Our Strategy
It’s not our job to persuade those in power. Our job is to replace them. Here’s how we do that.
recruit, train and back no-corporate-cash candidates
We work year-round to recruit pro-labor, no-corporate-cash candidates to run for office.
We offer our endorsed candidates money, mentoring, policy and communications support, materials templates, a full candidate training guide, and a community of support with other candidates.
help candidates govern once they're elected
We work hard to make sure that our candidates have everything they need to govern with integrity and accountability once they reach elected office.
We offer our elected officials governance training, project funds, mentoring, policy and communications support and a community with other elected officials.
support the people who do the work government fails to do
In order to win a people’s government in the Mountain State, we must do everything we can to support the West Virginians who pick up the slack where politicians fail.
We offer community organizers and local community organizations project funds, mentorship, training, fiscal sponsorship, and connections to both legal and mental health services. Plus, what we can't provide directly, we know someone in our movement can.
"West Virginians and our land have been sold out to the highest bidder for far too long. I volunteer with WV Can’t Wait because we the people of WV deserve to have our voices heard and have a seat at the table!"
"I joined WV Can’t Wait because the founders recognized WV’s potential when we elected politicians who worked for us instead of out-of-state interests. The amount of hope they have for the people of this state is contagious, so I gravitated toward the only political group taking this approach."
"Compassionate, strategic, brilliant organizers all over West Virginia are building people power in a state that has been written off by so many as a lost cause. At it's core, WV Can't Wait is an entire movement that showcases the best parts of Appalachia--people listening to stories, helping out their neighbors, and fighting for survival in a system that was created to work against us. It makes me hopeful for the future of our beautiful state."
"I volunteered with WV Can't Wait even while living in Colorado. This is one of the most incredibly organized slate campaigns I've ever witnessed. It's honestly one of the big reasons why I've decided to move back to West Virginia in the near future."
"As a WV educator, born from a long line of WV educators, I’m tired of the lack of support for our public schools who are functioning with little to nothing, while corporations get richer from taking our most precious resources out of state... our children. It’s time to invest in our schools, our educators, and our children. WV Can’t Wait gives me hope that this can happen."
"I support WV Can’t Wait because it is an organization that truly cares about every resident of the state. WV Can’t Wait and it’s supporters put more effort into inclusion and in being a voice for the masses than any other organization in the state."
"I jumped on board with WVCW early on! The message of working toward compassionate government constructed from the bottom up, and not from the top down, resonated with me through and through. I volunteered as a County Captain and recruited a team of hard-working, dedicated individuals who spent many hours building and forwarding the WVCW movement's platform. West Virginia deserves better. West Virginia needs West Virginia Can't Wait."
"WV Can't Wait has given me and countless others the tools to advocate for the best future possible for this state. I fight not only for my generation, but for all those who will come after me. This movement shows just how many people want to see a path forward for West Virginia."
