by Vote Common Good Team | Sep 21, 2026 | Press Coverage
Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran minister running as the Democratic candidate for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. (Travis LaCoss/Reuters) “Religion is something that sits deep in the identity of a person regardless of how often they go,” says Doug Pagitt, an...
by Vote Common Good Team | Aug 26, 2026 | Press Coverage
Vote Common Good has placed billboards across Minnesota calling out Congressman Tom Emmer’s voting record and accessibility to constituents. The billboards highlight that Emmer hasn’t held an in-person town hall since August 2023, has sided with ICE over...
by Doug Pagitt | Aug 19, 2026 | Press Coverage, Voices
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico speaks at a rally on Monday, July 13, 2026, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Brenda Bazán) In his fight to hold Republican power, President Trump has made a cruel claim that could not be further from the truth: Democrats are...
by Vote Common Good Team | Aug 17, 2026 | Press Coverage
State Senator Sarah Trone Garriott, a Democrat from Iowa and US congressional candidate, during a primary election night event at The Loft DSM in Des Moines, Iowa, June 2, 2026. (Scott Morgan/Bloomberg via Getty Images) For years, Republicans have had a lock on those...
by Vote Common Good Team | Apr 30, 2026 | Press Coverage
James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, often invokes his faith in countering Republicans. (Eric Gay/AP) Doug Pagitt, an evangelical pastor and organizer, has heard from his fellow Democrats that they wanted nothing to do with his ilk....
by Vote Common Good Team | Feb 9, 2026 | Press Coverage
Clergy members and community activists gather at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Minnesota to protest deportation flights and to urge airlines to call for an end to the Department of Homeland Security’s operation in the state, Jan. 23, 2026. (Kerem...
