Are you interested in running for political office? There are a lot of organizations that will help you decide if running for office is right for you. There are some questions you will want to answer before you jump in: what is the right office for me? how much money will I have to raise? how much time do I need to spend campaigning? among other questions.

Here are some materials and websites you should look into.

Coaching / Training

• Campaign Greenhouse

Online Resources

• The Arena Academy
• Swing Left Academy
• Politics the Wellstone Way
• New Organizing Institute (NOI)
• NOI's Candidate Project: Should I Run? 
• Emily's List: Making the Dough Rise (fundraising)
• Why Don't Women Run for Office?

Local Organizations that provide Leadership Training

• Miami's Next Leaders
• Miami Fellows
• Leadership Miami (Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce)

Organizations that provide candidate training

• She Should Run
• Run For Something
• Front Line Leaders Academy
• New American Leaders
• Sorensen Institute of UVA
• Truman National Security Project
• RePower (formerly Wellstone)
• Running Start
• Victory Institute 
• Democracy for America
• Emerge America
• Ruth's List
• Emily's List