November 12th, 2025

'Campaign 101' set for Saturday, Nov. 15,
​at Albany Public Library

 If you have ever considered running for office or have wondered what it takes to run a campaign, please join us for Campaign 101 from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Albany Public Library, 2450 14th Ave. S.E.
  Come learn the basics of what it takes to build a campaign and run for public office. Former candidates and campaign team members with boots-on-the-ground experience in Linn County will share information about campaign finance, fundraising, crafting a message, and building your team. Whether you want to ...

• Launch your campaign- Support another candidate
• Get more involved in local government 
• Build your community network

…there will be something here for you. 
   Take your civic engagement to the next level!
    This event is offered by the Linn County Democrats. We welcome all values-aligned folks who reside in Linn County and surrounding areas to join us for this fun event. Snacks, drinks, and childcare will be provided.  To RSVP for Campaign 101, click the adjacent button.

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RSVP for Campaign 101

​'Campaign 101' trainers
Dan Torres
Executive Director, Oregon Labor Candidate School
Campaign 101 Topic: Field Organization
  Dan Torres (he/him) is a political professional, labor advocate, and campaign expert from the Pacific Northwest. After working 8 electoral cycles on races from City Council up to Presidential, Dan took over as the Executive Director of the Oregon Labor Candidate School, a non-profit dedicated to training and supporting union members running for public office. Dan is passionate about leveling the playing field so non-traditional candidates and leaders have a seat at the tables of power.
 
Shannon Richardson
Community Organizer, former campaign treasurer
Former Campaign Treasurer
Campaign 101 Topic: Fundraising/Campaign Finance
   Shannon Richardson (she/they) joined policy-related community service during the 2008 election, campaigning for President Obama. In recent years, Shannon has become more engaged in local politics and local chapters of the Democratic and Working Families Parties. In 2025, Shannon served as the treasurer for a successful school board candidate’s campaign in the nonpartisan Greater Albany Public Schools District race. Working alongside campaign teams of other aligned candidates, Shannon learned many of the finer points of starting, funding, running, and ending a competitive campaign.

Steven Richmond
Political Organizer
Campaign 101 Topic: Campaign Management
  Steven Richmond is a political organizer based in Corvallis. His first experience in politics began in high school, when he founded the Jackson County Democrat Youth Caucus, organizing Young Democrats clubs at South and North Medford High Schools and Southern Oregon University. He graduated from Western Oregon University with a degree in Public Policy and interned for Representatives Pam Marsh and Dan Rayfield at the Oregon State Capitol.
   Steven served as campaign manager for State Representative Sarah Finger McDonald in the closest 

legislative primary of 2024. Afterward, he worked for Congresswoman Val Hoyle as her Organizing Director and Campaign Manager. He currently runs a rural organizing PAC called Oregonize to Win and manages a competitive legislative race in House District 12.
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Joanna Robinson
Political Organizer
Campaign Committee Co-Chair, Linn County Democrats
Campaign 101 Topic: Messaging
  Joanna Robinson (she/her) is a political organizer and co-chair of the Campaign Committee for the Linn County Democrats. Joanna is passionate about engaging and supporting the next generation of progressive leaders. In the May 2025 Special District election, Joanna managed a non-partisan campaign for school board and supported her candidate to victory. She believes that policies that make people’s lives better have universal appeal and that success can be achieved through strong, effective messaging that is rooted in values.
 
Susan Leonard
Political Organizer
Neighborhood Leader
Campaign 101 Topic: Neighborhood Leader Program
  Susan Leonard is a lifelong Democrat and was active in the party when she lived in her home state of Iowa. She moved to Oregon 6 years ago and became a Precinct Committee Person in the Linn County Democratic Party as soon as she was eligible. She serves on the Neighborhood Leader Program steering committee and is an inveterate door-knocker, usually hitting over 1000 doors in the run-up to all Primary and General elections.

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