Updated: 2022-01-21 by « Previous Next » Organizations That Track Issues in State and County Who Governs What in State, County, and Christmas: An A to Z Guide You can find out how to run for state office here: Basic Qualifications for Election to State Legislatures from the National Conference of State Legislatures Check your county pages for informaiton about your county. Also, two organizations are worth noting: Citizen University trains ordinary people on how to run for office in their community. Run For Something helps and recruits progressive candidates run for important local offices. Jurisdictional relevance: FIPS There are versions of article for each County. Select Your County or Enter Your Zipcode: Select Your State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington D.C. West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Florida Counties Select Your County Alachua County Baker County Bay County Bradford County Brevard County Broward County Calhoun County Charlotte County Citrus County Clay County Collier County Columbia County De Soto County Dixie County Duval County Escambia County Flagler County Franklin County Gadsden County Gilchrist County Glades County Gulf County Hamilton County Hardee County Hendry County Hernando County Highlands County Hillsborough County Holmes County Indian River County Jackson County Jefferson County Lafayette County Lake County Lee County Leon County Levy County Liberty County Madison County Manatee County Marion County Martin County Miami-Dade County Monroe County Nassau County Okaloosa County Okeechobee County Orange County Osceola County Palm Beach County Pasco County Pinellas County Polk County Putnam County Saint Johns County Saint Lucie County Santa Rosa County Sarasota County Seminole County Sumter County Suwannee County Taylor County Union County Volusia County Wakulla County Walton County Washington County You may also be interested in: Activist Organizations Democracy depends on powerful advocates. Here is a list of progressive causes and the organizations that fight for them. Who Governs What in Your State, County. City You can participate in many levels of government: local, county, state, and federal. From Other Websites: