You're thinking about running for office, but you don't know what's really involved. You don't necessarily have money or connections, but you think it's a worthwhile endeavor. 

A lot of the traditional wisdom isn't exactly holding up these days - voters want someone authentic and - they don't necessarily need to agree on everything, but they want to feel like someone's in it for the right reasons, and that when things go wrong, they'll be told how it happened and why and have an actual plan going forward. They want people who share the same values - of accountability, of transparency, of fairness.

If you are thinking of running in 2022, this is what you need to start doing 1 year before running.

Marissa Miller, the President of She Votes Illinois, and Quandra Speights, an attorney and board member of the organization who ran for alderwoman of her ward in Chicago’s last campaign cycle break down the process for you.