Main Street
Keeps Receipts.
Building
Something
Different
Consultants and talking points can only go so far.
Main Street Action takes a different approach—one rooted in reality and powered by the people who live it every day.
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We don’t just remind voters with ads that vanish by Election Day—we record the damage, elevate trusted small business voices, and make it impossible for electeds to run from their votes.
At a time when facts are under attack, we’re rooting the public—and our democracy—in shared truth. And we’re not just playing defense. We’re fighting for a future where Main Street communities can thrive: with affordable care, a fair tax code, and an economy that rewards hard work, not political connections.
We’re not data points on a chart—we’re employers, caregivers, and community anchors. And when lawmakers gut care, reward monopolies, or abandon Main Street, we flood the zone with credible messengers who cut through the noise.
Because no one delivers the truth like a business owner watching their customers and employees suffer—or succeed—based on the policies coming out of Washington.
Why Main Street Messengers Work
1,000 Main Streets Deck
Organizing Guide
Small business owners aren’t political consultants. They’re trusted neighbors, job creators, and the first people elected officials call when they need a photo op.
And that’s exactly why they move voters.
Cross-partisan credibility: Main Street voices land with moderates, independents and conservatives.
Built-in reach: They talk to hundreds of customers a week and manage venues perfect for meaningful convening.
Hardwired urgency: They’re living the policy impact—on payroll, rent, health care, and community well-being.
No one else brings business credibility with local authenticity.
Want to build economic power from the bottom up? Start where people already listen.
Tipping Points
Main Street Action organizes trusted local business owners and working families to demand a government that actually works for Main Street. We turn small business credibility into political power—electing champions, calling out corruption, and organizing for policies that let local economies thrive.
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The Care Cuts Countdown is turning rising healthcare costs into political accountability.Through billboards, digital ads, viral tools, and a live countdown microsite, we're calling out lawmakers who voted to let premiums double. From truck tours to TikTok, we're making sure voters know exactly who made their care more expensive—and when the pain hits.
Learn more here.
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In Wisconsin, Main Street Alliance Action is targeting WI-03 and seven critical state legislative districts. We’re organizing small business owners to knock doors, host roundtables, and mobilize voters around care, tax, and democracy issues. With a pivotal 2026 governor’s race on the horizon, Main Street voices will be key to protecting and expanding working family policies statewide.
Learn more here.
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With VA-02, the governor’s mansion, and key legislative districts (like VA-30, VA-71, VA-86) all in play, we’re running a deep organizing and narrative campaign to push a care-first, small-business-centered economic agenda. Local entrepreneurs are already convening candidate roundtables and building coalitions ahead of 2025’s crucial races.
Learn more here.
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North Carolina’s most competitive open seat is in play—and Democrats have a real shot. The Raleigh-Durham suburbs could tip the balance, with small business owners, parents, and working families looking for economic answers. With the right local messengers, Main Street can flip this district—and the state.
Learn more here.
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Main Street Action is building power in Iowa—uniting small biz, farmers, and labor to fight for real economic solutions.From town halls to the statehouse, we’re pushing for affordable healthcare, fair taxes, and rural investment—and proving that when Main Street stands with working families, Iowa moves…and the map shifts.
Learn more here.
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Main Street Action is building power in Iowa—uniting small biz, farmers, and labor to fight for real economic solutions. From town halls to the statehouse, we’re pushing for affordable healthcare, fair taxes, and rural investment—and proving that when Main Street stands with working families, Iowa moves…and the map shifts.
Learn more here.
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Main Street Action is turning Minnesota’s paid leave win into political power. With 1,100 small biz members statewide, we’re defending the law we helped pass—and making sure candidates can’t run from it. From the Iron Range to the suburbs, Main Street voices are shaping the 2026 governor’s race and Senate fight.
Learn more here.
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In MI-10 and the Senate race, MSA Action is training small business validators to shape public narrative and apply pressure where it counts. Main Street messengers are organizing forums, doing media, and helping define what a fair economy means.
Learn more here.
The Stakes
Trump’s agenda is crushing Main Street with rising costs, deep cuts, policy chaos, and attacks on the care economy. It’s a four-part squeeze on small business—and we’re organizing to fight back.
“Planning for the future is a luxury now. It’s hard to know what’s coming tomorrow.”
Chloe Longmire,
Chase My Creations, WI
“Labor and small business have historically been divided in Iowa organizing, and it’s time to change that.”
Sue Dinsdale,
Iowa Citizen Action Network, IA
“I’m fighting for the childcare providers in our state that are the workforce behind the workforce.”
Corrine Hendrickson,
Corrine’s Little Explorers, WI
We Fight Together
Trump’s agenda is steamrolling working families—slashing health care, gutting economic protections, and handing power to the ultra-rich. But there’s one thing standing in the way: an organized Main Street.
If you believe in the power of homegrown organizing to protect our democracy and our economy, register to vote below—make your voice count.