Elections
In 2024, Third Act is dedicated to electing leaders who prioritize climate action and uphold democratic values at the federal, state, and local levels. We have a growing roster of activities to help us win for the planet and our democracy.
Election Events
New Hampshire
Elections
“Get Out the Vote” Phone Banking in support of Karishma Manzur who is running for U.S. Senate in NH – Volunteer NOW THROUGH SEPTEMBER 8th
Sep
08
Colorado
Elections
No Kings: Vote Early Kickoff Call–September 10
Sep
10
Colorado
Elections
TACO Virtual Happy Hour – Elections
Sep
10
Wisconsin
Elections
The Midwest is the Margin: Mobilizing Third Act with Ben Wikler
Sep
10
Maryland
Elections
Write Postcards at Ministry of Brewing in Baltimore
Sep
12
DC
Elections
Postcarding ahead of the mid-terms
Sep
13
Upstate New York
Elections
Elect Blake Gendebien to NY21 – GrayPAC
Sep
14
GrayPAC
Elections
GrayPAC Fundraiser for Blake Gendebien with Bill Mckibben
Sep
14
Maryland
Elections
Write Postcards at Sandbox Brewhouse in Frederick Sep 15
Sep
15
Maryland
Elections
In-Person Gathering in Baltimore’s Hampden-Woodberry Neighborhood
Sep
15
Wisconsin
Elections
Monthly Postcarding Party: September
Sep
18
Maryland
Elections
Maryland Third Act All-In Call with Josh Hastings and Amar Mukunda
Sep
23
Maryland
Elections
Write Postcards at 7 Locks Brewing in Rockville
Sep
26
Minnesota
Elections
TAMN Doorknock with Cole Birkeland, for House in 41A
Sep
27
Maryland
Elections
Write Postcards at Ministry of Brewing in Baltimore Oct 3
Oct
03
Election Blogs
Tennessee
Elections
Third Act Tennessee Endorses Jerri Green for Governor of Tennessee
September 3, 2026
Third Act Tennessee is excited to endorse Jerri Green for our next Governor of Tennessee. Jerri Green affirmed she would sign an executive order that the Tennessee Valley Authority must remain a public utility serving the people and not be a privatized entity for profit. She has vowed to sign an executive order calling for […]
NYC
Elections
GrayPAC: Support Cait Conley for Congress! (defeat M.Lawler)
September 3, 2026
New York Third Actors support Cait Conley for Congress for her commitment to protecting working families, lowering the cost of living, and stopping out-of-control data center development. CHIP IN THROUGH GrayPAC to support Cait Conley with Third Actors from across New York State and take back Congress this fall. Check our EVENTS page for Vote […]
Ohio
Elections
September Working Group Meeting
September 3, 2026
With so many of us working on the election, we decided to cancel our September Working Group Meeting and instead provide you with several suggestions on how you can get involved if you aren’t already. Election Protections: Many groups are having webinars on how you can volunteer to help protect our elections. People are needed […]
Tennessee
Elections
Third Act Tennessee proudly endorses Justin J. Pearson for U.S. Congress
September 3, 2026
Third Act Tennessee is honored to endorse Justin J. Pearson in his run for U.S. Congress (TN District 9). Pearson is a fierce advocate for climate and environmental justice. He co-founded Memphis Community Against Pollution in 2020 in response to a long history of environmental racism by big polluters in Memphis. His organizing skills saw major […]
Arizona
Elections
Election Hub
September 3, 2026
Climate and Democracy are intertwined and you can make a difference in electing policy makers that will catalyze change and climate action. Check out the opportunities to get involved and choose what works for you! If you have something to add contact us. 2026 AZ Third Act Voter Guide 2026-Vote for the Climate Third Act […]
Nevada
Elections
Hands of Our Vote!
September 2, 2026
Secretary of State Francisco “Cisco” Aguilar motivated me! He shared all of the work he has done in his role to protect and improve the voting process here in Nevada. He has worked to make voting effective and seamless. Voting is our constitutional right, directed and protected by each state. The federal government has no […]
Nevada
Elections
Zooming with Cisco Aguilar, Nevada’s Cool Secretary of State!
September 2, 2026
Third Act Nevada was honored to host a national zoom call with Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar about how we elders can help protect the elections this year. Bill McKibben, Rebecca Solnit and B Fulkerson rounded out the panel, with good questions and insights. Cisco Aguilar is a conscientious and fearless Secretary of State. […]
Maine
Elections
Third Act Maine Endorses Troy Jackson for Senate
August 30, 2026
Third Act Maine enthusiastically endorses Troy Jackson for the US Senate against incumbent Susan Collins. Like no other election in our lives, this one represents a clear choice between a candidate aligned with working Mainers and one supportive of anti-democratic, pro-corporate policies. It is a choice between a candidate who will fight for the planet […]
Connecticut
Elections
Reflection on Taking Action in an Anxious Time
August 23, 2026
By Joe Sullivan and Rev. Nancy Wright, Third Act CT Co-Facilitators It is now just over 10 weeks to Election Day on Nov 3. We are motivated yet anxious. Perhaps the most common question we hear from Third Actors as critical midterm elections loom is “What is the most impactful action I can take?” Our […]
Tennessee
Elections
A Look at Tennessee Voting with California Eyes
August 14, 2026
Tennessee voter turnout has been historically abysmal. Two main reasons for this are that a significant number of eligible voters are not registered, and of those that are, many don’t vote. So as Third Actors, what can we do? I only recently became a Tennessee resident. I am a second generation Californian and I’m […]
Connecticut
Elections
Third Act’s Defending Democracy Team: “Will We Fulfill The Promise of This Country?”
August 11, 2026
Over the months leading up to the November mid-term elections, Third Act CT will continue to urge members to consult our dedicated Defending Democracy Actions Portal. The portal is a regularly updated, one-stop source of information and guidance on how to take part in a range of election-related activities, including protests/rallies, legislative advocacy, canvassing, phone- […]
New Mexico
Elections
Third Act New Mexico Postcard Parties
August 10, 2026
We are having TWO postcard parties in Santa Fe and TWO postcard parties in Albuquerque’ Please come. Help us write 500 postcards to people in swing states and to environmental voters. SANTA FE SCHEDULE Dates/Times: Friday, August 28, 3:00-5:00 Saturday, Sept. 26, 2:00-4:00 RSVP for addresses: ➔ August 26 – Ishwari Sollohub Call/Text: 505-231-1697 ➔ […]
Georgia
Elections
Less than 100 Days to go: Take Action
August 6, 2026
Summer is winding down, which means election season is ramping up. We are less than 100 days until the midterm election, which is our best chance to flip the Georgia Legislature. It’s time to organize beyond protests and marches. We need to educate ourselves and our communities about the threats to our rights and our […]
Maryland
Elections
Postcard Writing, Frederick, August 11; Waldorf, August 21
August 4, 2026
We continue to participate in the Progressive Voter Turnout Project, and also with the Environmental Voter Project, writing to low-voting registered Democrats in swing states to encourage them to get to the polls. Research shows postcard campaigns boost turnout by 1% – 3%. While this might seem small, it can make a huge difference, especially in a close election! […]
Massachusetts
Elections
ELECTION PROTECTION & INTEGRITY
August 3, 2026
Election protection and integrity need to be our prime focus in the upcoming elections. The MA primary is September 1. The general election is November 3. The current administration have stated they have plans to sabotage the midterm elections and have already begun their efforts. Below are two actions you can take right now to […]
New Hampshire
Elections
Third Act Endorses Karishma Manzur for U.S. Senate, Citing Her Commitment to Democracy and Climate Action
July 30, 2026
Karishma’s promise to refuse donations from fossil fuel corporations, to promote renewable energy, and to bring renewable energy jobs into the state aligns with our vision. Karishma is committed to restoring our democracy, restoring the middle class, and protecting our constitutional rights. As elders, we want to leave this planet sustainable and our democracy strong […]
GrayPAC
Elections
National Enviro Groups Endorse Tenn. Data Center Fighter and Voting Rights Champion Justin Pearson
July 30, 2026
Today, Oil Change Action, Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund, GrayPAC, Climate Hawks Vote, Jane Fonda Climate PAC, Food & Water Action, U.S. Mobilizing for Urgent Sustainable Transformation, and Friends of the Earth Action endorsed Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson in his campaign for U.S. Congress in the state’s 9th District. Pearson’s race is at […]
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GrayPAC
Elections
National Environmental Groups Endorse Manley for Congress
July 28, 2026
WASHINGTON — Friends of the Earth Action, Oil Change Action and GrayPAC are endorsing Elijah Manley to represent Florida’s 20th Congressional District. Born and raised by a single mother in Fort Lauderdale, Manley knows firsthand the challenges faced by struggling families in South Florida. In Congress, he will fight for union jobs, a $20 minimum wage, and no taxes on families making less than $50,000 a year. Manley will be […]
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Maryland
Elections
Postcard Writing, Baltimore, July 11; La Plata, July 21; Rockville, July 25
July 10, 2026
We continue to participate in the Progressive Voter Turnout Project, writing to low-voting registered Democrats in swing states to encourage them to get to the polls. Research shows postcard campaigns boost turnout by 1% – 3%. While this might seem small, it can make a huge difference, especially in a close election! The mail date isn’t until […]
Tennessee
Elections
Be Vocal! Vote Local!
July 4, 2026
Your Community Needs You. Vote! County, city, and town officials make decisions about many things that affect us: for example, where housing gets placed and open spaces get reduced, whether there are programs to add more tree cover, especially in less well-off communities, how local water systems are managed, whether or not there is a […]
Maryland
Elections
Our Candidates Fared Well in the Maryland Primary
July 3, 2026
For the first time ever, in last month’s primary elections, Third Act Maryland-endorsed candidates for state office. Of the 29 we endorsed, 23 won their races. We are especially excited about the victories of Josh Hastings, House (Dist. 38B, Somerset, Worcester, and Wicomico Counties), and Amar Mukinda, Senate (Dist. 39, Montgomery County). If elected, both […]
Maryland
Elections
Webinar: How to Talk to Strangers About Politics
July 3, 2026
This year’s midterm elections give us the last real chance to hold the Trump regime accountable for its corruption, violence, and malignant neglect of the needs of ordinary Americans. We need to turn out the vote and overwhelm any possible attempts to steal or nullify the results. Reaching out to nonvoters is crucial. More than […]
Maryland
Elections
Postcard writing events in Baltimore, La Plata
July 3, 2026
We continue to participate in the Progressive Voter Turnout Project, writing to low-voting registered Democrats in swing states to encourage them to get to the polls. Research shows postcard campaigns boost turnout by 1% – 3%. While this might seem small, it can make a huge difference, especially in a close election! The mail date isn’t until […]
Maine
Elections
Bill McKibben & Molly Schen Op Ed
July 2, 2026
On June 22, Third Act Maine welcomed Bill McKibben to an afternoon gathering in Cape Elizabeth. He urged us to lean into our unique perspective as elders between now and November. To restore a semblance of order and reason in our nation’s capital and shore up democratic norms, he argued, we need to tell stories […]
Connecticut
Elections
Before the Mid-Term Elections, Every Action Will Help Make a Difference
July 2, 2026
In the 2024 election cycle, the Democrats lost control of the House by just 7,500 votes spread over five congressional districts. “If you need to dig a little bit deeper to knock on one more door, write one more postcard, or make one more phone call, just keep that stat in mind because everything that […]
Connecticut
Elections
A One-Stop Guide to Taking Election Action
July 2, 2026
Each month through the November election season, we will offer a link to our Defending Democracy Actions Portal. Updated regularly, the portal provides information and guidance on how to take part in a range of election-related activities. The activities include protests/rallies, legislative advocacy, canvassing, phone- & text-banking, post carding, poll working, and letter-writing; the portal […]
Maryland
Elections
Postcard Writing Event in Rockville
June 20, 2026
We continue to participate in the Progressive Voter Turnout Project, writing to low-voting registered Democrats in swing states to encourage them to get to the polls. Research shows postcard campaigns boost turnout by 1% – 3%. While this might seem small, it can make a huge difference, especially in a close election! Please join us! The mail […]
GrayPAC
Elections
National Environmental Groups Endorse Will Lawrence, Donavan McKinney for U.S. House
June 17, 2026
The announcement comes as Michigan reels from over a dozen widely-opposed hyper-scale data center proposals across 11 counties. Both candidates support a nationwide data center moratorium proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has announced plans to introduce accompanying House legislation imminently. Lawrence is a long time climate organizer and co-founder of the nationwide […]
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Maryland
Elections
Support Third Act-Endorsed Candidates in Maryland
June 12, 2026
Last week, we announced our endorsements of Josh Hastings (Dist. 38B) for state Delegate and Bobby LaPin (Dist. 46) and Amar Mukunda (Dist. 39) for state Senate. Each of these candidates, should they win the primary and general elections, will put us in a much better position to pass climate and social justice legislation in […]
Maryland
Elections
Voting Reminder: Use Revised Ballot
June 10, 2026
As a result of a vendor error, some voters requesting mail-in ballots received the wrong ballot. While it initially said they would replace only the incorrect ballots, the Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) decided to replace all ballots for the state’s 500,000 voters participating in mail-in voting. If you received an earlier ballot, destroy it. […]
Southern California
Elections
Be Part of the Movement to Flip the House and Senate
June 10, 2026
By Janet O. Redistricting and campaign dynamics continue to shift as we approach November’s midterms. But one thing is clear: This election will shape the future of our democracy, our climate and our communities. So, Third Act SoCal is bringing back the Adopt a District program, which helped turn three districts blue in 2024. It […]
Maryland
Elections
Third Act Maryland Endorses LaPin, Mukunda, and Hastings
June 5, 2026
Third Act Maryland is endorsing Bobby LaPin (D46-Baltimore City), Amar Mukunda (D39-Montgomery County), and Josh Hastings (D38-B, Somerset, Worcester, Wicomico Counties), among a total of 30 endorsements for candidates running for Maryland General Assembly seats. The endorsed candidates give Maryland and local communities the best chance to advance strong climate change policies and to address […]
GrayPAC
Elections
National Environmental Groups Endorse Randy Villegas for CA-22
April 21, 2026
National environmental groups Food & Water Action, Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund, Oil Change Action, GrayPAC, and Climate Hawks Vote are endorsing Randy Villegas for California’s 22nd Congressional District ahead of the June 2nd primary election. Villegas has made clear he is the best candidate to challenge Republican incumbent Rep. David Valadao in this […]
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Third Act
Elections
Reflecting, Recharging, And Getting Ready for What’s Ahead
November 27, 2024
After months of tireless work to defend our democracy and our planet, we faced an outcome that underscored the steep challenges ahead. In the days that followed, we turned to one another—to grieve, to process, and to prepare ourselves. Through it all, we found a beacon in the enduring strength of this community. In an […]
Third Act
Elections
Voting Stories: Third Actors Head to the Polls!
November 5, 2024
“We have an apartment in México City where we go back in forth from Southern Cal. My husband just went back to US while I stayed in México, so he had to FedEx my ballot to me overnight – which is, in reality, 2 business days from CA to CDMX, not overnight. I received it […]
Third Act
Elections
Silver Wave Tour: Bill McKibben Writes About Knocking Doors to Get Out the Vote
November 2, 2024
Friends, here’s a report from the back half of the Silver Wave Tour. I hit Montana and Michigan in September, but this month was the most intense, with wonderful organizing from all the local working groups, not to mention the Third Act staff. (I’m adapting this from my newsletter) One of the blessings of growing […]
GrayPAC
Elections
Sign-up for Ballot Curing in Key States
October 31, 2024
What is Ballot Cure We’ve all been very focused on Get Out the Vote in 2024. We also want to protect these votes that we worked so hard to turn out. In 2024, 34 states and Washington, DC allow for small mistakes on ballots to be fixed – called “ballot curing” – so that these […]
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GrayPAC
Elections
Two Weeks Until The Election: State of Play
October 24, 2024
There have arguably never before been this many close polling averages across this many different places and races in a federal election. It’s a situation that calls for nuance and discernment—both good-faith but anxious allies, and bad-faith misinformation peddlers, spread messages of panic and alarm. So hear us out: Anyone who indicates that MAGA extremists […]
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GrayPAC
Elections
Three Weeks Until the Election: State of Play
October 17, 2024
Most of you may also already be aware of the uncanny, precedent-breaking closeness of polls and other signs of election momentum, across every scale of the Federal government – House, Senate and the Presidency. In a world where everything looks like a toss-up, some prominent analysts have all but thrown up their hands, acknowledging that […]
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Third Act
Elections
Election Protection: Understanding the Presidential Vote Certification Process
October 16, 2024
Understanding vote counting As explained by The Brennan Center, “the results that you see on election night coverage are not final and official results. They are instead a combination of unofficial results reported by election officials and news organization projections.” Counting votes actually involves a series of steps, including multiple checkpoints and safeguards, to ensure […]
Third Act
Elections
Silver Wave Tour, Oct 19–26
October 15, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (GA, PA, AZ, NV) Beginning October 19, older Americans will rally for “Get Out the Vote” events and door-to-door canvassing across Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada. This is part of the Silver Wave Tour: Elders Rising for Climate and Democracy, organized by Third Act, a movement with nearly 100,000 supporters nationwide, co-founded […]
GrayPAC
Elections
Substack: “The Democrats’ Secret Weapon: Grassroots Volunteers,” Robert B Hubbell
September 24, 2024
There are many stories worth discussing on Thursday evening as I write this newsletter. Many have a negative spin, so I will instead begin by sharing my experience at two grassroots events over the last 48 hours. I do so because I believe that they reflect what is really happening on the ground in the effort to […]
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Third Act
Elections
250,000 Postcards Sent! See How Our Working Groups Are Showing Up For Democracy
September 22, 2024
We’ve seen firsthand the incredible power of grassroots activism, and postcarding has emerged as one of the most impactful tools in our toolkit. Across the country, our working groups are harnessing the energy and enthusiasm of our volunteers to mobilize voters, protect our democracy, and raise awareness around critical issues like climate justice. Whether […]
GrayPAC
Elections
Elect Your Choices Now
September 5, 2024
“Older voters are second only to the youngest cohort in their share of “climate voters,” in part because we’ve lived long enough to know how drastically the climate has changed. Eighty-six percent of older Americans think abortion should be legal at least under certain circumstances—in part because we’re old enough to remember coathangers. As for democracy—well, January 6 may have […]
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GrayPAC
Elections
The Human Heart Is the First Home of Democracy: Why I Stand With Kamala Harris
September 5, 2024
It’s going to take stamina to get what we need to do, done. I love Third Act. It’s a revolution in gray. You’ve heard the wisdom. It’s humbling, it’s heartening, it’s inspiring, and it feels right to be in conversation to organize and support Kamala Harris. I come to you from Castle Valley, […]
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Pennsylvania
Elections
Montco canvassing
August 30, 2024
By Susan Wiley Dear Friends, I spent a Saturday knocking on doors in East Norriton for the Montgomery County Democrats. The experience wasn’t at all what I expected! To my surprise, folks were there from pretty much all over the Eastern Seaboard: Connecticut, DC, Vermont, Massachusetts. These folks drove in for the weekend, or the […]
