America Votes

America Votes is a liberal leaning 527 group political organization formed in July 2003 made up of a coalition of grassroots political groups to coordinate their work in the swing states in the Congressional and Presidential elections. It works to 'increase voter registration, education and participation in electoral politics'.

Martin Frost serves as President.

Beth Ganz is the Executive Director. Previously Beth Ganz served as Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado. Prior to that, she was the Mountain States Regional Political director for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). During the 2000 election cycle, Beth Ganz was the Executive Director and Coordinated Campaign Director for the Colorado Democratic Party. She managed Democrat Congresswoman Diana DeGette’s first re-election campaign, achieving a 37-point victory in 1998.

America Votes is a coalition of many of the most powerful liberal political organizations in the country. The coalition represents more than 20 million Americans and includes the leading advocates for the environment, civil and human rights, reproductive rights and labor. America Votes increases the number of registered liberal voters and provides them with more detailed information on the issues.

America Votes has offices Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Washington, DC.

Sources of funding

According to New York Times reporter Matt Bai, America Votes was established by the "three families" of George Soros, Peter Lewis and Herb and Marion Sandler to "coordinate various get-out-the-vote drives during the 2004 election." Bai also reports that at the October 2005 meeting of the Democracy Alliance at the Chateau Elan near Atlanta, Georgia, America Votes "was slated to received at least $5.5 million for the next election cycle alone".

Member organizations

• ACORN
• AFL-CIO
• AFSCME
• Alliance for Retired Americans
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence united with the Human Rights Campaign
• League of Conservation Voters
• League of United Latin American Citizens
• MoveOn.org Political Action
• Music for America
• NAACP National Voter Fund
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• National Education Association
• National Jewish Democratic Council
• New Democrat Network

• America Votes 2006
• 21st Century Democrats

External links

• America Votes website