when I was in active duty I served with a ton of  men and women who I knew would make outstanding  

elected leaders they were selfless dedicated  and willing to put aside their differences to  

do everything the country asked of them they only  lacked one thing political experience that's why  

a decade ago I founded veterans campaign an  organization dedicated to giving veterans the  

tools they need to continue serving their country  this time as elected leaders we partnered with the  

University of San Francisco to create a master of  arts in public leadership a hybrid program that  

combines online learning with weekend seminars  every few months anyone committed to public  

service is welcome we've trained Democrats such  as Amy McGrath we trained Republicans such as Dan  

Crenshaw it's the only program of its kind it's  designed specifically for veterans and military  

families we've got former elected officials we've  got major party nominees for congress one of our  

students just started running for city council  we have the former military spouse of the year  

another one is working with veterans and state  legislatures across the country to help with  

water security another one of our students  was just confirmed as a member of the San  

Francisco Commission on Veterans Affairs some of  our students have phenomenal academic credentials  

MIT Harvard the Naval Academy  West Point Bowdoin some of them  

went to several colleges while they  were enlisted in the Marine Corps  

what brings them all together is their commitment  to service and since we're dedicated to helping  

our students pursue a career in public service  we're proud to offer generous financial aid  

including full yellow ribbon coverage because we  believe that our graduates will be best prepared  

to make a difference if they can graduate without  student loans if you're interested in running for  

office managing campaigns working in  legislation or simply advocating for a  

cause that is bigger than yourself please visit us  at veteranscampaign.org and if you know somebody  

who you think would make an outstanding  elected official please send them our way