Democracy Policy Network

The Democracy Policy Network (DPN) is an interstate network that organizes policy support for the next generation of state leaders working to deepen democracy in statehouses across America. By organizing people to gather, package, organize, and amplify a transformative, deep-dive policy agenda spanning every state issue, we provide bold state leaders with the policy support they need to deepen democracy.

A new generation of state leaders, armed with a fresh vision of deepening democracy — more power to more people in more ways — is shaking up statehouses across America. Though we often hear about the Movement at the federal level, the heart of the Movement is in the states, where big, structural reform efforts — from prison voting to public banks, from worker coops to democracy vouchers — are sprouting up all over.

But the movement needs backup. Movement policy is scattered and traditional policy isn’t bold enough. There’s no synchronized, interstate offensive to counter the anti-democratic policy assault on the states. And bold legislators feel isolated and understaffed — and need backup from an interstate community.

That’s where DPN comes in: to help organize policy support for the Movement’s state leaders and staff. We help organize: (1) a comprehensive, vision-based, open agenda for deepening democracy in the states that reflects The Democracy Movement’s ambitions, spirit, and breadth — from ranked-choice voting to social housing to a state-level Green New Deals; and (2) an interstate policy community of democratically-spirited state leaders, experts, and volunteers to develop and advance that agenda across the country.

Read DPN’s launch post here and watch DPN’s introduction video here:

Learn more about DPN at DemocracyPolicy.network. Read policy kits in DPN’s agenda. Follow along with DPN by subscribing to DPN’s newsletter and following DPN on twitter and instagram. DPN in-house podcast, This is What Democracy Looks Like, brings weekly ideas for deepening democracy—you can find it on most podcast players, as well as listen to it on Simplecast and on DPN’s Youtube channel.

To get involved with DPN, visit our join up page or email Pete@DemocracyPolicy.network.