New Power Endorsement: Michael Carpenter for Pooler City Council
WASHINGTON D.C.—New Politics today endorsed U.S. Army veteran Michael Carpenter for Pooler City Council. Emily Cherniack, Founder and Executive Director of New Politics released the following statement:
“Michael Carpenter’s commitment to serving his community, his leadership experience as a veteran, and his dedication to improving the lives of others make him the ideal candidate for Pooler City Council. His recognition by the Red Cross for his extraordinary and selfless commitment to advocating for and uplifting his community is a testament to his character and values. New Power is proud to endorse him.”
About Michael Carpenter
Michael Carpenter is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, mentor, husband, father, and community leader. He is a veteran of the Iraq War and currently running for Pooler City Council. Michael has been recognized by the Red Cross and the Department of Army for his extraordinary and selfless commitment to advocating for and uplifting his community. He is an engaged citizen and is active in several local groups. He currently co-founded, along with his wife, the Takaway Foundation, which is a new community nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of others. Michael is a member of the Pooler Lions Club, the Savannah chapter of the NAACP, 100 Black Men of America (Savannah chapter), Shriners, the local VFW, and the Georgia Sheriffs Association.
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.
