Amanda Litman

Co-Founder, Run for Something

Amanda Litman is a passionate individual dedicated to empowering young individuals to pursue political leadership roles, primarily through her work with Run for Something.

She is the Co-Founder & Executive Director of Run for Something, a platform aimed at encouraging and supporting young people in running for various political offices.

Amanda has a strong educational background, having studied at James W. Robinson Jr. Secondary School and obtained her B.A. from Northwestern University.

Her professional experience includes roles such as Email Director at Hillary for America, Digital Director at Charlie Crist for Governor, Deputy Email Director at Organizing for Action, Outbound Writer at Obama for America, and Editor-in-Chief at North by Northwestern.

Amanda Litman has also authored a book and hosted a podcast related to encouraging and guiding young individuals in political candidacy, both available on runforsomething.net.

For inquiries or questions, Amanda prefers to be contacted via email at amanda@runforsomething.net.

Highlights

Nov 4 · twitter

Fun @runforsomething fact about our 2024 candidates: 101 are running in rural areas, 176 are in urban areas, and 272 are running in suburban races.

Oct 26 · twitter

I don’t make predictions anymore but I will say - it would be 0% surprising if when all is said & done, neither polling nor pundits accurately captured how absolutely furious women (still) are.