Want to fight Trump’s fossil-fueled agenda?
As the Trump administration defunds federal climate action, we need our cities, counties, and states to step up. That’s why Lead Locally is supporting climate champions running for local elected office across the country.
This summer and once a week in the fall through Election Day, we’re working with partners to make phone calls and talk to voters in three priority races with important stakes for climate and democracy:
- In Virginia, we’re making calls in support of progressive state legislators to strengthen the state’s Democratic Assembly majority and beat MAGA Republicans. Take action with us to win a pro-climate Democratic trifecta that will pass bills to regulate the statewide utility Dominion Energy, cut carbon pollution, and ensure affordable energy bills for all.
- In Georgia, we’re backing two climate champions – Dr. Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard – running for the Public Service Commission, which oversees the state’s utility monopoly Georgia Power. If elected, Johnson and Hubbard will fight to lower energy bills for working families by stopping rate hikes and accelerating the buildout of renewable energy.
- In New Orleans, Louisiana, we’re organizing for Pastor Gregory Manning for City Council. A longtime leader in the city’s climate justice movement, Pastor Manning’s platform centers on reigning in the profits of the city’s utility Entergy and tackling the skyrocketing costs of utility bills and housing.
Rising authoritarianism. Rising seas.
In the face of MAGA’s attacks on our communities and the climate, downballot races have an outsized role in the fight for climate and environmental justice – and making calls to voters in key downballot races is a concrete, strategic action you can take right now.
Upcoming phone banks:
- Wednesday, September 17 — Dr. Alicia Johnson & Peter Hubbard for Georgia Public Service Commission
- Wednesday, September 24 — Dr. Alicia Johnson & Peter Hubbard for Georgia Public Service Commission
- Wednesday, October 1 — Pastor Gregory Manning for New Orleans City Council
- Wednesday, October 8 — Nicole Cole for Virginia State Legislature
- Wednesday, October 15 — Dr. Alicia Johnson & Peter Hubbard for Georgia Public Service Commission
- Wednesday, October 22 — John McAuliff for Virginia State Legislature
- Wednesday, October 29 — TBD!
- Monday, November 3 – TBD!
Past phone banks: - Wednesday, August 13 — New Orleans City Council
- Wednesday, August 27 – New Orleans City Council
- Wednesday, September 3 — Lily Franklin for Virginia State Legislature
- Wednesday, September 10 — Kimberly Pope Adams for Virginia State Legislature
Reach voters with critical elections in their community
We’ll be calling voters in strategic districts to let them know what’s at stake in the elections in their backyard this November. Local races like these are often determined by a small number of votes, so every voter we can talk to really does matter.
Calls for Climate is a virtual phone bank that you can join from anywhere — all you need is a computer and a phone. Whether you’re making calls for the first time or a seasoned phone banker, we’ve got you covered! We’ll begin each session by learning what is at stake in the race (often from the candidates themselves), review the phone banking script, and walk through how to use the calling platform.