What It's Really Like to Run for Office ft. Girmay Zahilay

When Girmay first told me about his plan to run for office in Seattle, I remember asking him why. I quickly learned that Girmay’s motives were deeply rooted in wanting to improve the lives of people in his community because he grew up in less than ideal circumstances in Seattle. Girmay’s hope is that he can promote equity, increase innovation, and increase political access for all.   You will love this episode if you care at all about getting more young, smart, people of color in office, if you yourself want to run for office, or if you want to be more civically engaged even if you never want to be involved in politics.   This episode is for you if you are curious about: How to get more young, smart people of color into policy-making roles How to be civically engaged without running for office How to run for office   RESOURCES: Girmay’s first Depth & Candor episode Rising Leaders Inc New Leaders Council Leadership Tomorrow American Association of Political Consultants   CONNECT WITH GIRMAY: Learn more about Girmay at ElectGirmay.com Instagram: @Girmay Facebook: @ElectGirmay Twitter: @GirmayZahilay   CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @Depthandcandor Facebook: Depth and Candor Subscribe to the weekly newsletter on Depthandcandor/subscribe   Depth & Candor is now on Spotify, iTunes, & Stitcher This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit depthandcandor.substack.com