Veterans Campaign

03/02/2022

March 5-6 '22 Virtual Campaign Training Workshop

We only have a few spots left available for our Campaign Training Workshop this weekend! Act now to get a jump on your #SecondService!

Whether you are looking to fine tune an ongoing 2022 campaign, get started on a campaign in the next 2 years, or simply see what the world of political campaigning is all about with an eye toward future goals, this Campaign Training Workshop is for you! Designed specifically for veterans and military family members but open to anyone committed to public service.

These virtual workshops offer the same information, encouragement, and inspiration as our signature Introductory Campaign Training Workshops, but in a condensed online experience. The $150 registration fee includes over 6 full hours of content over 2 days on fundraising, building a campaign team, self and opposition research, values based communications, voter targeting, and "bullet-proofing" your service record, as well as personal access to world class instructors and a digital copy of the Candidate's Field Manual. For our 2022 programming we are thrilled to announce that we have partnered with Google Civics to offer enhanced training, advice, and information on campaign digital security. You do not want to miss the opportunity!!

REGISTER HERE:
https://veteranscampaign.wufoo.com/forms/z120nqtd1ydcidc/

Thank you for your interest in our virtual Campaign Training Workshop. Veterans Campaign remains dedicated to encouraging, mentoring, and preparing veterans, military family members, and committed public servants during this challenging time for our nation. Now, more than ever, our country needs peo...

02/09/2022

Google launches bipartisan effort to train candidates, campaigns ahead of 2022 midterms

We are excited to partner with Google Civics and the USFCA MA in Public Leadership program as part of the Campaign Security Project. All 2022 workshops will now include trainings on campaign digital security, and you can join us for a virtual workshop on March 5-6 https://bit.ly/3GOcdQZ

"Veterans Campaign has spent over a decade inspiring, encouraging, and training veterans and military family members for a Second Service in civic life, where their selflessness, dedication, and leadership are sorely needed," Veterans Campaign founder Seth Lynn, who directs the University of San Francisco’s MA in Public Leadership program, said. "We are thrilled to partner with Google to train political candidates with military backgrounds and their staffs to face this new battlespace of cybersecurity."

Read more here: https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/google-train-candidates-campaigns-2022-midterms?utm_content=197219439&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-956309563338317826

Google is launching a bipartisan effort to provide tools to train candidates and campaign workers in ways to “stay safe online” ahead of the 2022 midterm election cycle.

02/07/2022

It was good to see USFCA MA in Public Leadership alumni and Craig Newmark fellows George Chewning and Samantha Lostia here in DC today! They celebrated mass with Fr. Paul and current USF in DC students.

02/02/2022

The Jedburgh Podcast: #044: Taking The Hill - The Honorable Patrick Murphy - Congressman, Secretary Of The Army, Vetrepreneur

"It's easy to criticize, it's easy to tear down but people should also stand on ... on what their vision is."

While USFCA MA in Pubic Leadership students get to learn from Patrick J. Murphy in his policy class, we all get to learn from his leadership and #secondservice story

Listen here:
http://wavve.link/jedburghpodcast

The word service is defined as the action of helping or doing work for someone. The Honorable Patrick Murphy has served...and led...in many arenas. He was America's first Iraq War Veteran elected to Congress. He was later appointed by President Obama to serve as the Undersecretary of the Army and th...

01/19/2022

What an honor to start a new semester with a candidate for Congress in class. Congrats to physician and Army officer Ricardo Villarreal on launching your campaign while studying for your University of San Francisco MA in Public Leadership as a Craig Newmark fellow. Excited to learn from and with you.

I'm Ricardo Villarreal, and I fought for my country. Now, I am fighting to represent everyone from #TX21 in Congress.

Please help me by sharing this post and following me on social media to reach more voters in my district and win the Texas Democratic primary on March 1st.

Learn why I am the most qualified candidate: https://www.votericardovillarreal.com/

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12/02/2021

Veterans leading Afghan evacuations demand help from Biden and Congress

Shawn VanDiver is a USFCA MA in Public Leadership student and one of many veterans who are calling on Congress and the White House to aid American allies who remain in danger in Afghanistan. Read more here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/veterans-leading-afghan-evacuations-demand-biden-congress-help-rcna3525

Hundreds of veterans and other frontline volunteers who have organized ongoing evacuations from Afghanistan said that their efforts have become "untenable."

11/11/2021

On this Veterans Day, thank you to all those who have served, and to those who will continue to serve .

08/09/2021

State Rep. Mike France is currently a state representative for Connecticut's 42nd district. He served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years, and is now running to represent Connecticut in the House of Representatives. #secondservice

08/08/2021

Jared Golden for Congress was re-elected to represent Maine's 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Golden enlisted as an infantryman in the Marines and deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

08/07/2021

Ronny Jackson was re-elected to represent Texas' 13th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dr. Jackson served in the U.S. Navy for 25 years and retired at the rank of Rear Admiral. During his service, he deployed to Iraq and led Resuscitative Medicine efforts for a Surgical Shock Trauma Platoon.

08/04/2021

Teen organizes car wash to benefit homeless veterans

In Chelsea, VT, high-schooler Taylor Farrell organized a car wash to raise money for homeless veterans. Inspired her own veteran father, she wanted to donate to the Vermont Office of Veteran's Affairs to help other veterans get back on their feet and begin their #secondservice to society. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3zE76zy

Thetford Academy rising senior Taylor Farrell of Chelsea organizes a car wash to raise money for homeless veterans.

08/02/2021

Beau Cannon is running to represent Georgia's 11th district in the US House of Representatives. He served in the United States Air Force from 2005-2013. #secondservice

08/01/2021

Dr. Roger Marshall was elected to represent Kansas in the U.S. Senate. He is a former Congressman for Kansas' 1st District. Dr. Marshall trained a mobile hospital support unit as a Captain in the U.S. Army Reserves and retired after 7 years of service.

07/29/2021

Pre-filed bill aims to recognize female veterans

Kentucky nonprofit Lady Veterans Connect is creating support and recognition for women veterans. Founder Phyllis Abbott provides housing and resources for women veterans in transition. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3zadDBN.

The bill request is pre-filed for 2022 session

07/26/2021

Nick Freitas is running for re-election to the VA House of Delegates. Freitas served in the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) for 11 years and has been a state representative since 2015. #secondservice

07/25/2021

Congressman Chris Stewart was re-elected to represent Utah's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Stewart served for 14 years as a pilot in the Air Force, flying rescue helicopters and the B-1B bomber.

07/23/2021

Congressman Steven Palazzo was re-elected to represent Mississippi's 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He served in the Marine Corps Reserves for eight years and currently serves in the Mississippi Army National Guard.

07/21/2021

Veterans group claims victory in Royal Oak War Memorial fight

In Royal Oaks, MI, veterans have been fighting for the city's War Memorial. In the past year, the city has been attempting to move the memorial against the wishes of veterans' organizations and a city-wide vote held in 2007. In early July, a judge ruled that the issue would be put up to a vote once again. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2U2Wrz1

Royal Oak residents will get to decide if the city's War Memorial needs to be moved 40 feet, an Oakland County Circuit Court judge ruled Friday.

07/19/2021

Quaye Quartey is running to represent California's 25th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Quartey served in the U.S. Navy for twenty years and currently works as a small business owner. #secondservice

07/16/2021

University of San Francisco MAPL alum Reyn Kaupiko'20 reflects on the confidence and knowledge he gained through the program, "The MAPL program has not only given me the confidence to enter into the political arena but to also become an active member in my community and state. Without this program I would have continued to watch impactful decisions being made unsure of the understanding of those making the decisions."
Learn more and enroll in the Fall 2021 Masters cohort here: http://www.veteranscampaign.org/masters

07/15/2021

VA.gov | Veterans Affairs

University of San Francisco MAPL student and Craig Newmark Fellow Saif Khan has joined the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs leadership team as a political appointee to serve as Special Assistant (Attorney) at the Office of VA General Counsel. Khan is founder and former president of the Veteran-led-non-profit American Veterans Committee and also serves as vice president of the World Veterans Federation.
https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5690

Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.

07/14/2021

Lowcountry veteran says military experience prepared him for owning a business

U.S. Army veteran Kevin Campo says that "his time in the army laid the perfect foundation for him to open up and manage a small business." Read more about his #secondservice here: https://bit.ly/3qPrYAw

A Charleston-area veteran said his time in the army laid the perfect foundation for him to open up and manage a small business.

07/12/2021

Peggy Hubbard is running in Illinois for the U.S. Senate. She served for several years in the U.S. Navy, and also worked for the IRS and as a police officer before her run for office. #secondservice

07/11/2021

Senator Tom Carper was re-elected to represent Delaware in the U.S. Senate. Carper served as a naval flight officer, served three tours of duty in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, and retired at the rank of captain after 23 years of service.

07/09/2021

Congressman Troy Nehls was re-elected to Texas' 22nd Congressional District in the House of Representatives. Nehls served in the U.S. Army, deployed on combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, and retired at the rank of Major after 21 years of service. He is the recipient of two Bronze star medals.

07/07/2021

Pandemic didn’t stop Orange County veteran from caring for elderly, sick

Fred Robinson, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, has continued serving his country even after his military service. He volunteers for several veterans' organizations and organized the drive-thru Vietnam Veterans Day in his current home of Orange County, Florida. Read more about Robinson's #secondservice here: https://bit.ly/2Uh2kZh

Fred Robinson says he was blessed to have joined the U.S. Marines along with his twin brother when they were 17 years old.

07/05/2021

Herb Conaway is running for re-election to represent New Jersey's 7th district in the NJ Assembly. Assemblyman Conaway served as a captain in the Medical Corps of the United States Air Force, and has served in the NJ Assembly since 1998. #secondservice

07/04/2021

Happy Independence Day. America turns 245 years old today. Thank you to those serving and protecting our country.

07/02/2021

Michael Steele Shared His Perspective on the State of American Politics

University of San Francisco MAPL professor Mark Meissner moderated a discussion with Michael Steele, former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland and Republican National Committee chair, on the current state of American politics. Meissner writes, "I am a Democrat and he is a Republican - we need more conversations like this in our country." Read about each of their perspectives here: https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/michael-steele-shared-his-perspective-state-american-politics

The former Maryland lieutenant governor and Republican National Committee chair spoke about citizen engagement, bipartisanship and servant leadership at a GSPM MasterClass Series event.