About Us
Maximizing grassroots impact with smart actions.
Swing Left helps win elections for Democrats by making it as easy as possible for anyone to have maximum impact on the elections that determine the balance of power in our country.
Our Blueprint
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We invest continually in communities and organizers to build the long-term infrastructure necessary to gain and hold power for Democrats because we cannot expect to drop in every two or four years and have the trust and organization we need to win.
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Even in the best of times, civic engagement at a massive scale is necessary to ensure a government that reflects the will of the American people. As we face the threat of a GOP that increasingly sees its path to power through subverting that will, we must drive towards a level of participation that is even broader, deeper, and more sustained.
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We recognize that as a country, we have a long way to go to build a government and society that serves the interests of all Americans, but also that an empowered Democratic Party is critical to move us forward.
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Swing Left’s specific contribution towards tangible, positive change in our country is winning elections against Republicans. To do that, we focus our efforts on winning the swing races that deliver and keep power for all Democrats.
Community Impact
Swing Left launched in January of 2017 as an informational resource where people could find their nearest congressional swing district. Our site received 200,000 visits in the first 24 hours—and hasn't stopped growing since. Whether you join a Swing Left group, donate to a strategic fund, sign up for a volunteer shift, or just help spread the word, we’re so grateful for your role in this powerful community.
Our values
We believe that action towards a goal is the antidote to anger and despair. Our entire community is brought together by a focus on what we can all do to effect positive change in the near and long term.
Constructive action
We work towards fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture and a greater sense of belonging. We recognize that this work does not have a finish line and requires daily, active effort across our community, from the individual team member and volunteer to the organization itself.
Diversity, equity, and inclusivity
We value collaboration and effective teamwork. We know progress is more sustainable when the work is done with others. We’re committed to being generous and helpful at every level of our community, from our staff, to our volunteers and donors, to the progressive movement as a whole.
Community
We help people make better decisions about how to spend limited time, effort, and resources to help Democrats win. We prioritize impact today and impact tomorrow, ensuring that our team, community, and campaigns have the internal and external resources they need to succeed, now and sustainably over the long haul.
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Our leadership
Yasmin Radjy
Executive Director
She/her
Yasmin Radjy brings over 15 years of experience in organizing, advocacy, and elections. She has served as Executive Director of Swing Left and its nonpartisan affiliate Vote Forward since 2022, following leadership roles including Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of the Treasury in the Biden-Harris administration, National Political Director and Organizing Director at Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and Virginia State Director at Mobilize. She holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MPP from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
Zack Malitz
Managing Director
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Zack oversees national strategy and programs, including Ground Truth, a new multi-million dollar initiative to transform volunteer-powered voter contact, starting in key House districts ahead of 2026. He has spent his career in politics organizing hundreds of thousands of people to volunteer on electoral and advocacy campaigns at every level of government. He was most recently a partner at The Social Practice and has held senior roles with Real Justice PAC, Beto O’Rourke’s Senate and gubernatorial campaigns, NextGen Climate, ACLU, and Bernie 2016. He was one of the co-architects of the historic organizing program for Beto O'Rourke's 2018 Senate campaign and co-creator of the ACLU’s Inspiring People Power program, one of the most impressive distributed organizing operations of the resistance era.
Want to learn more?
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