Campaign Boot Camp

Basic Training for Future Leaders

By Christine Pelosi
(Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Paperback, 9780979482205, 243pp.)

Publication Date: October 2007

Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook

Categories: Political Process - Leadership, Political Process - Elections

Christine Pelosi directs the AFSCME PEOPLE/New House PAC Congressional Candidates Boot Camp that worked with over 40 challengers in 2006. Since 1996 she has chaired the California Democratic Party Platform Committee and served as an elected member of the Democratic National Committee, where she cofounded the DNC Veterans and Military Families Council. Pelosi served as deputy prosecutor in the sex crimes and child abuse unit of the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, as special counsel in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and as chief of staff for U.S. Congressman John F. Tierney. An avid baseball fan, Pelosi resides in San Francisco within walking distance of her beloved San Francisco Giants.

“Campaign Boot Camp is a passionate call to public service—and a practical guide for making that service more productive. Christine Pelosi is a sharp and knowledgeable drill sergeant looking to whip our democratic process back into shape.” Arianna Huffington
 
“A must-read for everyone who wants to bring change, renew hope, and revitalize our nation.”  
Former U.S. Senator Max Cleland