Candidates and Party Leaders Agree: Our Work is Critical
Josh Harder
U.S. Representative, California's 9th District
Mike Levin
U.S. Representative, California's 49th District
Danica Roem
State Senator, Virginia's 30th District
Michael Feggans
Delegate, Virginia's 97th District
Travis Nembhard
2022 Virginia House of Delegates Candidate
Victor Rubio Rivera
Deputy National Organizing Director
“Huge honor having partnered with GDHQ to help build the now largest distributed calls program in history. You all were critical in helping us intake volunteers, talk to voters, and scale our program. More importantly, you all were one of the first ones to jump in and help us do the work. It was a pleasure and joy to watch you all work, see how you focus on developing youth organizers, and we learned a lot from y'all. Excited to work together again.”
Tarah Fitzgerald
Distributed Calls Program Director
“The Harris Campaign was fortunate to collaborate with such a reliable and high-performing partner as GDHQ. Their ambition, adaptability, and innovation were instrumental in scaling our program, leaving a lasting mark by supporting the largest distributed phones program in history. We are profoundly grateful for their contributions and honored to have worked alongside such an exceptional team!”
Shanique Jones
Volunteer Coordinator
“The Grassroots Democrats were an exceptional partner throughout this campaign. They organized and trained thousands of volunteers, who made millions of calls in support of Vice President Kamala Harris. Their dedicated, top-tier staff were invaluable thought partners, bringing a combination of expertise, enthusiasm, and unwavering positivity to every interaction with the campaign. It has been an honor to work alongside this powerful organization.”
Adam Gray
U.S. Representative, California's 13th District
“I just want to say thank you to the Grassroots Democrats HQ for the incredible work you did helping us get here. I am very excited to get to work for the people in my district and achieve something here in our nation’s capital. Again, thank you for everything you did!”
Mike Levin
U.S. Representative, California's 49th District
“I want to say a huge thanks to everybody at Grassroots Dems HQ—all of the youth who made about 25,000 calls. With your help, we had a big victory! I think it is always true that in a race as close as ours, you’ve got to own the ground, and making those calls is a big way that we own the ground. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for all of you—I know great things are in store. And, we’re going to need your help again, because 2026 will be here before you know it!”
Eric Swalwell
U.S. Representative, California's 14th District
“The Grassroots Democrats were an exceptional partner throughout this campaign. They organized and trained thousands of volunteers, who made millions of calls in support of Vice President Kamala Harris. Their dedicated, top-tier staff were invaluable thought partners, bringing a combination of expertise, enthusiasm, and unwavering positivity to every interaction with the campaign. It has been an honor to work alongside this powerful organization.”
Ryan Flanagan
2024 Distributed Organizing Director
"We could not have accomplished our digital organizing work and helped flip 3 congressional seats without the work of GDHQ. Partnering with you allowed thousands of volunteers to send over 17 million texts this cycle and make hundreds of thousands of phone calls. You always went above and beyond whatever was needed and made everything work. It didn't matter what was needed: training volunteers, recruitment, quality checks, everything was done well and with expertise. The passion and dedication of GDHQ staff was contagious and inspiring. Thank you so much for all the work you helped us accomplish. I'm excited for the future, and would love to partner with GDHQ again."
Ben Wikler
Chair
“Grassroots Democrats HQ has poured hundreds of thousands of phone calls into Wisconsin. That makes a gigantic difference for us… especially the flood of calls to young Democrats, from young Democrats and college students.”
Tarah Fitzgerald
2024 Distributed Organizing Director
“Grassroots Democrats HQ has been able to support Arizona's efforts to mobilize voters and defend our democracy. Their volunteers came out to support us online through our weekly phone banks, calling youth voters through their Organize For Democracy program and staffing our phone banks during our ballot cure period. Their volunteers dedicated multiple days to help us get out the vote both on campus and in our communities to help us maximize our outreach during a crucial time. GDHQ does a great job of continuing the fight year-round. We are so thankful for their dedication and efforts!”
Shanique Jones
Volunteer Coordinator
“The Grassroots Democrats were an exceptional partner throughout this campaign. They organized and trained thousands of volunteers, who made millions of calls in support of Vice President Kamala Harris. Their dedicated, top-tier staff were invaluable thought partners, bringing a combination of expertise, enthusiasm, and unwavering positivity to every interaction with the campaign. It has been an honor to work alongside this powerful organization.”
Dan Driscoll
Campaign Manager
“GDHQ was invaluable to our field program. Their experienced and professional staff were an enormous help--they recruit volunteers, they help manage logistics, and they launch great canvasses and phone banks. GDHQ should be a principal partner for all California campaigns.”
Coby Eiss
Campaign Manager
“Grassroots Democrats HQ is a nimble, dedicated, and robust operation that is willing to find creative ways to partner with campaigns' organizing programs. We appreciated that they were willing to step in and help on day one to help us build early momentum on the ground in Riverside County, before more traditional institutional groups were ready to do the same. We also found great organizers and paid canvassers to work directly on the campaign from the GDHQ talent pipeline, which is a unique resource that is especially valuable to races in Southern California. We know that GDHQ will be a critical entity in the work ahead to flip the remaining Republican-held congressional tossup seats in California in 2026 and beyond”
Nate Munson
Out of District Director & Phone Bank Lead
"The Grassroots Democrats HQ (GDHQ) were irreplaceable partners to the Suozzi for Congress phone banking operation, where we made more than 2.3 million dials in under 2 months. From leading Zoom rooms to recruiting volunteers to executing high quality trainings, the GDHQ staff was energized, professional, and dynamic throughout our partnership. In addition, the GDHQ's ran a fantastic youth-led phone banking effort which added significant capacity to our field program. I would highly recommend any Democratic campaign work with the GDHQ whenever they have the opportunity."
Tearanie Chinn
2022 Out of State Organizing Director
“The work done by the Grassroots Dems HQ Fellows has been vital to the AZ Democratic Coordinated Campaign. Since partnering with Mission for Arizona they consistently conduct regular direct voter contact phone banks, reaching constituents in both English and Spanish. They are excellent in conveying our message of voting Democratic across all levels of government to young people ages 18-35 across Arizona and have identified a number of voters who would like to get involved within the campaign. The passion and commitment these young people exhibit daily in their efforts to mobilize voters across the country is truly inspiring and gives me hope for the future of our Democracy.”
Jazmin Cortez
2022 Deputy Distributed Organizing Director
“Grassroots Democrats HQ has been an integral part of our out of state program in Nevada. From the direct voter contact phonebanking capacity that they have provided through their Young Dems Fellowship program, to helping us identify Spanish speakers/supporters, Grassroots Democrats HQ consistently has delivered for our team and community — and in turn for Democrats across our state. Through the dials that they made, our Distributed program was able to make a full pass of our voter universe and drastically expand our volunteer base. Nevada is won by the margins — usually among the smallest in the nation — and by making sure that we turn out Spanish speakers, Grassroots Democrats HQ helped us close the gap and get ahead. I can not think of a better organization deserving of this grant.”