youngest state senator. She won a special election in 2018 as a Democrat in a conservative distri...
At the age of 26, R-Julie Emerson beat a Democratic incumbent in 2015 to become the youngest legislator in Louisiana. The star of a viral vi...
Ed Rendell is a Philadelphia legend. Ed began his career as an elected official when his campaigning in bars and subways paid off, and he wa...
Paulette Jordan recently resigned from being the only Native American legislator in Idaho to focus on her run for Governor. If elected, she...
Melanie Stambaugh beat a 5-term incumbent at the age of 23 to become Washington's youngest legislator, and is the youngest female elected to...
Chloe Eudaly didn't finish high school, but she still managed to beat a Harvard Law School graduate to become one of 8 woman ever elected to...
Senator Paul Bailey represents an area of rural Tennessee where Donald Trump received a whopping 75% of the vote. In this episode, we talk a...
Jordan Hines is the youngest candidate for state senate in Delaware for the 2018 election cycle. He is in the midst of a 3-way primary for t...
On January 31, 2018, I sat down with Tom Byrne of Delaware Public Media . Tom was kind enough to let me rebroadcast this as an EOA episode....
Eddie Melton won a 4-way Democratic primary in 2016 to join a lonely group of legislators: only 9 out of 50 state senators in Indiana are De...
Does the campaign trail have you down and out? Tired of being told to drop out of the race, that you can't win, all the while missing every...
Congressman R-Tom MacArthur (NJ) was elected to an open seat in the 3rd Congressional District in 2014, after fending off his Democratic cha...
Jewell Jones was first elected to Inkster City Council at the age of 20, and became the youngest representative in Michigan history at the a...
"Life is about how you respond to challenges." - Elizabeth Lockman Delaware State Senate District 3 has a primary on its hands: long-time in...
State Senator D-Bryan Townsend was a political newcomer when he pulled off a gigantic upset in 2012 and beat Senate President Pro Tem Tony D...
Victor Pichardo was first elected in a special election in 2013 to the New York General Assembly to represent the Bronx. Bronx politics is a...
Mike Purzycki survived a crowded Democratic primary and ousted the incumbent in September 2016. Hear his thoughts on Wilmington 11 months af...
While most kids at the age of 20 are partying it up in college or working, Aundre Bumgardner was campaigning to win elected office and becom...
In 2012, Ben McAdams came back from a 20 point deficit in the polls to become Mayor of Salt Lake County in Utah. In August 2017, he disguise...
Georgetown, DE native Brian Pettyjohn was elected to the Delaware State Senate on November 6, 2012. 38 days prior, he wasn't even a candidat...
File this one under "Future Elected Officials of America." In 2010, Rob Jones volunteered with his Marine Corps unit to go to Afghanistan. W...
From housekeeper to overthrowing the House Majority Leader, Rep. Ranglin-Vassall was born and raised in Jamaica without running water. Her f...
In 2014, Delaware State Treasurer Ken Simpler overcame nearly a 2 to 1 registration disadvantage and became the first non-incumbent Republic...
Senator David Wilson is Alaska's youngest state senator, and only their second African-American state senator. In this episode, David talks...
Chris Pearson, state senator for Vermont, describes working for Bernie Sanders in the late 90s, how Bernie Sanders raised over $30,000 for h...
Bill Ferguson was 27 years old when he beat an incumbent of 27 years (irony) in 2010. From not being able to make payroll for his campaign s...
Listen to the best quotes and insights from Episodes 6-10. This includes Anthony Delcollo (Delaware's youngest state senator), Colin Bonini...
Mike Ramone lost 4 times, yet found the fortitude to run a 5th time when he won. A remarkable story about never giving up, my favorite part...
This episode is a recap featuring some of the best quotes, insights and lessons from the first 5 episodes which includes Michael Castle, Mat...
Dan Feltes is the youngest New Hampshire State Senator since the 80s. Hear about Dan's journey, and some choice quotes from Robert Kennedy,...
Eric Brakey is Maine's youngest State Senator - elected at age 26 in 2014. Motivated by Ron Paul's Presidential campaign, Eric embraces a li...
Declared "The Longest Shot" to win by the Newsjournal, Colin Bonini defied Party leaders who told him not to run in 1994. He was elected at...
In 2016, Anthony Delcollo overcame a gigantic registration disadvantage and won against a 26-year incumbent. In this episode, Anthony discus...
David Oh was the first Asian-American ever elected to Philadelphia City Council. Recently stabbed in front of his home by a random assailant...
Rysheema Dixon was elected to Wilmington, DE City Council in 2016 at the age of 29. Hear about how a near-death experience impacted her life...
Alex Torpey was elected Mayor of South Orange, NJ in 2011 at the age of 23, winning by a 13-vote margin. From literally getting laughed at b...
Matt Meyer did what isn't done in incumbent-friendly Delaware - he beat a three-term incumbent to become County Executive of New Castle Coun...
A statesman for the ages, Mike Castle is a legend in Delaware politics. From underdog to Governor, hear about how a chance encounter with an...