Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago

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Learn how state leaders are coming together — as candidates through political cooperatives — to push a shared agenda.

Sen. Cynthia Mendes Rhode Island State Senate
Jennifer Rourke Co-founder, Rhode Island Political Cooperative
Pete Davis Co-founder & Executive Director, The Democracy Policy Network (DPN)

0:00 Intro
1:00 Jennifer Rourke & Project Chicxulub
2:50 Sen. Cynthia Mendes
6:40 Structure of Political Co-ops
10:35 Solidarity & community
14:44 Banding together to win together
17:15 Who joins & how to keep together
21:30 Legislating together
26:45 Future of the co-op & advice