WE CAN BE BETTER

Be the change we need for positive, accountable politics

Hi. My name is Jared Young. I ran for the U.S. Senate in Missouri as an independent in 2024. I was not successful in breaking the two-party duopoly. But I continue to believe that the majority of Americans are frustrated with the current state of our politics. We have extreme candidates from both parties who do not represent the beliefs of the moderate majority, and have prioritized party loyalty over thoughtfully doing what is best for you.

While I am not running for office, I will continue to be a voter. I believe we each need to do our part in turning down the political temperature in our country, building bridges across political divides, and insisting on better candidates to represent us. There are many organizations continuing to fight for changes in our election process and changes in how we treat each other. I invite you to join me and others to insist on respect, integrity, and true problem-solving from our leaders.

Watch the videos below to learn more about some of my efforts to help us be better in our politics and civic engagement

Videos

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Love Your Neighbor -- Missouri

Many in our world promote hate towards people who are different than them. This is especially true in politics. This video, created by Jared Young, a former candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, reminds us of what we have in common.

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United Seats of America Mini Documentary - Kansas City Royals

We invited two people to watch a baseball game together. But there was a catch -- we brought together two people with opposing political views. Our objective was to prove that we can get along by focusing on what we have in common instead of how we are different. See what happened at this Royals game.

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United Seats of America Mini Documentary -- St. Louis Cardinals 2024

We invited two people to watch a baseball game together. But there was a catch -- we brought together two people with opposing political views. Our objective was to prove that we can get along by focusing on what we have in common instead of how we are different. See what happened at this Cardinals game.

Ballot Access

Like-minded Organizations

There are many organizations across the country that are working every day to bring substantial change to our political climate. Check out some of these organizations below.

Center for Competitive Democracy

The Center for Competitive Democracy was founded in 2005 to strengthen American democracy by increasing electoral competition. CCD works to identify and eliminate barriers to political participation and to secure free, open and competitive elections by fostering active civic engagement in the political process.

Veterans for All Voters

Inspiring and educating one of America’s most-trusted institutions, veterans, to mobilize and advocate for election innovations that will help repair some of America’s least-trusted institutions (the political system and Congress).

Builders Movement

Everywhere we look today, we see the same picture: a world divided into “Us vs. Them.” We are being programmed to think every issue is binary, good vs. evil, winner-take-all, but 87% of Americans agree: we’re sick of being turned against each other.

National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers (NANR)

NANR is a member-led Association dedicated to structural election reforms in the public interest. We favor a robust competition of numerous political parties and independents, and a level playing field on which that can occur. What unites us is being pro-voter, not anti-party.

The Institute for Political Innovation

The Problem: The American politics industry is plagued by toxic levels of unhealthy competition. The Solution: Create healthy competition by re-engineering our elections and legislative machinery. Voters will have better choices and politicians who solve problems will be more likely to keep their jobs.

Open Primaries

Millions of independent voters agree ... "It’s time to let all voters vote!" Open Primaries is building a coalition of diverse Americans to enact open primaries in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.

CONTACT

If you would like to see change in our election process so that we can elect honest, qualified, and caring people to represent us in government, let me know. Together with millions of others who recognize the dysfunction our toxic two-party system has caused, WE CAN BE BETTER!

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