Hometown Heroes

Karen Longoria And The Hometown Heroes Project: Town Builds Home For Her Disabled Family

Posted 05.25.2011

While single mother Karen Longoria was working hard to raise her three children and wage her own battle with breast cancer, she was dealt another diff...

Family Votes McCain, But That Doesn't Stop This Obama Supporter

Chidimma Ozor | Posted 05.25.2011

Chidimma Ozor

Paul Speirs is president of Steinbeck Communications, a Las Vegas-based public relations firm, whose clients include top companies in the gaming indus...

Starting an Obama Group Gives Supporter Confidence, Diverse Community

Stefanie Fontanez | Posted 05.25.2011

Stefanie Fontanez

It was shortly after watching Barack Obama speak for the first time that Megan Meagher turned to a friend and said "I have to do something. I've never...

Volunteer Invigorates Local Headquarters

Sheryl Z. White | Posted 05.25.2011

Sheryl Z. White

As a young child walking to school he would recite a rhyme that he learned from his grandmother - "Truman's in the White House eating bread and jelly....

Retired Social Worker Connects for Barack on the Phone

Andrew Sprung | Posted 05.25.2011

Andrew Sprung

In July 2008, Roz Blau, was looking for the next major connection in her life. Recently retired after a 27-year career as a social worker, she had mov...

Retired Teacher Uses His Background to Appeal to Voters in Red Territory

Tiffany C. Kern | Posted 05.25.2011

Tiffany C. Kern

Interview with Mike Burtch Biography: Mike Burtch is a retired school teacher from Turlock, CA. After a life of working the campaign trails for city...

Baby Boomer Takes to the Road

Sue Bell | Posted 05.25.2011

Sue Bell

It is said by an African proverb, "it takes a village to raise a child." My village grew up with the Kennedy and Cuomo family tradition of dinner tab...

Openly Gay Newcomer Rises From Precinct Leader to Candidate for N.C. State Office

Wes Isley | Posted 05.25.2011

Wes Isley

Q&A with Wade Boyles For someone who had never volunteered for a political campaign until this year, Wade Boyles, 36, of Winston-Salem, N.C., hasn't ...

New to Political Campaigns, Volunteer Goes All the Way

Jennifer Treuting | Posted 05.25.2011

Jennifer Treuting

Frank Schlupp is a volunteer with the Obama campaign in Ward 58 of Northeast Philadelphia, an area that went heavily for Hillary Clinton in the primar...

Single Mom: Obama a Role Model to Her Sons

Tiffany C. Kern | Posted 05.25.2011

Tiffany C. Kern

Interview with Patty Hughes Biography: Patty Hughes is a single mother of two sons, ages 16 and 19 and has been a party of community organization, an...

This Campaign Pulls Volunteer Into Politics

Jonah Lalas | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonah Lalas

It is early morning on August 28th at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. While thousands of delegates and enthusiastic supporters were rec...

Oberlin Volunteer Canvasses Neighbor-to-Neighbor

Monica Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Monica Klein

The local middle school in Kathy Rednaur's old town used to call Child Abuse Services on her every few months. Eventually, she picked up and moved her...

Obama Gives New American Hope

Shari Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Shari Cohen

Meet Mitra, a 31 year old first time voter - I met her last weekend, volunteering at my local Obama campaign office. We've been working together eve...