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Trailblazers PAC Pauses After Five Successful Years

by trailblazerspac | Jan 1, 2022 | Press Releases

(Horseheads, NY) Trailblazers PAC announces that after 5 years and nearly 300 candidates mentored in 19 states, directly impacting more than two million voters, the organization will pause its activity to allow work to continue through the efforts of the numerous...

71% of Candidates Endorsed by Trailblazers PAC Win Elections

by trailblazerspac | Nov 22, 2019 | Press Releases, Top Posts

(HORSEHEADS, NY) – Over 100 candidates for local-level office across 12 states, including Georgia, Arizona, Massachusetts and Arizona, received mentorship for their 2019 campaigns from Trailblazers PAC this year. Out of that pool of mentored candidates, a...

Trailblazers PAC Endorses Ali Brown for Indianapolis City-County Council, District 5

by trailblazerspac | Nov 4, 2019 | 2019 Endorsements, Endorsements, Press Releases, Top Posts

(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) – Trailblazers PAC, the national, nonpartisan organization supporting candidates for county or municipal level office who stand for honest government, announced its endorsement of Ali Brown for Indianapolis City-County Council in the general...

Trailblazers PAC Endorses Kesha-Gibson Carter for Savannah, Georgia Alderman At-Large, Post 1

by trailblazerspac | Nov 2, 2019 | 2019 Endorsements, Endorsements, Press Releases, Top Posts

(SAVANNAH, GA) – Trailblazers PAC, the national, nonpartisan organization supporting candidates for county or municipal level office who stand for honest government, announced its endorsement of Kesha Gibson-Carter for Savannah Alderman-At-Large Post 1 in the...

Trailblazers PAC Endorses Tim Smeal for Jamestown, NY City Council District 1

by trailblazerspac | Oct 31, 2019 | 2019 Endorsements, Endorsements, Press Releases, Top Posts

(JAMESTOWN, NY) – Trailblazers PAC, the national, nonpartisan organization supporting candidates for county or municipal level office who stand for honest government, announced its endorsement of Tim Smeal for Jamestown City Council in the general election set...

Trailblazers PAC and Hofstra University Co-Host Front Porch Politics Workshop with Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli

by trailblazerspac | Oct 24, 2019 | Press Releases, Top Posts

(HEMPSTEAD, NY) – Trailblazers PAC, the nonpartisan clean government organization, will host a Front Porch Politics Workshop at Hofstra University on October 26th, with remarks from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, a Hofstra University alum. The...
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Trailblazers PAC Pauses After Five Successful Years

(Horseheads, NY) January 1, 2022 — Trailblazers PAC announces that after 5 years and nearly 300 candidates mentored in 19 states, directly impacting more than two million voters, the organization will pause its activity to allow work to continue through the efforts of the numerous Trailblazers who now serve in local communities across the country. 

“I am deeply proud of the work by our small all-volunteer Executive Board and our Executive Director. Far beyond calling out the political dark money that divorces voters from democracy, Trailblazers PAC has fostered concrete achievement by candidates who aren’t waiting for laws to change, but take real action at a higher standard right now,” said Leslie Danks Burke, founder and president of Trailblazers PAC.

Trailblazers PAC has been highly unusual among political organizations for 3 reasons. It is non-partisan, exclusively local (no federal or state races), and it exceeds financial disclosure standards while demanding that the candidates it works with also choose to do the same. 

“We are humbled by and grateful for the support of so many through the years. Thousands of volunteers and supporters have helped our Trailblazers bring forth real hope, in one concrete proof after another, that leadership is a noble calling, where honest, voter-centric behavior is possible even if laws don’t require it,” Danks Burke continued. 

Trailblazers PAC’s on-the-ground action for 5 years has demonstrated results. The Trailblazers who chose to follow higher standards ended up as more powerful candidates, with over 65% winning their races. Even those Trailblazers who lost, or candidates in the mentorship program who did not achieve endorsement, have actively built communities of voters who now know they can demand and expect honest government. 

“Trailblazers PAC was founded on the belief that government works best when the people, not monied interests, decide elections,” Danks Burke said. “We are confident our work will be a beacon of light and hope for the future, and we’re proud to put this legacy into place.”

The Trailblazers PAC Executive Board members are:

Leslie Danks Burke, President

Patrick Tepesch, Treasurer

Linda Hoffmann

Lindsey Johnson

Anthony Pucci

Jane Quattrocchi

Lesli Sagan