How to build political power at the local level
Last week I had the pleasure of hosting “All Politics is Local”: How young people can build political power - a webinar with special guest California Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath (D-76), representing north San Diego County.
The Assemblymember is the Chair of the Select Committee on Sea Level Rise and the California Economy as well as a member of the Speaker’s Leadership team. She was first elected in 2018, the Year of the Woman, and is a champion on climate and sustainability. She generously shared her time with advocates on the webinar.
Some of the highlights from our conversation:
Ask yourself, what is the outcome I want to achieve? (at 2:18)
Effective advocacy is rarely one-dimensional (at 9:09)
Don’t send form letters (at 10:06)
Do your research beforehand (at 16:04)
Fight for the future you want (at 19:43)
My turn being interviewed, this time on the podcast Sactown Talks with Jarhett Blonien. My first time as a podcast guest by the way!
I wax philosophical on:
What grassroots lobbyists can learn from Labor in California (8:00)
How organizations without PAC $ can mobilize to build power (9:45)
What lobbying looks like during COVID (12:48)
How organizations benefit when they have help navigating the legislative process (22:11)
Watch our discussion here.
Listening to California politics podcasts has been one of my secret lobbying tools for some time. If you have patience, I promise you will catch valuable nuggets of information.
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Which podcasts am I missing? Add your recommendations below!
Keep on keepin’ on,
Kristina