New to Politics

“I wouldn’t know what to say.”
“Someone else will do it.”
“I’m only one person-how much difference can I actually create?”
“I vote-isn’t that enough?”

Many people are hesitant to get more involved in local politics. There are so many unknowns about what the campaign and job will entail that those fears alone can prevent someone from pursuing a political office. They may feel they don’t have enough of the “required” experience or connections to make a “good candidate.”

Yet parents in Guilford, Connecticut stood up to their fears and ran in a Republican primary. Five parents, who had never before been a part of the political sphere, beat the three Republican incumbents.

Their experience? Being a parent and seeing the divisiveness that the “equity” education was causing. They saw a problem, realized those whom they had trusted were only rubber-stamping these policies, and ran the ultimate gamble. And WON. They managed to beat all three of the incumbents!

All five are now running in the general school board election in November. In Guilford, there are four Democrat, four Republican and one swing vote spot on the school board.

They have won this battle, but still are focusing on educating independent voters in this heavily-Democratic area on their reasons for concern and the solutions they would provide. If all five were to win, conservatives would hold the majority on the school board.

In your community, how aware are you of what is happening? How involved are you? What is holding you back?

Although only one person, you can help lead a movement against divisiveness and hate!