Rural Americans United

06/24/2026

What does representation mean?

In our latest newsletter, we explore why representation matters, how it creates belonging, and why visibility is essential to participation and representative government.

This issue also includes updates on:

• Make Rural Voices Count and the expansion of our billboard campaign
• New investments in rural civic infrastructure
• Additional Can We Talk workshops
• Polling in Central Washington
• The largest candidate forum in Central Washington
• Opportunities to help shape future messaging efforts

Building stronger communities starts with ensuring people feel seen, heard, and represented.

Read the full newsletter:

A personal reflection on Pride, belonging, and representation, plus updates on Make Rural Voices Count, civic engagement, polling, candidate forums, and community building across rural Washington.

06/10/2026

For decades, rural Washington has heard a constant drumbeat of far right political messaging.

We are building something different.

Fifteen billboards are already live across Central Washington, creating visibility, representation, and a new conversation about who belongs in our democracy.

Thirty is our next milestone.

Please consider making a tax deductible contribution to help expand Make Rural Voices Count across rural Washington.

06/10/2026

75,000 newly registered voters reached.

15 billboards already live.

30 billboards is the next milestone.

The 2026 campaign is focused on increasing turnout among young, Latino, and Indigenous voters in communities that could flip six key races in Central Washington.

This is how long term change is built.

Please consider supporting the next phase of Make Rural Voices Count.

06/10/2026

For decades, rural Washington has heard a constant drumbeat of far right political messaging.

We are building something different.

Fifteen Make Rural Voices Count billboards are already live across Central Washington. Our immediate goal is thirty. Our long term goal is narrative change, increased voter turnout, and hundreds of billboards across rural Washington.

Rural Americans United has already reached more than 75,000 newly registered voters. Now we are building a communications infrastructure designed to reach rural communities year after year, election after election.

Please consider making a tax deductible contribution to the Rural Americans United Education Foundation.

06/10/2026

Fifteen billboards are now live across Central Washington.

That's just the beginning.

Our latest newsletter covers the expansion of Make Rural Voices Count, new data on Washington's future electorate, and the next phase of Rural America's Project 2028.

Read more:

04/23/2026

Rural America’s Project 2028 starts now.

This is about building a plan that holds, not just stating values. Community voices are already shaping the work, with billboards, workshops, and outreach underway across Washington.

Read the update and take part: https://conta.cc/3OF26rl

04/22/2026

An important and rare occasion to meet the legislators of districts 14 and 15. They will be appearing for two nights, one in Yakima and the next in Toppen*sh. Mark your calendar.

Local citizens will have an opportunity to meet with their state lawmakers later this month as 14th District Reps. Gloria Mendoza and Deb Manjarrez host in-person town hall meetings in Yakima on Monday, April 27, and Tuesday, April 28 in Toppen*sh. They will be joined at the Monday evening Yakima ev...

04/20/2026

A huge thank you to the Washington Women's Foundation for inviting Rural Americans United to their Yakima event. This incredible group is launching a “placement” grant based on the idea of proximity. They want to give in a way that builds community, and to do that, they are taking the time to truly understand the communities they support rather than remaining bystanders.

It was an honor to be invited to participate in the early stages of this initiative in Central Washington.

04/16/2026

We are proud to sponsor this incredible event: The Power of Her, hosted by La Oficina and its dynamic director, Alicia Garza.

Join us Thursday, May 7 from 6 to 8 pm in Yakima for an evening celebrating leadership, community, and the power of women.

04/13/2026

Washington State Congressional District 4 Candidate Forum for U.S. Representative
Moses Lake, Washington
May 9, 3 to 5 pm