Folks… Odessa’s running.
Justice Democrats’ Executive Director Alexandra Rojas makes her debut on the Bloc alongside a very special guest. Odessa Kelly, the first Justice Democrat of the 2022 cycle is running for Congress in Tennessee’s Fifth Congressional district, challenging Representative Jim Cooper and the Cooper dynasty. Odessa teaches Guido and Alexandra how to pronounce the name “Prentice” in the South, before telling us what led her to decide to run for Congress as a Justice Democrat.
After the break, Alexandra unveils the secret sauce of Justice Democrats’ candidate recruitment process and shares her biggest lessons learned from previous electoral cycles.
More about Odessa for Congress: www.odessaforcongress.com
Nominate a leader to run as a Justice Democrat: www.justicedemocrats.com/nominate
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