(16 LBJWCS Alumni Running for Office)
As we head into Election Day, the LBJ Women’s Campaign School (LBJWCS) is proud to highlight the 16 alumni we have on the ballot. From a statewide Texas race and the Texas House of Representatives to local elections across the country, these women are putting the skills and confidence they gained through the LBJ Women’s Campaign School into practice. They are stepping up and running for office to lead their communities.
Launched in 2020, the LBJ Women’s Campaign School is a bipartisan program that brings together women from across the political spectrum for a six-month hybrid training program. Participants gain the political know-how to run for office, manage campaigns, and support women candidates at all levels. They learn from leading political experts across the country on topics ranging from polling and public speaking to fundraising, cybersecurity, and grassroots organizing. Through hands-on training, mentorship, and networking, participants leave LBJWCS equipped and empowered to take the next step toward political leadership. Our next class of changemakers will be announced later this year and will start their journey through the campaign school in January 2027, as part of our 8th cohort.
Meet all 16 of our alumni on the ballot this election:
- Alexandria Anderson (Cohort 5), Austin City Council, District 1
- Allison Bush (Cohort 6), State Board of Education, District 5
- Ashley Bean-Thornton (Cohort 6), Texas House of Representatives, District 56
- Cassie Benoist-Templeton (Cohort 6), Candidate for Judge, 428th District Court
- Ciara Parks (Cohort 3), Justice of the Peace in Travis County, Precinct 1
- Claire Reynolds (Cohort 5), Texas’ 11th Congressional District
- Daniella DeSeta Lyttle (Cohort 1), Candidate for Judge, 261st District Court
- Dawn Gile (Cohort 2), Maryland State Senate, District 33
- Holly Jeffreys (Cohort 1), Texas House of Representatives, District 86
- Isabella Lee Tibbetts (Cohort 5), Jackson County Commissioner Board Position 3, OR
- Karen Crnkovich (Cohort 2), Johnson County Commission Chair, KS
- Kirsta Leeburg Melton (Cohort 6), Hays County District Attorney
- Park Inglefield (Cohort 6), North Carolina House of Representatives, District 86
- Phyllis Grissom (Cohort 3), Tarrant Appraisal District Board, Place 1
- Tanisa Jeffers (Cohort 2), Justice of the Peace in Travis County, Precinct 5
- Yvonne Muñoz (Cohort 4), Travis Central Appraisal District Board, Place 3
In addition to the 16 candidates on the ballot, many of our alumni are putting their LBJ Women’s Campaign School skills to work on the trail as campaign managers and staff supporting candidates. We’re cheering on our alumni as they continue putting their LBJWCS training into action and making a difference in their communities.
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