How much difference can two people really make?

In the summer of 2022, while the world was still reeling from ideas like

vaccine passports, a small group of people met in a backyard wondering what

happened to their constitutionally protected rights. Two people who happened to

live in the same legislative district met and decided they could no longer sit and

watch. They started talking to friends, neighbors and family about how to get

involved and push back against the erosion of their rights. After a few months of

gathering names, they started to put a plan together to get involved with their

district Republican Party. Their hope was to secure a presence on the district’s

Executive Committee. As the saying goes, “all politics is local”, and if you wish to

change the conversation in Bismarck, the best place to start is in your district. As

providence would have it, members of this group were elected to 4 of the 5

Executive Committee positions. Little did they know at the time that this was just

the beginning.

With new leadership in the district, two of the current legislators decided to

step aside instead of seeking an endorsement from the district for the upcoming

primary. This allowed the district to endorse two strong grassroots conservatives

to run in their place. They along with the incumbent conservative candidate went

on to win a decisive victory in the general election. The three candidates then

joined an ever-growing group of fellow grassroots conservatives in Bismarck and

made their voices heard throughout the legislative session.

The efforts of those first two people that met came full circle shortly

thereafter when new district elections were held and grassroots conservatives

were elected to each Executive and District Committee position available. The

work they had done resulted in their district moving from the 21st most

conservative voting district in the state of North Dakota to being in the top 4 the

very next session. Politics is all about numbers and when enough people get

behind a candidate, bill, or movement like The Freedom League, victories aren’t

far behind.

Are you ready to be a part of victories like the one above? The Freedom

League is prepared to help you do just that! From grassroots trainings and

strategy sessions to legislative candidate trainings and effective full time policy

advocacy at the capital, we stand ready to change the conversation and direction

of North Dakota. You can help make this happen by becoming a Legacy Member

of The Freedom League today!

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