Texas Could Determine the Course of the 2020 Election

Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez just announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate today in Texas. While there are many upcoming senate races in 2020, this one promises to be more interesting than most. The Texas electoral college accounts for 38 electoral votes — second only to California with 55 votes, and as large as Pennsylvania and Ohio […]

10 Great Children’s Books to Teach Your Kids About Voting, Civics, and Democracy

The election year of 2020 is coming fast, and the time is now to teach your kids about the crucial importance of voting and making their voice heard. The problem is too few young people between 18 and 29 years old vote in these off-year elections. You can begin to change that in the future […]

11 Simple Ways to Teach Your Kids About Elections, Democracy, and Making Their Voices Heard

The national mid-term elections may have passed, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be voting in the United States in 2019. There is, for example, a Chicago run-off election for mayor in April. Charlotte, Dallas, and San Francisco also have municipal elections this year. Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi have gubernatorial elections. Plus, the 2020 primary […]

Voting With a Porpoise Hits the Shelves!

Our mission at Votergy is to strengthen American democracy by getting young voters of all backgrounds to the polls. As we were thinking longer term about how to talk to our young children about voting, we realized that there were no great resources out there. So we wrote one ourselves! Voting With a Porpoise is a […]

Generation “Everyone” part 2

In my last post, I talked about how my generation — the millennials — are looking for positive and inspirational change but we also need far more compassion for those whose views we oppose. Some of the significant disagreements and differences in our country are the interests and viewpoints of young adults in America, the […]