How to Identify Strong Candidates to Run for Office

Use this worksheet to evaluate prospective candidates’ priorities and community involvement.
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The best candidates often need an extra push to run for political office.

This training will teach you everything you need to know about choosing strong candidates! By the end, you'll know how to identify the common traits of a good potential candidate and create a reasonable time frame to do so.

📚 Here at NDTC, we have a course on every aspect of campaigning. Courses are self-guided online lessons that you can take at your own pace. To keep learning, check out these recommended courses below:

1️⃣ Political Candidate Recruitment Online Course
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2️⃣ Story of Self: Crafting and Sharing Your Story Online Course
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3️⃣ Getting Your Campaign Off the Ground Online Course
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Click below for a transcript of this video lesson:
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0:00 Training Overview
0:32 Kandice Harris Intro
2:27 Training Objectives & Icebreaker
4:16 Section 1: Why Identifying Strong Candidates Is Necessary
10:43 Discussion: Candidates With Compelling Stories
12:47 Section 2: Qualities Of A Strong Candidate
35:52 Section 2 Questions
43:27 Section 3: Where To Find Strong Candidates
51:53 Section 3 Questions
54:18 Suggested Online Resources & Closing

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Thank you for training with us! We hope you use this to improve your community!