Running for Public Office
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Contents |
Running for Public Office
Running for a Federal Office
Your Campaign Staff
- Campaign Committe
Campaign Financing
- Fundraising
- PACS (Political Action Committees)
- FEC Filer
Election Process
Requirements (Age, Signatures, Residency)
- Forms
- Fees
- Filing Deadlines
- External Links
Voter Registration
Running for a State Office
General Information On Running For A Public Office
Books & Publications
Here are some MUST HAVE books on running a winning campaign. I have reviewed 13 such books and found three to recommend. Be sure to get the latest edition of each book:
- "How to WIN a Local Election: A complete step by step guide" by Judge Lawrence Grey (2007) - A terrific technical guide (the campaign manager is a bit better) and an outstanding read for understanding the "feel" of a campaign. If you only get one book, this is the one to get, although I recommend all three.
- "The Campaign Manager" by Catherine Shaw (3rd edition) - An excellent technical guide. A little dated (be sure to get the latest edition), but very much worth the read and for use as a guide to your campaign...starting with a Campaign Strategy.
- "Get out the Vote: How to increase voter turnout" by Donald Green & Alan Gerber (2nd edition) - Pretty much what the title says. Somewhat technical and indicates the difficulty of the GOTV effort. Provides techniques and measurement of the efforts/results (statistics) to help get ideas and implement efforts based on the resources available to the campaign.
I recommend you get these three books TODAY and read them ASAP. Have your key people read them as well, then put them to use. Use them to create your campaign strategy and all the steps to your winning the election. These are not recommendations from people who have run losing campaigns...these are from people who have run WINNING campaigns...and I want you to win!
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Tutorials
How to run for congress:
The Center on Congress at Indiana University - Commentary by Lee Hamilton
eHow - How to Run for Congress
Threads / Forums
AskMe - How do you run for Congress - Thread with some interesting answers to that very question.
Ron Paul Forums - Is there an online source of information on how to run for congress?
Ron Paul Forums - HOW TO: Run for Congress
