Our Revolution

Our Revolution (sometimes known by its initials OR) is an American progressive political action organization spun out of Senator Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign to continue its work. The organization's mission is to educate voters about issues, get people involved in the political process, and work to organize and elect progressive candidates. Our Revolution is also the title of a book by Sanders released in November 2016.

This article is about the US political organization. For the 2016 book by Bernie Sanders, see Our Revolution (Sanders book). For the 1906 book by Leon Trotsky, see Our Revolution (Trotsky book).

Our Revolution
AbbreviationOR
PredecessorBernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign
FormationAugust 24, 2016
TypePolitical action organization
Legal status501(c)(4)
Location
Chair
Larry Cohen
Vice-Chair
Deborah Parker
President
Nina Turner
Treasurer
Jane Kleeb
Larry Cohen, Deborah Parker, Nina Turner, Jane Kleeb, Benjamin Jealous, Jim Hightower, James Zogby, Huck Gutman, Shailene Woodley, Justin Bamberg, Lucero E. Mesa, Richard Rodriguez, Keith Ellison,
Key people
Bernie Sanders, Jane Sanders, Jeff Weaver, Bill McKibben
Websitewww.ourrevolution.com
  1. Our Revolution's 501(c)(4) designation prevents Sanders from playing a role in the organization because he is an elected official.
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