Forward Montana gets more young people to vote and advocate civically for public policies that reflect their values, so a more supportive climate will be created to advance policies that better their lives and the lives of all Montanans.

Design and implement winning programs to elect statewide and local candidates, pass and defeat ballot measures, and build lasting political power in rural communities and in Indian Country in the inter- mountain West. Led independent expenditure work on a four-state rural voter program and two state Native Vote program; including the endorsement process, hiring and managing consultants to develop a winning strategy and message for local, state, and federal races.Launched North Dakota Native Vote; hired and supervised staff to organize reservation areas after Supreme Court voter suppression case, more than doubling the voter turnout from previous midterm elections on all tribal reservations.Manage federal and state compliance reporting for independent expenditures and coordinated multi-organizational trainings for compliance with state and federal election law between six organizations and 40 staff.Planned, recruited, and executed trainings for local candidates and campaign managers with Wellstone Action and a coalition of partner groups.

Organized Get Out the Vote efforts for federal candidates including Jon Tester for U.S. Senate, to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment in Massachusetts, and to pass a nondiscrimination ballot measure in Maine

Organized Get Out The Vote efforts for candidates including Jon Tester for U.S. Senate, Ciro Rodriguez for Congress, to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment in Massachusetts, and to pass a nondiscrimination ballot measure in Maine