New Power Endorsement: Danny Cage for MESD Position 6
WASHINGTON D.C.—New Politics today endorsed Community Organizer and Advocate Danny Cage for Multnomah Education Service District Position 6. Emily Cherniack, Founder and Executive Director of New Politics released the following statement:
“Danny Cage is a leader with a heart for service and a passion for education. With his extensive experience in public service, Danny has the skills and knowledge needed to make a real difference in the Multnomah Education Service District. New Power is proud to endorse him.”
About Danny Cage
Danny is a tireless advocate and a community organizer. He has worked as a staffer in the legislature, public servant in the office of the governor, and a consultant to a nonprofit organization that works to expand access to public budgets for all Oregonians.
In 2021, Danny was elected as a student representative and served on Portland Public Schools’ (PPS) Education Policy Committee and Facilities and Operations Committee. During his time on the policy committee, he championed the creation of the district’s Climate Crisis Response Committee, which works to reduce greenhouse Gas emissions from PPS operations. Danny currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Climate Crisis Response Committee. In 2022, he was appointed by Governor Kate Brown to serve as the youngest member of the state Environmental Justice Council which advises on natural resource use.
Danny will bring his well-rounded community and government experiences to the Multnomah Education Service District to ensure every student has access to a quality education.
About New Politics
New Politics is a bipartisan organization that revitalizes American democracy by recruiting, developing, and electing leaders who have committed their lives to serving our country, either through the military or national service organizations like AmeriCorps or the Peace Corps. New Politics support includes strategic advising and training in all aspects of a candidate’s campaign, such as fundraising, communications, organizing, hiring, and team building. New Politics has raised more than $8.5 million for their candidates, electing more than 30 of them to office, from Congress to School Board.
About New Power
New Power helps candidates overcome the barriers that so often prevent people like them from seeking and winning public office, barriers similar to those faced by women and working class candidates such as lack of social capital, absence of a fundraising base, lack of the “right credentials,” and many more. The New Power Project’s mission is to break down these barriers and expand the pathways into elected office for a new generation of servant leaders.
