Meet Our Moment

12/10/2024

We are so thrilled to welcome the latest cohort to the family! We’ve now trained over 60 candidates in 3 years and look forward to their endeavors in ‘25 and beyond. Huge thanks to Lashrecse Aird, Delegate Michelle Maldonado, and Delegate Rae Cousins (an illustrious alum!) for sharing your wisdom!

09/23/2024

Big news! We’re elated to announce that our sixth (!!!) training session will be this December in Richmond. The energy to elect Kamala Harris is inspiring prospective candidates at every level and we’re ready to pitch in.

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Meet Our Moment is an organization that will create a pipeline for minority candidates to take office within the Commonwealth. This grassroots collective, spearheaded by Delegate Jay Jones, will recruit and train Democrats to run for and win state and local offices by providing them with the necessa...

05/04/2024

We had a great time at our mini-MOM session at this weekend’s Democratic Party of Virginia Rural Retreat. We’re so grateful to Lily Franklin, Jade Harris, and Liam Watson for sharing their stories about running and vision for more wins in rural Virginia. We’re ready to roll up our sleeves!

04/23/2024

Big news! We're so excited to host a training session at this year's Rural Caucus retreat on May 4th. Running everywhere, especially in rural areas, is critical to Democratic success in '24, '25, and beyond.

Sign up here and we'll see you in two weeks: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ruralretreat2024?fbclid=IwAR3uIQetE3tUggLPuHRtdJSHCdUJqU7JORZP3RzZ3K9OeNNuJA8md9n_bz4

08/21/2023

Two years in and our hard work and immersive program is paying off! Thanks to Black Virginia News for the chance to discuss the value in building a bench of minority candidates at the state and local level!

‎Show BLACK VIRGINIA NEWS, Ep EP18 - Jay Jones on Meet Our Moment, Voting Rights - Aug 20, 2023

03/26/2023

Another training is in the books! What a tremendous group that’s got the energy, passion and drive to run - and win. Welcome to the MOM family. We can’t wait to see you soar!

03/25/2023

Packed house for our fourth session! We’ve got a great group of Virginians that are fired up to run for office. Thanks to IAFF Local 68 for hosting us! And thanks to Pam Northam and Ralph Northam for the special gift for today’s group - we appreciate your support of our efforts!

02/28/2023

There’s one more day left to apply for our March training session in Norfolk! If you or someone you know would be a great candidate for office send them our way. We’re playing to win! Hit the link below and sign up!

Meet Our Moment recruits and trains minority Democratic candidates to run for and win state and local offices across the Commonwealth over the next Virginia decade.

01/10/2023

We’re bringing it to the 757! Our 4th training session is happening on March 25th in Norfolk and the application is now open! If you know a friend, family member or neighbor who should get off the sidelines and into the game send them our way! Hit the link!

Meet Our Moment recruits and trains minority Democratic candidates to run for and win state and local offices across the Commonwealth over the next Virginia decade.

12/05/2022

An incredible third training session is in the books! We're grateful to Joshua Gregory, Lashrecse Aird, our presenters, and participants for their commitment to making Virginia a better place. These folks are ready to run and win in 2023!

11/15/2022

Please join Meet Our Moment's third class for a Manassas happy hour with the Hon. Jay Jones! Event is Friday, Dec 2nd and benefits the Meet Our Moment PAC.

Get your tickets here:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mom-dec2

11/10/2022

This is MAJOR - we couldn't be prouder to call MOM alum
Sonia Vasquez Luna for Manassas City Council COUNCILMEMBER-ELECT. She ran a tremendous race and Manassas will be better for her leadership. Her future is enormously bright!