IN THE ARENA:

A RECAP OF THE
2018 ELECTION CYCLE
 TABLE OF
CONTENTS
2018 HIGHLIGHTS
OUR FOCUS IN COLORADO 4
IMPACT ACROSS THE COUNTRY 6
UNITE SUMMIT 2018 8
THE MOVEMENT
THE INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATION 12
THE ELECTORAL INFRASTRUCTURE 13
THE CANDIDATES 14
THE COMMUNITY 20
THE BENEFACTORS 22
THE CONVERSATION 24
THE ORGANIZATION
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 29
THE TEAM 31

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 December 2018

Friend,

Thank you for joining us on our journey to reimagine American politics.

Against the backdrop of an increasingly dysfunctional and divisive political

system, we’ve set out to pave a new path for candidates and leaders to run
and serve in office independent of both political parties.

With your support in the 2017-2018 election cycle, we are proud to have
accomplished much of what we endeavored to achieve –– as you can see in
the following pages.

Ultimately, we saw voters cast more ballots (8 million) for more independent
candidates (386) than at any time in recent history.

A dozen independent candidates won their elections in Alaska, Wyoming,

Vermont, and Maine –– where five independents have already begun meeting
together in a new caucus to explore how they can advance common-sense,
common ground solutions to their state’s problems. Indeed, that is the end
goal of this entire initiative: better governance.

Election results alone are an incomplete indicator of just how much progress
we have made in laying the foundation for future success this cycle.

Together, we have established a compelling national brand, built unprecedented

electoral infrastructure for candidates who previously had none, and weaved
together a powerful, national network of elected officials, candidates, campaign
operatives, donors, grassroots leaders, and supporters who are committed to
bridging the partisan divide.

In 2018, we learned that the challenges we face in taking on political tribalism

are even tougher than we imagined. Yet the outcome of the midterm elections
will not fundamentally change the destructive course our political system is
on. So we remain even more committed to the success of Unite America, and
we look forward to working with you to leverage all we’ve built to advance the
most effective strategy in 2019 and beyond.

Sincerely,

Charlie Wheelan Nick Troiano

Founder & Co-Chair Executive Director

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OUR FOCUS:COLORADO
WE SET UP SHOP IN COLORADO IN
2017 TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON
ACHIEVING A PROOF OF CONCEPT AT
THE STATE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL IN A
SINGLE STATE.
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Our goal was to build a new organization (Unite Colo-
rado), recruit and train state house and senate candi-
dates, support those candidates in running competitive
campaigns, and elect the first independent to the state
legislature in over 100 years—all within 18 months,
from scratch.
It was remarkable to see our vision come alive at every
stage: reaching out to over 2,000 community leaders
to find candidates willing to run for office; endorsing
the first-ever slate of five independent state legisla-
tive candidates; supporting one of our endorsed
candidates, who ran a historically competitive race.
Though we fell short of our ultimate objective, the
notion of independent leadership in the state legis-
lature has now been accepted as inevitable in a state
where independent voters outnumber both Democrats
and Republicans.
 SEPTEMBER 2017 OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

Our Steering Committee gets an Potential candidates go Candidates gather

update on candidate recruitment through a several week training for a team retreat

JANUARY 2018 MAY 2018 JULY 2018

Campaigns launch at the A marketing campaign wraps Endorsed candidates turn in over
Denver Press Club up in target districts 4,000 signatures to get on the ballot

AUGUST 2018 OCTOBER 2018 NOVEMBER 2018

Unite launches independent Unite mobilizes a “Get Out the Staff watches election
expenditure campaigns in CO Vote” campaign results come in

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IMPACT ACROSS
THE COUNTRY
WHILE COLORADO WAS OUR FOCUS, OUR
MESSAGE GENERATED MOMENTUM ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND WE BEGAN TO WEAVE TOGETHER A
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT, MARKED BY
SEVERAL KEY MILESTONES.

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Elected officials from Alaska,
Iowa, and Maine—including Alas-
ka’s Governor Bill Walker—joined
together at the National Press
Club for “Independents Day” to
share how independent leadership
can make a difference in gover-
nance.
Former New Mexico State Rep. Bob
Perls launched Unite New Mexico,
which endorsed Jarratt Applewhite
(pictured) on the steps of the State
Capitol.
The first-ever national slate of
five independent candidates for
Governor and U.S. Senate locked
arms on a cross-country rollout tour
from DC to NYC to Los Angeles to
Seattle, including Neal Simon (MD)
and Craig O’Dear (MO) (pictured),
as well as Gov. Bill Walker (AK),
Greg Orman (KS), Treasurer Terry
Hayes (ME).

Former seven-term Democratic Congressman Brian Baird and former GOP legislator and state party chairman Chris
Vance joined together to co-chair and kick off a state organization in Washington that, a year later, helped indepen-
dent candidate Dr. Ann Diamond win her top-two primary.

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UNITE SUMMIT 2018
A HISTORIC GATHERING OF Unite America hosted the first-ever Unite Summit in
August, bringing together over 250 elected officials,

INDEPENDENTS
candidates, thought leaders, and supporters from 35
states across the country. Over the course of the week-
end, participants had the opportunity to hear from
keynote speakers, listen and engage with panels of
experts, and connect with fellow political reformers.

From a panel with six independent elected officials, to

an “Indy Talk” about the relationship between neurosci-
ence and leadership, to a closing keynote that left few
dry eyes in the house, the Summit showed the energy,
ingenuity, and heart at the core of the independent
movement.

255 35 20
Attendees States Panels and
Workshops

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The Unconference brings together different viewpoints
around topics key to the independent movement
Shawn Riegsecker leads an Unconference session on
movement messaging
Michael Dee, Evan McMullin, Shelley Dee, Martha Thomas,
and Owen Thomas pose for a picture ahead of the Satur-
day night Key Stakeholder dinner
Ron Fournier, Fmr. Washington bureau chief for the
Associated Press and Unite America Spokesperson,
delivers the keynote address at the Key Stakeholder
dinner
Rep. Marty Grohman (ME), Sen. Cheri Jahn (CO), and
Rep. Laura Sibilia (VT) take part in one of the largest
and most popular panels of the weekend, Governing 101:
Independents in Elected Office, which was live streamed
to UA followers nationwide
Candidates Neal Simon, Thea Chase, and Craig O’Dear
discuss the opportunities and challenges facing inde-
pendent candidates in 2018
Dr. Ann Diamond and Steve Poizner share their expe-
riences on a panel about their historic top-two primary
wins
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 A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENTS
A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENTS
As growing partisanship
threatens to deepen the divides
in our country, we join together
3RD WE STAND FOR THE TIMELESS VALUES
OF OPPORTUNITY, EQUALITY, & STEWARDSHIP.
We want to empower every American
As growing partisanship
as political independents to 3RD WE STAND FOR THE TIMELESS VALUES
to realize their full potential, uphold
declare five common principles
threatens to deepen the divides OF OPPORTUNITY, EQUALITY, & STEWARDSHIP.
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COU NTRY OVE R PART Y.

THE MOVEMENT
In 2018, Unite America set out to assemble all the necessary
components to building a robust and sustainable movement
that can support new electoral competition, including:

THE INTELLECTUAL THE ELECTORAL

FOUNDATION INFRASTRUCTURE
To define what we stand for and To level the playing field with both
how we can make a difference major political parties and support
independent candidates

THE CANDIDATES THE COMMUNITY

To give voters a new option for To power our movement at the
better governance grassroots level

THE CONVERSATION THE BENEFACTORS

To raise awareness through To invest in our organization and
traditional and social media our candidates through a new kind
of “political philanthropy”

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THE INTELLECTUAL
FOUNDATION
The Unite America Institute serves as the research arm of our movement,
engaging in research and scholarly analysis and covering issues that
affect independents as they vote, run for, and serve in office. Highlights
for the Institute this cycle include publishing four major polling reports,
in addition to a year-long legislative research project.

REIMAGINING
GOVERNANCE
IN AN AGE OF
POLARIZATION
THE POWER & POTENTIAL OF INDEPENDENT LEGISLATORS

AUGUST 2018

Colorado’s Sleeping Giant: Washington’s Sleeping Giant: Reimagining Governance

Independent Voters & Candidates Independent Voters & Candidates in an Age of Polarization

PUTTING 
PEOPLE  
OVER  
PARTY  
A report on what Unites Colorado  
 
October 2018 

 
   

Putting People Over Party: A People Over Party: Bridging the

Report on What Unites Colorado Partisan Divide in Virginia

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THE ELECTORAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
We began to level the playing field for independent candidates
by launching two mission-aligned social enterprises—Polestar
and SwingVote—to offer campaign services and voter data to
candidates, respectively.

In Alaska and Colorado, we produced sophisticated models of

voters most likely to support independent candidates. In Maine, we
facilitated real-time data sharing between independent candidates
up and down the ballot.

OUR
CHALLENGE:
BREAKING THE
CYCLE OF DEFEAT

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THE CANDIDATES Independent candidates led our movement in districts
and states across the country where they contributed
their time and talent to give voters a better choice.

In 2018, Unite America endorsed the first-ever national

slate of statewide candidates for Governor and U.S.
Senate and the first-ever slate of state legislative
candidates in Colorado.
BY THE NUMBERS

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We based our endorsements on three key criteria:
integrity of the leader, alignment with our principles,
and viability as a candidate.

Candidates Endorsed

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 3-Term Elected Independent, Peoria School Board State Senate - District 21
Teacher, 4 & 5th grade (Vote for One)
Executive Director, Leadership West
Kathy Knecht Independent
Member, Peoria Chamber of Commerce
B.A. & M.A., Arizona State University Rick Gray Republican

Mother of two & community leader

NO CANDIDATE* Democrat
*(No Democratic candidate qualified for the ballot.)

(No Democratic candidate qualified for the ballot.)

Invest in Public Education

Pay our teachers what they deserve and reject privatization of schools
Grow the Economy
Attract a younger workforce and alleviate tax burdens on property owners
Tackle Corruption
Restore ethics & integrity to the most corrupt legislature in the country
Support our Veterans
Fund benefit counselors and end homelessness amongst Veterans

SICK OF BOTH PARTIES RIPPING OUR COUNTRY APART?

IT’S TIME TO PUT PEOPLE OVER POLITICS.

Neal Simon
I N D E P E N D E N T F O R U.S. S E N A T E

Dedicated
community leader
& philanthropist

Independent
thought leader

Proud son of
immigrants & father
of three children

ENDORSED BY

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GET YOURS: UNITEAMERICA.ORG/FREEBOOK People — not the party bosses or special interests.

Paid for by Unite America Congressional Election Fund. www.UniteAmerica.org/fund Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

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ENDORSED Thea Chase
HD-54
Jay Geyer
HD-33
1,685 votes

CANDIDATES
10,494 votes
Ann Diamond
LD-12 Paul Jones
14,454 votes HD-59
17,895 votes

BY THE NUMBERS

3.6M
Votes Earned by
Endorsed Candidates

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Endorsed
Candidates Steve Poizner
Insurance Commissioner
3,287,452 votes

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Kathy Knecht
LD-21
26,439 votes

Jarratt Applewhite
HD-50
Rep. Jason Grenn 5,051 votes
HD-22
On the Radar 2,837 votes
Candidates Chris Dimond
Rep. Paul Seaton HD-33
HD-31 3,350 votes

102
2,999 votes
Gov. Bill Walker
Governor

Rep. Dan Ortiz

Total Candidates HD-36
Signed the “Declaration 2,929 votes
of Independents”

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 Walter Riseman
HD-69 Hon. Terry Hayes
Governor
2,405 votes Dennis Welsh
37,128 votes
HD-47
2,632 votes
Steve Peterson Cory Ann Ellis
SD-30 HD-7 Rep. Owen Casas
3,848 votes 1,976 votes Rep. Ben Jickling HD-94
HD-128 2,647 votes
1,655 votes
Maile Foster
HD-18
1,544 votes
Rep. Laura Sibilia
HD-127
1,377 votes

Anne Gass
HD-67
2,101 votes

Crystal Canney
SD-27
4,949 votes

Rep. Marty Grohman

CD-1
28,676 votes

Kate Harris
HD Strafford–14 Ward 2
690 votes

Neal Simon
US Senate
79,612 votes

Ray Ranker
HD-21
6,117 votes

John Vihstadt
Arlington County Board
46,164 votes

Greg Orman
Governor
66,163 votes Craig O’Dear
US Senate
33,142 votes
LEGEND
Statewide

State Legislative

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2018 CYCLE TIMELINE
Independent elected
officials host a national
press conference in DC
Washington Independents
A “Centrist Summit” kicks off is founded in Seattle
the 2018 cycle in Chicago

Terry Hayes becomes our first The Centrist Project tests our
endorsed candidate of the cycle “Election Engine” in Colorado
municipal elections

MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG OCT NOV DEC

2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017

We form a partnership Statewide candidates convene

with Maine Independents to author our “Declaration of
Independents”
Our first HQ opens in Denver

Potential candidates gather for a

Pioneer Summit in Philadelphia

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 More than 250+ leaders attend
the first-ever Unite Summit

UA Institute releases a
groundbreaking report on
independent leadership

The Unite road show visits

Houston, San Francisco, and
Denver Independent candidates
win over 8 million votes,
Centrist Project rebrands and 12 are elected
to Unite America Unite New Mexico
launches with two state
Unite Colorado legislative candidates
launches a slate of state
legislative candidates

JAN FEB MAR MAY JUL AUG SEP NOV DEC

2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018

Leading political
philanthropists discuss how
to scale democracy reform

Unite America rolls out a

national candidate slate in
NY, DC, LA and Seattle
Unite Colorado candidates Unite Virginia soft
turn in signatures to gain launches with a polling
ballot access report and candidates

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THE COMMUNITY
WE LAUNCHED OR PARTNERED WITH STATE
ORGANIZATIONS IN MAINE, WASHINGTON, NEW
MEXICO, COLORADO, AND VIRGINIA TO SERVE ON
THE FRONT LINES OF COMMUNITY BUILDING AND
CANDIDATE SUPPORT.
Hundreds of volunteers powered our movement
through grassroots activities from coast to coast,
including through 43 chapters that meet regularly.

BY THE NUMBERS

230K 4.4K 350K

Facebook Followers Twitter Followers Website Visits

1.7M 43 450
Reached on Social Media Grassroots Chapters Unite Leaders Trained

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THE BENEFACTORS
From a gaming entrepreneur in Los Angeles, CA who found us on
Facebook to an Alpaca farmer in McCoy, CO who read about us in
the newspaper, a diverse community of benefactors made critical
investments in our movement, helping to build our foundation and
support our candidates.

In addition, a community of supporters became monthly contributing

“Founding Members” to provide a sustainable base of financial
support and helped crowdfund over $100,000 for our slate of
endorsed candidates.

All together, they represent the largest community of donors who

support independent candidates ever organized.

BY THE NUMBERS

$
3.5MDollars Raised

85
Key Stakeholders
($1,000+ donors or
donors giving $83+/month)

2,708
Individual Donors

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 FUNDS RAISED
2017 2018 Cycle
Raised Raised Raised

Unite America Inc. (c4) $853,862 $524,933 $1,378,795

Unite America PAC — $85,070 $85,070
Unite America Election Fund $279,500 $902,000 $1,181,500

Grassroots Donations $97,142 $145,348 $242,490

Candidate Donations
— $126,586 $126,586
(via Crowdpac)

Unite America Institute (c3) $411,432 $173,904 $585,336

Overall Total $1,641,936 $1,957,841 $3,599,777

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS

Chairman’s Council Pioneer Founder’s Circle

Gary Fenchuk Jeff Binder Dan Beldy Greg Orman

Bill and Susan

Cory and Kristin Gilchrist Ron Shaich Dwight Poler
Bloomfield

Ben Goldhirsh /
Scott Sipprelle Michael Dee Michael Porter
Goldhirsh Foundation

Marc and Ashley Merrill Kent Thiry T.R. Dwyer Shawn Riegsecker

Kathryn Quadracci
Randy Peeler Rusty Rueff
Flores

Gregg Sherrill Lenny Gail Alex Slusky

Meg Whitman Katherine Gehl John Tabis

Jim Graf Owen Thomas

Peter Guber Michael Walsh

Ron and Dianne Hoge Colston Young

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THE CONVERSATION
Formerly known as the Centrist Project, we re-introduced ourselves
in 2018 as “Unite America” and established a new brand that
reached millions of people through earned and social media.

Through this awareness, we attracted thousands of otherwise

politically homeless supporters—who, like us, are looking for a way
to engage in politics outside of the two-party system.

We changed the conversation with data-driven reports about

independent voters and candidates, including a groundbreaking
study on how independent legislators have moved the needle in
office.

BY THE NUMBERS

450+
Earned Media Mentions
and Features

15Broadcast Hits

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 “ The alarmingly effective attacks
on our democracy that exploit our
divisions should serve as a clarion
call for Democrats, Republicans and
independents to join together in a
common cause to re-unite America. In
2018, electing independent leaders
who can bridge the growing partisan
divide and put country over party is a

“
good place to start.

“ I have been drawn back into politics

by the pragmatic elegance of Unite
America’s mission. Rather than attempt
to start a third party from scratch, the
group is targeting states where a small
number of elected independents can
create disproportionately influential
governing coalitions in narrowly

“
divided legislatures.

“ As with any startup challenging two powerful and entrenched incumbents, initial
success will likely come down-market first, where the barriers to entry are lower—in
this case, beginning in state legislatures. And it will undoubtedly take time to scale,
likely several election cycles. But once this movement gains national traction, as it

“
already has in states like Alaska and Maine, there will be no stopping it.

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IN THE NEWS

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TV HITS

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 THE
ORGANIZATION

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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Unite America spent $3.1 million in the 2017-2018 election cycle. We
invested those funds in growing our brand, building our electoral
infrastructure, organizing our grassroots network, and supporting our
endorsed candidates. To put that in perspective, both parties spent
over $4.7 billion.

Staff
$813,144 (25.7%)

Independent Expenditures
(Candidates)
$767,528 (24.3%)

Candidate Recruitment &

Partnership Building
$394,005 (12.5%)

2017-2018 Research & Education

ELECTION CYCLE
$385,095 (12.2%)

Movement Building &

Grassroots
$337,471 (10.7%)

Overhead (Legal,
Accounting, Operations)
$274,356 (8.7%)

Fundraising
$192,002 (6.1%)

BY THE NUMBERS

$3,163,601 Total Spent*

*Across all (#) entities in the Unite America organizational ecosystem.

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OPERATING BOARD STAFF (CONT.) CONSULTANTS
Charlie Wheelan Matthew Scoble Jason Bertolacci
Co-Chair Virginia Political Director Kyle Butts
Colston Young Joel Searby Crystal Canney
Co-Chair Senior Strategist
Ron Fournier
Shawn Riegsecker Dane Sherretts
Incoming Co-Chair Community Manager Cassidy Lichtman

Jeff Binder Andrew Short Leah Nurik

Colorado Political Director Angeline Roles
Lenny Gail
Mariah Smithey
Katherine Gehl
Chief of Staff

PARTNERS
Cory Gilchrist
Andy Szekeres
Ben Goldhirsh National Finance Director
Applecart
Jim Jonas Nick Troiano
Executive Director Aristotle
Linda Killian
Jake Wiegman Ashby Law
Bill King
Special Projects Manager BCOM Solutions
Derek McDowell
Blake Wright Business JetPack
Marc Merrill
Data & Digital Manager
Hines Digital
Bill Obenshain
IPSOS
Greg Orman
Randy Peeler INTERNS IVC Media
Maven Law Group
Lisa Rice Julia Anastos
NationBuilder
Bryce Armijo
SE Owens & Company
Lilliana Bonnarigo
STAFF (2017-2018) Gus Cabrera
SW Digital
Triton Polling & Research
MacKenzie Beckel Jonas Dellarco
Development Manager Veracity Media
Scott Dolgov
Brittany Bennett Vermillion
Christopher Duncan
Development Manager
Sophia Fisher
Matt Enouen
Senior Operations Manager Samantha Frenkel-Popell

Tyler Fisher Bobby Goldman

Deputy Director Liam Hayden
Kelsie Hower Leanna Jasek-Rysdahl
Development Director
Tanith Lee
Kristina Kotyza
Matthew Levy
Colorado Field Manager
Lexi Meeley
Stefania Lazar
Program Manager Sydney Oswald
Shelbi Lewark Mason Shank
Colorado Recruitment Director Daniel James Sonnenberg
Tavis Malcolm AJ Strom
Marketing Director
Payton Wertz
Dominick Scafidi
Field & Digital Manager Matt Wright

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THE TEAM
We grew from a team of one in San Francisco, CA to a team of a
dozen staff in our new Denver, CO HQ—with an extended team of
vendors and operatives across the country. Many left jobs in both
Democratic and Republican politics to help us chart a new path.

Our Operating Board of 18 civic and business leaders met quarterly to

provide direction, support, and accountability for our work through
an ecosystem of nine different Unite organizations.

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