SWAMP STORIES dives into political reform with a bipartisan lens. It follows our host Weston Wamp, millennial former Republican candidate for Congress, as he shines a light on the swampiest practices in Washington that repulse Republicans and Democrats alike. In this podcast, voices from the left and right are accompanied by leading reformers who discuss bipartisan solutions to fixing our broken political system.
ABOUT ISSUE ONE
ISSUE ONE is the leading crosspartisan political reform group in Washington. Founded in 2014, it unites Republicans, Democrats, and independents in the movement to fix the broken political system. Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus of more than 200 former members of Congress, governors, and Cabinet officials from both parties is the largest coalition of its kind ever assembled to advocate for solutions to fix our democracy.
ABOUT WESTON WAMP
WESTON WAMP is a former candidate for Congress, venture capitalist, and entrepreneur. He is a senior political strategist at Issue One, and founder of the Millennial Debt Foundation. At 27, Weston came within 1 percentage point of unseating an incumbent member of Congress in a hard-fought Republican primary. He is the son of former Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN), co-chair of Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus. He lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In 2019, Weston was appointed to the Tennessee Board of Regents by Governor Bill Lee.
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THE DEMOCRACY GROUP
Swamp Stories is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what’s broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it. Learn more at www.democracygroup.org.