9. Elections matter, and we should run democratic socialists and progressive at every level of office.

The electoral campaigns of Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other democratic socialists at all levels of government have engaged millions of working people in discussion of socialist demands, and have played an important role in the left’s growth. In Douglas County, the election of leaders like Shannon Reid and Shannon Portillo have been transformative. We will work together to run organizers and activists as candidates for office, and work with elected officials to win gains for working class Kansans.