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Institute for a Democratic Future Developing and promoting the next generation of democratic and civic leaders in Washington State IDF is a six-month fellowship program for Democrats ages 21-39.

The program involves classroom instruction, field trips and tours all over Washington state and focuses on three core areas: the legislative process, campaigns & elections and public policy.

Shout out to everyone who popped by for our Olympia recruitment event! We have the Vancouver, WA one TODAY and a virtual...
10/22/2026

Shout out to everyone who popped by for our Olympia recruitment event! We have the Vancouver, WA one TODAY and a virtual one upcoming. We’d love to see you and your friends or family you want to drag along and alums and folks curious about our program!! Applications due in November, find all the deets at our link in bio!
WSU Vancouver Mike Pond City of Vancouver Vancouver Fire Department

A huge thanks to everyone who joined us for a WAIDF Connection Night in Tacoma, Marysville, Spokane, Bellingham, Seattle...
10/18/2026

A huge thanks to everyone who joined us for a WAIDF Connection Night in Tacoma, Marysville, Spokane, Bellingham, Seattle, and Olympia!

We still have three more events!

📍 Olympia: Wednesday, October 21
📍 Vancouver: Thursday, October 22
📍 Virtual: Monday, October 26

Want to learn more, check out the event location, or RSVP? Head over to democraticfuture.org/events. Each event has its own page with details and a sign-up link. Alumni and friends of WAIDF, we’d love to see you there, too!

Early-bird pricing is $50 if we receive applications by Tuesday, November 10, and $75 if we receive applications by Tuesday, November 17, 2026.

SPREAD. THE. WORD. And help us build the Class of 2027!

Many thanks to our lovely alums and prospective fellows for joining us in Seattle! We still have a few more to go (inclu...
10/16/2026

Many thanks to our lovely alums and prospective fellows for joining us in Seattle! We still have a few more to go (including a virtual), so don’t be shy—and don’t forget to alert the people who you think should do the program! More info at our link in bio

Calling all Seattle applicants and WAIDF alumni and friends! Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for our Seattle recruitmen...
10/15/2026

Calling all Seattle applicants and WAIDF alumni and friends! Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for our Seattle recruitment event at Stoup Brewing - Capitol Hill!

🏈 Gridiron Day —> Oct. 25! 🏈Reigning Super Bowl Champs Seattle Seahawks take on the Kansas City Chiefs, and we’ve got th...
10/14/2026

🏈 Gridiron Day —> Oct. 25! 🏈

Reigning Super Bowl Champs Seattle Seahawks take on the Kansas City Chiefs, and we’ve got the best ticket prices in town waiting for you!

⏰ Kickoff: 5:20 p.m.

Fingers crossed we take down Travis Kelce and catch a glimpse of T-Swift. Knock on wood!

Tickets are going fast — you do NOT want to miss this one! 🎟️🔥

Up next for WA Institute for a Democratic Future: Bellingham. Will we see you Wednesday? Know someone in Whatcom who wou...
10/13/2026

Up next for WA Institute for a Democratic Future: Bellingham. Will we see you Wednesday? Know someone in Whatcom who would be a great fit for the fellowship? Send this there way! RSVP link in bio (events).
Brandon Rountree Bellingham Q***r Collective Western Washington University Bellingham City Council

Shout out to everyone who could make it to the SnoHo event this week! We hope you had many laughs and informative conver...
10/09/2026

Shout out to everyone who could make it to the SnoHo event this week! We hope you had many laughs and informative conversations. Check out our events page (link in bio) for where we’ll be next!

We have TWO events in one night—just across the state from each other! Are you an alum in Spokane County or someone thin...
10/08/2026

We have TWO events in one night—just across the state from each other! Are you an alum in Spokane County or someone thinking about applying to our fellowship? Please join us tomorrow!! And RSVP through the events link in our bio. Send this to someone you’d love to see there (or bring with)! Shout out to our amazing maddie sontag for hosting.
Jeff DeBray Michelle Pappas Jac Archer Zack Zappone Alexander Scott Spokane NAACP City of Spokane Spokane Falls Community College Spokane DSA Spokane County Young Democrats Spokane Community College Spokane Riverkeeper Latinos En Spokane WSU Spokane Spokane Pride

We have TWO events in one night—just across the state from each other! Are you an alum in Spokane County or someone thin...
10/08/2026

We have TWO events in one night—just across the state from each other! Are you an alum in Spokane County or someone thinking about applying to our fellowship? Please join us tomorrow!! And RSVP through the events link in our bio. Send this to someone you’d love to see there (or bring with)! Shout out to our amazing maddie sontag for hosting.
Spokane NAACP City of Spokane Spokane Falls Community College Spokane DSA Spokane County Young Democrats Spokane Community College Spokane Riverkeeper Latinos En Spokane WSU Spokane Spokane Pride

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