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title: 'Michigan Progressive Governance Director at Working Families Party'
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# Michigan Progressive Governance Director at Working Families Party

- **Company:** Working Families Party
- **Location:** Michigan
- **Compensation:** $65k–$86k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-11-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/workingfamilies/e5cbac60-95c6-48df-b112-fe7c7965ec29

## Job description

## About the Working Families Party

The Working Families Party (WFP) is the progressive party for the multiracial working class, fighting for a nation that works for the many, not the few. We recruit, train, and support transformational candidates up and down the ballot — and run them to win.

We believe that no matter where we come from or what our color, most of us want the same things. We want to earn enough to thrive, not just survive, and leave a better future for our kids. We want healthy food and clean water, safe neighborhoods and a safe world. We want to be free.

The Working Families Party is regular people coming together across our differences to make a better future for us all. We’re a multiracial party that fights for workers over bosses and people over the powerful. We want an America which realizes the promise – unrealized in our history – of freedom and equality for all.

## ABOUT THIS ROLE

The Working Families Party and Working Families Power share the goal of winning governing power for working people and wielding it to improve their lives. In Michigan, we have elected working-class champions and built a coalition of values-aligned electeds to begin to wield significant governing power. Through our advocacy organization Working Families Power, the Michigan Progressive Governance Director will lead the work to support these elected officials.  The position of Progressive Governance Director will maintain relationships with aligned elected officials, - particularly state legislators -  to help them develop progressive policy, communicate powerfully, organize in solidarity with one another, create shared strategy, and effectively engage their constituents year-round. Through the Working Families Party and WF Power, the Progressive Governance Director will also support incumbents in their electoral campaigns, support legislative caucuses and cohorts through strategy and political education, and work with partner organizations to advance the MI WFP Legislative agenda.

## ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

- Lead WFP’s work to support progressive legislators at the federal, state, and local levels.
- Convene regular opportunities for values-aligned legislators to talk, learn, and strategize together.
- Plan and build programming to increase strategic alignment and ability to act in solidarity between values-aligned elected officials and community and advocacy organizations
- Work with key local and state partners, such as re:power and Local Progress to support legislative training opportunities and other developmental opportunities
- Develop trusting working relationships with allied legislators and partner organizations in order to advance issue advocacy
- Provide analysis and strategy of the legislative landscape at the state and local level
- Connect WFP electeds to outside advocacy groups and coalitions, national policy expertise, and cohorts of like-minded electeds across state lines.
- Track priority legislation.
- Identify opportunities to advance shared messages.
- Create talking points and toolkits on priority issues.
- Support MI WFP electeds in their communication to their districts.
- Support electeds in planning their re-election campaigns as a part of MI WFP shared strategy.
- In conjunction with the Organizing Director, develop pathways for activists to support values-aligned elected officials and legislation.
- Train staff, activists, leaders, and newly elected candidates on how the legislature works and power building in the legislative context.
- Other related duties as assigned.

## SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

- At least 5 years of experience in government, advocacy, politics, or organizing.
- Demonstrated ability to work closely with elected officials to pass progressive policy.
- Excellent facilitation skills and the ability to build solidarity and shared strategy across differences.
- Ability to quickly learn new contexts and policy areas.
- Ability to make decisions with consequences in nuanced political settings.
- Strong empathy and the ability to build collaborative relationships.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and strong judgment in moments of conflict.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage complex projects.
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once and prioritize work.
- Valid license, access to a car, and ability to travel throughout Michigan

Preferred:

- Experience in and knowledge of the political landscape in MI and the state legislature.
- Experience in electoral campaigns.
- Fluency in Spanish is a plus

Applicants must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor, or take over sponsorship of, employment visas at this time.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Working Families Party is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to economic and social justice. Women, people of color, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and members of other historically disenfranchised populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to apply for or perform the essential functions of the job should contact us at jobs@workingfamilies.org with the subject line "Application Accommodation" to request such an accommodation.

## About Working Families Party

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: The Working Families Party (WFP) is a progressive political party in the United States that fights for the multiracial working class by recruiting, training, and electing people-powered candidates.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Nonprofit Political Organization)
- **Headquarters**: Brooklyn, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 1998
- **Founders**: Bertha Lewis, Dan Cantor (merger of the New Party, Citizen Action, and ACORN)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Political Organizations, Electoral Campaigning, Advocacy
- **Target customers**: Voters, activists, working-class individuals, unions, community organizations (B2C and B2B with partner groups)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To build a nation that works for the many, not the few – fighting for higher wages, fair criminal justice, and getting money out of politics.

## Products & Services
- **Candidate Recruitment & Training**: WFP identifies and trains progressive candidates for offices from city council to U.S. Senate.
- **Electoral Campaigns**: Runs field organizing, messaging, and get-out-the-vote operations, sometimes in Democratic primaries, sometimes on the WFP ballot line.
- **Coalition Building**: Partners with unions, community organizations, and social movements to advance a shared legislative agenda.
- **Membership Program**: Offers a dues-paying membership ($10/month or $120/year) that gives supporters a direct role in party governance.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (nonprofit)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of USD $3,653,167 (most recent data); Membership of 69,622 (December 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Unions, community organizations, and social movements; the party is governed by its members and partner groups.
- **Growth Signals**: Active hiring for multiple senior roles (Chief Development Officer, Director of Engineering, state directors, organizers); expanding into new states like Massachusetts and Rhode Island; 152 employees with offices in five U.S. locations.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Fusion Voting Strategy**: WFP cross-endorses candidates on its own ballot line in states where fusion voting is legal, giving working-class voters a distinct progressive option without "spoiling" the election.
- **Multiracial Coalition**: Deliberately built as a multiracial party, uniting diverse communities around shared economic and social justice goals.
- **Proven Track Record**: Over two decades of electing transformational leaders and winning major policy victories (higher wages, criminal justice reform, money-in-politics reform).

## Strategic Focus
- **State Chapter Expansion**: Currently building new state chapters (e.g., Massachusetts, Rhode Island) and deepening existing ones (California, New York, Oregon).
- **Electoral Power**: Recruiting and running candidates up and down the ballot, with a focus on local and state races that build long-term movement infrastructure.
- **Data & Technology**: Investing in engineering and data infrastructure to better target voters and measure campaign effectiveness (recently hiring a Director of Engineering).

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Culture**: Staff are deeply committed to progressive change and working in a unionized, inclusive environment.
- **Comprehensive Benefits**: Health/dental/vision (first of month after hire), FSA, life insurance, 401(k) with immediate vesting, generous vacation (including comp time, sick days, personal days), paid parental leave (up to 12 weeks), sabbatical after 4 years, short-term disability, and $400/year professional development fund.
- **Remote/Hybrid Options**: Many roles are fully remote; some are hybrid (e.g., California organizer roles). Utility reimbursement of up to $175/month for home office costs.
- **Unionized Workplace**: Employees are represented by the New York Metropolitan Area Joint Board, Workers United union.
- **Employee Reviews**: 3.5/5.0 on employer rating (56 reviews). Culture scored highest (3.8), work-life balance 3.1, compensation 2.7, career 2.8.

## Sources
1. [workingfamilies.org - Jobs](https://workingfamilies.org/jobs/)
2. [workingfamilies.org - About](https://workingfamilies.org/about/)
3. [workingfamilies.org - Home](https://workingfamilies.org/)
4. [jobs.lever.co/workingfamilies](https://jobs.lever.co/workingfamilies)
5. [linkedin.com/company/working-families-party](https://www.linkedin.com/company/working-families-party)

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