Block Captain Program

WE ARE NOT GIVING UP.

We did not send Harris and Walz to the White House, but we did tremendous work on electing Democrats up and down the ballot here in Nebraska. It’s time now, to find out who we can count on to have our backs, and make sure that we have the backs of our like-minded neighbors. The Block Captain program is about building relationships and finding community. Don’t live the next 4 years thinking you are a lone blue dot in a sea of red. As a Block Captain you can meet neighbors and find your people near you.

About the Block Captain Program:

Serving as a Block Captain means you are responsible for connecting with 50 voters in your neighborhood to elect Democrats up and down the ballot. We adapt the model for Rural Captains, Apartment Captains and Dorm Captains.

We’re ready to take back all levels of government for the people — from city councils and school boards to the Legislature, and Congress!

The best way to elect Democrats is on a personal level at the doors with conversations about how to vote and the issues we care about.

We must communicate our values. We know the current one-party rule at the state level is bad for democracy. Block Captains build relationships with their neighbors and become the point of contact when they have questions or need assistance around election time.

It is clear the Republican Party is now so extreme they have totally lost what it means to serve and to put people first. Whether it is the violent insurrection, separating children and families, allowing giant corporations to pollute the land water, and air, taking away reproductive rights, shutting down the government, and giving the biggest government handout in decades to millionaires and billionaires while pretending they are giving tax cuts to our families or cutting health insurance and food stamps to working families. The GOP is now the party of mean and we are ready to take our state back.

We now have more than 750 Block Captains. If you have any questions about the program, send an email to gina@nebraskademocrats.org

Materials:

We have everything you need to serve as a Block Captain. We give you the “turf” — a fancy name for the list of 50 houses in your community where you are responsible for talking to voters. We train you either with online videos that you can watch when it’s best for you or in-person trainings that you can attend.

Here are some of our resources for Block Captains:

Block Captain Handbook

Block Captain Flyer

2022 Block Captain Training Booklet

2025 Training Schedule:

We conduct trainings via Zoom in order to prepare Block Captains all across the state. We can also host training sessions for county parties and other groups, just contact Gina Frank.

Block Captains should watch for emails from Gina that includes their voters’ contact information and specific instructions for each round of voter contact.

Feb-March- Lincoln and Omaha will deliver vote-by-mail applications to your 50 contacts. Greater Nebraska will join their county party for a community-building activity and/or send postcards to your 50 contacts to stay on contact! The training will be on February 10.

June-August- We will talk to our neighbors about what is important to them and what they would like to see happen or what help they need. This will be in the form of a survey using minivan which will help the county and state parties as well as candidates staying in touch with voters ideas and concerns. The training will be on June 9. September-November- A Block Captain favorite, we will bring the Dems Deliver paper to our 50 contacts! The training will be on September 8.