Quakers & Politics Do Mix (in the 2018 Midterms)
This year’s election feel different than previous years. People are ready to do something besides just voting. Many are running for office in record numbers, for example: Scientists and Women.
Another population that is running in, perhaps, record numbers in 2018: Quakers!
Currently, there are at least 7 Quakers running for House of Representatives, with even more running at local and state levels. The last Quaker in Congress was Rush Holt who was in office from 1999–2015. (There are approximately 80,000 Quakers in the United States.)
This Thursday, March 22nd, at 3 PM there will be a live web panel sponsored by Earlham School of Religion and Friends Journal with six of the candidates exploring what it means to be a Quaker and run for Congress? How does their Quaker faith inform these candidates’ desires to run for Congress? What advice would they have for other Quakers wanting to run for office in the future?
Join moderator Alan Price, president of Earlham College and Earlham School of Religion via videoconferencee for a live two-hour panel discussion with these Quaker U.S. Congressional candidates:
- Steve Bacher (Pennsylvania 8th District, @stevebacher)
- Adam Coker (North Carolina 13th District, @AdamFromNC)
- Darlene McDonald (Utah 4th District, @VoteDarlene)
- Shawna Roberts (Ohio 6th District, @RobertsOhioD6)
- Molly Sheehan (Pennsylvania 5th District, @pennsymolly)
- Nick Thomas (Colorado 2nd District, @NickT4Congress)
To participate on March 22, visit zoom.us/j/30959224 (this address will not be displaying anything until then). You can like our Facebook Event listing to make sure to get updates about the event. We also plan to cross-stream on Facebook Live.
