Mission

Tomorrow’s Jobs is the only organization solely focused on recruiting, training, and financially supporting Democrats running for office with an entrepreneurial background.

Candidates with professional entrepreneurial backgrounds connect with independent and persuadable voters uniquely due to their focused experience creating jobs, building a business, and investing in communities.

These candidates know what it takes to successfully navigate a complex regulatory environment, can think outside the box, know what it takes to get things done, and make for more moderate candidacies.

Unfortunately, Democrats with entrepreneurial backgrounds often fall short because they typically do not possess personal wealth or lack the built-in fundraising network that some other candidates do. In fact, the average small business owner makes about $66,000 annually and only 40 percent are profitable.

And, since candidates with entrepreneurial backgrounds are likely to skew moderate, the cost of running creates a steeper hill to climb than those who are more ideologically extreme.

Because research is clear: when the cost of running for office increases, the candidates contesting are more likely to be ideologically extreme due to their net policy payoffs from running being higher than those of moderate candidates.

Here’s the bottom line: High-quality, moderate entrepreneurs are unlikely to run for office unless they have the proper infrastructure, resources, strategic counsel, and support necessary.

That’s where Tomorrow’s Jobs pack has a role to play.

The organization’s activities include:

• Recruiting and training candidates at the federal, state, county, and municipal levels;

• Delivering logistical support and strategic guidance to put candidates in competitive positions;

• Providing access to donors for financial aid;

• Making direct contributions to candidates; and

• Supporting candidates through independent expenditure activity.