About Democratic Courage

Democratic Courage is dedicated to electing a progressive, courageous, and winning Democratic presidential candidate. It is made up of leaders and activists in the progressive movement. We believe that political courage is the key to political victory. Americans want a president who will stand strong for his or her beliefs - and not back down in the face of lobbyist pressure or Republican attacks.

Glenn Hurowitz, President

"Glenn is a brilliant emerging star in the progressive movement." - Matt Stoller, OpenLeft.com.

In addition to serving as president of Democratic Courage, Glenn Hurowitz is the author of the new book Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party. He contributes to The American Prospect and writes about progressive politics and the environment for The Huffington Post (America's most popular political blog) and Grist magazine (the web's premiere environmental news and analysis site). In the summer of 2007, he co-authored a New York Times op-ed with author William Powers about how providing financial incentives to protect tropical forests could be a vital part of the solution to the global climate crisis. Glenn recently finished writing his first book, Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party.

Before starting his work on the book, Glenn served as Deputy National Field Director for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG), a nationwide environmental, democracy, and consumer advocacy group, where he helped run one of America's biggest and most effective political field operations. At PIRG, Glenn helped lead the fight to save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, secure a clean energy future, and protect America's national forests.

Prior to his work at PIRG, Glenn was the Associate Director for WILD PAC, a political action committee that works to elect wilderness champions to all levels of government. Glenn has worked on a number of electoral campaigns, most recently as South Florida Lead Organizer for MoveOn PAC in the 2004 presidential election.

In 2002, Glenn completed a fellowship with Green Corps, the field school for environmental organizing, which trains the next generation of environmental, social change, and political leaders. Glenn remains active in fundraising and recruitment for Green Corps. He also serves on the board of the American Lands Alliance.

Glenn received a degree in political science from Yale University, where he was the winner of the Frank M. Patterson Political Science Award and the Yale University Suisman Reporting Prize for outstanding journalism on the Yale Daily News, where he was a reporter, editorials editor, and columnist.

Glenn's writing has appeared in publications around the world, including The New York Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, The Times of India, The Miami Herald, and many others.

Email Glenn at glenn > a t < dcourage dot com. You can reach Democratic Courage by telephone at 202-546-7765.

Liz Butler

In addition to serving as Vice-Chair of Democratic Courage, Liz Butler also works as the organizing director for ForestEthics, one of the nation's most successful environmental groups and a pioneer in campaigns targeted at environmentally destructive corporations. With more than 15 years experience organizing on forest and environmental issues with a focus on market campaigns for the last 10 years, Liz is nationally recognized as one of the country's most effective and talented grassroots organizers. ForestEthics' successes include the protection of over seven million acres of endangered forests and transforming the paper policies of multi-billion-dollar companies, including Staples, Office Depot, Victoria's Secret, and many more. Prior to joining ForestEthics, Liz served as the national organizing director for American Lands Alliance, the director of Missouri Public Interest Research Group, and graduated from Green Corps' Environmental Leadership Training Program. She lives just outside of Washington, DC with her son.

Sam Goldman

Sam Goldman co-founded Democratic Courage and serves as the Secretary of its Board of Directors. He is also a leading political consultant focused cutting edge field campaigns for major social change organizations and political candidates. Before entering the consulting world, Sam was Assistant Field Director at U.S. PIRG, where he ran the organization's field efforts on conservation campaigns and directed efforts to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Sam also directed one of MoveOnPAC's Ohio campaign offices in 2004, successfully increasing progressive voter turnout in Northeast Ohio. Sam has worked on campaigns in over a dozen states and has significant fundraising experience. He completed a prestigious Green Corps fellowship in 2004 and received a B.A. in Political Science from Bates College.

You can reach Sam at samuelrgoldman > at < gmail dot com.

Eva Hernandez

Eva Hernandez serves on the board of Democratic Courage. Since 2005, she has worked for Dogwood Alliance, a grassroots organization working to hold corporations accountable for the impact of their industrial forestry operations in the South, most recently as the group's Organizing Director. After graduating with a B.S. in Environmental Policy from the University of Kansas, Eva worked as a Green Corps field organizer, playing an important role in securing Dogwood Alliance's historic agreement with Bowater Incorporated to end unsustainable logging practices in the Southern United States. Eva has also worked with Corporate Accountability International and did electoral organizing on the 2004 presidential elections and numerous local campaigns.