10,000 Seats. Zero Candidates. One Woman Fixing That — And the Complicated Truth Around Authenticity at Work, Showing Up as Yourself, and Rebuilding Community.
What if the reason nothing is changing isn't apathy — it's vacancy?
In 2024, 70% of elections across the United States went completely uncontested. Ten thousand open seats had zero candidates on the ballot. Zero. Not unpopular candidates, not bad candidates — no one at all. And many of those seats? School boards. City councils. Local offices that directly shape the schools your kids attend, the roads you drive on, and the safety of your neighborhood.
Today's guest has made it her mission to change that.
Amanda Litman is the co-founder and president of Run for Something, an organization that…
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