<description>&lt;p&gt;We discuss what it takes for citizens to take action and run for elected office. Wendy ran as a Democrat in Utah because she wanted to give voters a viable, different choice. She knew it was going to be difficult to win as a first time candidate, but she ran so hard that she left a body mark in the wall. She lost by a mere 78 votes.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Her civic action toolkit recommendations are: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;1. Vote and encourage other people to vote&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;2. Work or volunteer for a candidate during an election year&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Wendy Davis is a former candidate for Utah House of Representatives and the author of The Fight You Don’t See – an honest memoir about her campaign. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Wendy on X: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/wendydavisutah"&gt;https://x.com/wendydavisutah&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Mila on X: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/milaatmos"&gt;https://x.com/milaatmos&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsor: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at &lt;a href= "http://shopify.com/hopeful"&gt;shopify.com/hopeful&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Love Future Hindsight? Take our Listener Survey! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&amp;ver=standard"&gt; http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&amp;ver=standard&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Take the Democracy Group’s Listener Survey!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.democracygroup.org/survey"&gt;https://www.democracygroup.org/survey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Want to support the show and get it early? &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://patreon.com/futurehindsight"&gt;https://patreon.com/futurehindsight&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Check out the Future Hindsight website! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.futurehindsight.com"&gt;www.futurehindsight.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read the transcript here: &lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/what-is-it-like-to-run-for-office-wendy-davis"&gt; https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/what-is-it-like-to-run-for-office-wendy-davis&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Host: Mila Atmos &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Guests: Wendy Davis&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Executive Producer: Mila Atmos&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Producer: Zack Travis&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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What Is It Like to Run for Office?: Wendy Davis

AUG 29, 202445 MIN
Future Hindsight

What Is It Like to Run for Office?: Wendy Davis

AUG 29, 202445 MIN

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We discuss what it takes for citizens to take action and run for elected office. Wendy ran as a Democrat in Utah because she wanted to give voters a viable, different choice. She knew it was going to be difficult to win as a first time candidate, but she ran so hard that she left a body mark in the wall. She lost by a mere 78 votes.

 

Her civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1. Vote and encourage other people to vote

2. Work or volunteer for a candidate during an election year

 

Wendy Davis is a former candidate for Utah House of Representatives and the author of The Fight You Don’t See – an honest memoir about her campaign. 

Follow Wendy on X: 

https://x.com/wendydavisutah 

 

Follow Mila on X: 

https://x.com/milaatmos 

 

Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/

 

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Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.

 

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Take the Democracy Group’s Listener Survey!

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Check out the Future Hindsight website! 

www.futurehindsight.com

 

Read the transcript here:  

https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/what-is-it-like-to-run-for-office-wendy-davis 

Credits: 

Host: Mila Atmos 

Guests: Wendy Davis

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producer: Zack Travis