Democracy for America and Driving Votes Join Forces

Released: Mar 8, 2005 4:04 PM

New Partnership Will Strengthen the Grassroots Movement

BURLINGTON, VT--Today, two key progressive organizations joined forces. Democracy for America (DFA) and Driving Votes have partnered permanently to help strengthen grassroots movements across the country. All of Driving Votes innovative volunteer activation tools can now be found at www.DemocracyforAmerica.com.

Driving Votes volunteers will join forces with over 400 local DFA Meetup groups to broaden Democracy for America's grassroots network in every state.

"Through this partnership we will move one step closer to taking our country back," said Jim Dean, Chair of Democracy for America. "By joining together, Democracy for America and Driving Votes will build up our grassroots network from coast to coast and help elect community leaders who will impact the political process for years to come."

"I'm proud to announce that Driving Votes is joining forces with Democracy for America, and fighting for progressive candidates, policies and values as a single organization," said Leighton Woodhouse, Executive Director of Driving Votes. "Together, Driving Votes and DFA will make the grassroots stronger."

The Driving Votes website and political action committee are closing, but the Driving Votes brand name and mission will continue through Democracy for America.

Democracy for America, which was founded by Governor Howard Dean in March 2004, is a political action committee dedicated to building a grassroots network of socially progressive and fiscally responsible activists and candidates running for all levels of office – from the school board to the United States Senate. DFA is giving ordinary people the power to reform their political system.