1. We voted for you! Holding Elected Officials Accountable in their Communities
Your Presenters
Laura Kerr, Senior Advisor, Constituent Advocacy
Tyler Whitmire, Senior Vice President, Organizing
Miles Durfee, Acting Senior Vice President, Regional Advocacy
Joanne Ahola, Director, Political Engagement
Session Outcomes:
Understand the lifecycle of an elected official.
Learn different strategies and how to apply them to build your influence with elected officials.
Laura: Open up the session, allow for introductions and remind folks what the outcomes are of the session.

2. Lifecycle of an Elected Official
Phase #1 Campaign Mode
Phase #2 Newly Elected or Re-Elected (First 3 Months)
Phase #3 Ongoing Accountability
Laura: Share with the group the framework for session is around three phases. Describe each phase.

3. State & Local Candidates want access to both types of power.
Power Comes in Two Forms
Organized Money
Organized People
State & Local Candidates want access to both types of power.
Laura: Introduce the concept & turn it over to Tyler to walk through the stick figure exercise
Tyler: Stick Figure Exercise

4. How to engage candidates and elected officials in each of these stages:
Phase 1: Campaign Mode
Phase 2: Newly Elected
(First 3-Months)
Phase 3: Ongoing
Accountability
Organized Money
Give direct contributions
Get endorsements for them
Attend their fundraising events
Organized People
Host meet & greets for all candidates
Host non-partisan candidate forums
Educate all candidates on charter issues
Invite all candidates to your campus(es)
Organized Money
Help with debt retirement or host a debt retirement event
Organized People
Charter community present for swearing-in ceremony
First 100 days meetings
Add electeds to your mailing lists/distribution lists and invite them to school visits, graduations, etc
Organized Money
Give to causes incumbents care about
Organized People
Incumbent Vote Accountability
Raise your own leadership in your community by serving on committees or education round tables
Host Electeds C4
Phase 1:
Laura: Introduce the different ways to support a candidate in phase 1.
Tyler: San Fernando Valley Volunteer Field
Joanne: Natomas Charter School non-partisan candidate forum
Miles: LAUSD meet & greets with parents
Laura: Time to apply! Engage audience: Pair & Share or group-up to see what types of phase 1 activities they have done or would be interested in doing.
Joanne: Time to apply! Learn at the local level who is running for school board on the next slide. C3

5. How do I know who is running?
Bookmark Your County Elections Office
Set a calendar reminder for the candidate deadlines:
March 2020 Elections – December 6, 2019 and extended is December 11
November 2020 Elections – August 7, 2020 and extended is August 12
Reach out to the county elections office for candidate contact information
Joanne: walk the group through this slide.

6. How to engage candidates and elected officials in each of these stages:
Phase 1: Campaign Mode
Phase 2: Newly Elected
(First 3-Months)
Phase 3: Ongoing
Accountability
Organized Money
Give direct contributions
Get endorsements for them
Attend their fundraising events
Organized People
Host meet & greets for all candidates
Host non-partisan candidate forums
Educate all candidates on charter issues
Invite all candidates to your campus(es)
Organized Money
Help with debt retirement or host a debt retirement event
Organized People
Charter community present for swearing-in ceremony
First 100 days meetings
Add electeds to your mailing lists/distribution lists and invite them to school visits, graduations, etc
Organized Money
Give to causes incumbents care about
Organized People
Incumbent Vote Accountability
Raise your own leadership in your community by serving on committees or education round tables
Host Electeds C4
Phase 2:
Laura: Introduce the different ways to support a candidate in phase 2.
Miles: Barbara Hale debt retirement
Joanne: Fresno leaders attending swearing-in
Miles: Apply! Culture on campus. The newly elected or re-elected are your new students. What care do you take with them and what would you do to orient them with the charter community? Pair and share or group-up and then share out. C3

7. How do you help them become a great student of charter schools?
You have a new student! They are your newly elected or re-elected official.
How do you help them become a great student of charter schools?

8. How to engage candidates and elected officials in each of these stages:
Phase 1: Campaign Mode
Phase 2: Newly Elected
(First 3-Months)
Phase 3: Ongoing
Accountability
Organized Money
Give direct contributions
Get endorsements for them
Attend their fundraising events
Organized People
Host meet & greets for all candidates
Host non-partisan candidate forums
Educate all candidates on charter issues
Invite all candidates to your campus(es)
Organized Money
Help with debt retirement or host a debt retirement event
Organized People
Charter community present for swearing-in ceremony
First 100 days meetings
Add electeds to your mailing lists/distribution lists and invite them to school visits, graduations, etc
Organized Money
Give to causes incumbents care about
Organized People
Incumbent Vote Accountability
Raise your own leadership in your community by serving on committees or education round tables
Host Electeds C4
Phase 3:
Laura: Introduce the different ways to support a candidate in phase 3.
Laura: Casey Taylor running as a delegate and being asked to join other groups.
Miles: Alexa running as a delegate and being asked to join other groups.
Tyler: In-district meetings.
Miles: Hosting Electeds
Joanne: Golden Valley May Day Festival
Laura: Apply! Pair and share or group-up to discuss what this might look like for your school or what your school is doing. Share out. C3

9. Thank You & Final Questions
Laura: Close out the session and allow folks to ask any final questions.