We have planned an exciting program for Democracy Summer 2026! For six weeks during the summer, Fellows will commit to participating in at least 4-5 hours a week of virtual seminars, discussions and workshops, and an additional 10-15 hours a week of in-person organizing with their local Democratic Congressperson or candidate.
Run Democracy Summer 2026 as a six-week program with virtual seminars, discussions and workshops plus in-person organizing with local Democratic congressional campaigns.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Raskin's campaign page lists 2026 Democracy Summer details: six weeks, 15-20 hours per week, virtual education plus in-person campaign organizing.
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The page says applications for Democracy Summer 2026 are open and directs applicants to a partner-campaign application page.
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The Democracy Summer application portal is titled for 2026 and tells applicants to find partner campaigns or apply for a virtual-only option.
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The virtual-only application says scholars commit about four hours weekly to virtual seminars, discussions, and workshops; it also describes fellows' on-the-ground organizing.
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The campaign homepage says Democracy Summer trains and deploys young Democratic organizers, was founded by Raskin, and uses online seminars and field organizing.
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Raskin's official House biography says he represents Maryland's 8th District in the 119th Congress after being sworn in for a fifth term in January 2025.
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Scholten for Congress says it is participating again in Democracy Summer. It describes a six-week 2026 program running Monday, June 22, 2026 to Friday, August 7, 2026, with about four hours weekly of virtual seminars, discussions and workshops plus 10-15 hours weekly of in-person campaign organizing, including knocking doors, fundraising, and organizing events.
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A mirrored social post from National Democracy Summer School @NatlDemSummer said it was great to see Democracy Summer participant Hillary Scholten celebrating July 4 with her Fellows in East Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Assessments
Raskin's campaign and Democracy Summer materials show concrete implementation of Democracy Summer 2026 as a six-week program with virtual seminars, discussions, workshops, partner campaign placements, and in-person organizing, and a partner congressional campaign described dates from June 22 to August 7, 2026. A social post also indicates fellows were active with a local campaign during the window. However, the evidence mainly documents applications, plans, structure, and mid-program activity, not a full post-program completion record showing the entire six-week program was carried through as promised. Because the activity occurred years after the 2020 House campaign term but while Raskin remained in later federal service and was tied to his campaign organization, timing is later_term with partial fulfillment and effort credit.
The evidence shows Raskin's campaign and Democracy Summer infrastructure were actively administering a 2026 program with the promised core elements: six weeks, virtual seminars/discussions/workshops, and in-person organizing through partner Democratic congressional campaigns. However, as of July 2, 2026, the cited materials mainly show applications, plans, and program structure rather than proof that the full six-week 2026 program had been completed. Because the activity is tied to Raskin's own campaign organization and later federal service after the 2020 campaign term, this merits partial fulfillment with later_term timing.