Regional Political Director, The States Project

Position: Regional Political Director Location: National. 100% Remote, with 30% of expected travel for in-state meetings and events. Deadline to Apply: Nov 16, 2026 at 5pm ET Who We Are The States Project (TSP) focuses on improving Americans’ lives by winning state legislative power and working with lawmakers to achieve goals for the common good. Our electoral work focuses on winning governing majorities in the states by making state legislative campaigns more effective and better funded. Our policy work provides nonpartisan tools and resources that connect a diverse community of state lawmakers committed to improving lives for the people they serve. We do it because we believe that state legislatures are the strongest force for change in this country. We encourage you to find out more about the American Promise at Work. Position Details This is a full-time, exempt at-will position. The team currently operates remotely, with occasional in-person events and team retreats, etc. Additional travel to assigned states will be required. Additional evening and weekend hours are occasionally required to fulfill the duties of this position. The Opportunity The Regional Political Director (RPD) will lead TSP’s political and governance strategy and relationship management in an assigned set of states with a goal of achieving TSP’s powerbuilding outcomes. They will have the opportunity to work directly with legislative leaders, caucuses, candidates, lawmakers, and other key partners. They will be the point of contact for TSP’s work in assigned states, responsible for both political and governance relationships. This position reports directly to the Senior Director of Political Strategy. The ideal candidate will possess superior political judgment, have experience working directly with lawmakers and knowledge of state legislative caucuses and campaigns. The successful candidate will build strategic relationships, collect and analyze political data and information, and develop a deep understanding of the changing political and governance dynamics in assigned states. Specifically, they will write spending plans based on our evidence based Spending Guidelines, provide key strategic guidance around campaign best practices, provide oversight of campaign effectiveness and impact of TSP dollars and overall budgets, and track whether campaigns and caucuses are hitting specific metrics. Successful candidates will be able to clearly identify TSP's impact in communicating about the political strategy and stakes in their assigned states across TSP's internal and external stakeholders. They will understand how TSP’s electoral and governance goals relate and build upon each other to achieve power-building outcomes. RPDs will help identify the most effective, diverse lawmakers in their assigned states, and provide tools and resources to help them advance the American Promise. What You Will Do: Principal activities will include but not be limited to: