TEAM EXPERIENCE
Here at go grass roots, our team is our power.
Members of our team have, under our umbrella or elsewhere, worked to power campaigns and made an impact that has secured key victories on the campaign trail.
Here are some of our teams greatest hits.
Jon Tester
U.S. Senate | Montana | 2018 |
Against All Odds in Big Sky Country
One of the most consequential Senate races of the 2018 cycle - and one of the hardest-fought Democratic defenses in the country. Incumbent Senator Jon Tester sought a third term in a state Donald Trump had carried by 20 points, making him a top Republican target. President Trump personally campaigned multiple times against Tester. Despite an unprecedented opposition onslaught and a race rated a toss-up heading into Election Day, Tester held on - winning with 50.3% of the vote against Republican State Auditor Matt Rosendale, the first time Tester had ever won a majority rather than a plurality. The most expensive Senate campaign in Montana history ended in a Democratic hold.
Stats:
- Office: U.S. Senate, Montana
- Margin: +3.5 Points
- Result: Won
JEFF CARR
| Municipal Office | Eagle Nest, NM | 2021-2024 |
Independent Municipal Leadership in Rural New Mexico
A successful municipal campaign in Eagle Nest, New Mexico - a small Colfax County village nestled in the Enchanted Circle region of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Carr, a registered Independent and longtime public educator with over 27 years in New Mexico schools, won the mayoralty in 2021 and took office in January 2022. His tenure included representation of Eagle Nest on the Enchanted Circle Council of Governments and a commitment to transparent, open local government in a community of roughly 315 full-time residents. A multifaceted public servant, Carr also previously served as Municipal Judge, Mayor Pro Tem, and as a New Mexico Public Education Commissioner for District 10.
Stats:
- Office: Mayor, Village of Eagle Nest
- Party: Independent
- Tenure: January 2022–April 2024
LIUNA - LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
| Union Labor Organizing | Idaho | 2024 |
Building Working-Class Power for Harris-Walz
Ground-level labor organizing and voter mobilization work on behalf of the Kamala Harris presidential campaign in Idaho, coordinated through LIUNA - the Laborers' International Union of North America, representing over 500,000 workers across construction, infrastructure, and public services. LIUNA was among the first major unions to unanimously endorse Harris following President Biden's withdrawal, citing her role in passing landmark infrastructure investment and securing union pensions. Work in Idaho focused on reaching working-class union households, activating members, and building labor-to-labor organizing infrastructure in a state where union turnout operations carry outsized local impact.
Stats:
- Type: Union Labor Mobilization
- Organization: LIUNA
- Region: Idaho
DEFEND OUR COURTS.
Judicial Elections | Philadelphia, PA | 2025 |
Defending Pennsylvania's Courts - and Winning Big
Defend Our Courts is a Philadelphia-based independent expenditure committee of citizens, political strategists, and campaign veterans focused exclusively on judicial races in swing states. In 2025, the organization mounted a $5 million grassroots-funded campaign to defend the pro-democracy majority on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court - three sitting justices facing retention elections in a state Trump carried in 2024 and where Republicans were openly targeting the judiciary as a vehicle for locking in political advantage. With three of the most competitive congressional seats in the country on the line in Pennsylvania in 2026, and the road to the House running through the state, the stakes for these retention races extended far beyond the courthouse. Defend Our Courts raised from over 88,000 grassroots donors and ran a canvassing-heavy field program in Philadelphia and across Pennsylvania. The result: all three justices were retained by margins of 22 points or more - a sweep that preserved judicial independence in one of the country's most consequential states and established a model the organization is now taking national into Georgia, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
Stats:
- Type: Independent Expenditure Committee / Judicial Advocacy
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Result: All three PA Supreme Court justices retained by 22+ points
- Raised: $5 million from 88,000+ grassroots donors
- Year: 2025
NATURAL MEDICINE ALLIANCE OF IDAHO
| Ballot Initiative | Idaho Medical Cannabis Act | 2026 |
Taking Medical Cannabis to the Voters in the Last Holdout State
A historic statewide ballot initiative campaign to bring medical cannabis to Idaho - the last remaining state in the contiguous West without any form of legal cannabis access. The Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho launched in 2025 with a mission to qualify the Idaho Medical Cannabis Act for the November 2026 general election, requiring 70,725 verified signatures across all 44 counties. Despite fierce legislative resistance - including a legislative resolution urging voters to reject the effort and a concurrent push to constitutionally block future cannabis initiatives - the campaign submitted over 150,000 signatures by the May 1, 2026 deadline, more than double the threshold required. If certified and approved by voters, the initiative would allow patients with qualifying conditions including cancer, PTSD, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease, and Alzheimer's to access regulated medical cannabis starting July 1, 2027. A people-powered campaign operating in one of the most restrictive political environments in the country.
Stats:
- Type: Statewide Ballot Initiative
- Signatures Submitted: 150,000+ across all 44 counties
- Threshold: 70,725 required
- Election: November 2026
FORWARD MONTANA - GOTV YOUNG VOTER OUTREACH
| Get Out the Vote | Montana | 2024 |
Turning Out Montana's Next Generation of Voters
Forward Montana's get-out-the-vote young voter outreach operation in the 2024 general election - activating Montana's youth electorate at a moment of historic political significance. Forward Montana is the state's leading youth civic engagement organization, working at the intersection of voter registration, education, and mobilization. Young voter turnout programs require a distinct approach: meeting young people where they are and building the habit of voting among a generation that will shape Montana's political future.
Stats:
- Type: GOTV Young Voter Mobilization
- Organization: Forward Montana
- Year: 2024
RED BERETS FOR MEDICARE FOR ALL
| Healthcare Justice Organizing | Tacoma, WA | Ongoing |
Craftivism and Coalition Building for Universal Healthcare
Red Berets for Medicare for All is a Tacoma-based grassroots organizing coalition founded by Laura Fielding, built around the intersection of creative activism and the national fight for a single-payer healthcare system. Drawing on the red color of National Nurses United as its symbol, the movement knits and distributes red berets to organizers, nurses, and advocates across the country as a unifying visual identity for the Medicare for All movement. The organization works in close coordination with Whole Washington - the state's leading universal healthcare advocacy coalition - supporting signature gathering, rally organizing, legislative outreach, and candidate endorsement for Medicare for All champions. The Red Berets organized major rallies including a 2018 People's March for Medicare for All in Wright Park, Tacoma on National Nurses Day, supporting the I-1600 ballot initiative to bring universal healthcare to Washington State. The movement has built a national presence with over 28,000 social media followers, been featured in the documentary Healing US, and endorsed progressive candidates including Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign. A model for how creative, community-rooted organizing can sustain a long-term policy campaign.
Stats:
- Type: Healthcare Justice / Issue Advocacy Organization
- Location: Tacoma, WA
- Focus: Medicare for All, Single-Payer Healthcare, Ballot Initiative Support
SUNRISE MOVEMENT - PRECINCT COMMITTEE ELECTIONS
| Precinct Committee Races | Montana | 2020 |
Building Progressive Power from the Ground Up
A coordinated effort to run Sunrise Movement-aligned candidates for precinct committee seats across Montana - among the least visible but most consequential positions in American democracy. Precinct committee members shape party platforms, endorse candidates, and influence local political culture from the inside. An inside-outside strategy to shift Democratic Party infrastructure toward bold climate action and progressive values, building lasting organizational capacity that outlasts any single electoral cycle.
Stats:
- Type: Internal Party Infrastructure
- Organization: Sunrise Movement
- Year: 2020
BERNIE SANDERS FOR PRESIDENT
| Presidential Campaign | Western Montana | 2016 |
Political Revolution in the Rockies
Field and organizing work for Senator Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign in western Montana - a region that became central to Sanders' remarkable primary performance in the Mountain West. Sanders became the first presidential candidate in modern history to hold campaign rallies in the state, drawing thousands to events in Missoula and Billings. He went on to win the Montana Democratic primary with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Hillary Clinton despite having already clinched the nomination by delegate count. The western Montana organizing operation was a signature example of the grassroots, small-dollar infrastructure that defined the Sanders political revolution and helped launch a generation of progressive candidates.
Stats:
- Office: U.S. President (Primary)
- Result: Won Montana Primary
- Region: Western Montana
STEVE BULLOCK FOR US SENATE
| U.S. Senate | Montana | 2020 |
The Hardest Race in the Country
One of the most competitive and closely watched Senate races of the 2020 cycle. Former Montana Governor Steve Bullock, fresh off a presidential run and among the most popular elected officials in the state's recent history, took on Republican incumbent Steve Daines in a race central to Democrats' hopes of retaking the Senate. In a state Trump carried by 16 points, Bullock outperformed Biden significantly - flipping two Trump counties - but ultimately fell short, losing 47.2% to 52.8%. The race attracted over $145 million in combined spending, one of the most expensive Senate contests in Montana history.
Stats:
- Office: U.S. Senate, Montana
- Result: Lost - 47.2% to 52.8%
- Context: One of the most expensive Senate races in Montana history
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA - CUSTER COUNTY, MONTANA
| Local Ballot Initiative | Custer County, MT | 2024 |
Taking Cannabis Policy to Rural Montana
A recreational marijuana local option ballot initiative in Custer County, Montana - a rural, traditionally conservative county where making the case for cannabis policy reform meant meeting voters where they are. Montana legalized recreational marijuana statewide in 2020, but local jurisdictions retain opt-in and opt-out authority, making county-level campaigns essential to expanding access across the state. A reminder that ballot measure organizing in rural America requires patience, persuasion, and genuine community engagement.
Stats:
Type: Local Ballot Initiative
Location: Custer County, Montana