Nancy Jacobson
At a moment when the nation seems intractably divided and incapable of addressing our long-term challenges, a single movement, No Labels, is working to get Washington past the brain-dead politics of Democrats vs. Republicans. It’s the brainchild of Nancy Jacobson, described by New York Times columnist David Brooks as No Labels’ “undeterrable” leader. Having spent her early career helping Gary Hart and Bill Clinton remake the Democratic Party, Jacobson worked for Sen. Evan Bayh for fifteen years before launching No Labels in 2010. In the years since, No Labels has built a core of bipartisan leaders by creating the House Problem Solvers Caucus and a group of Senate allies that have been pushing back on the extremes and pushing forward landmark bipartisan legislation like the 2021 infrastructure bill. In 2022 and 2023, No Labels led an effort to secure ballot access in states nationwide to create the opening for a Unity Presidential Ticket in 2024. Although No Labels did not ultimately put forth a ticket, the movement grew exponentially with well over one million voters signing No Labels petitions in their states. No Labels is now redoubling its efforts to build a bloc of independent-minded leaders in Congress who are willing to band together to govern and prevent America from falling into the abyss. During a period when the extremes threaten to tear the country apart, No Labels and Jacobson are finally giving a voice to America’s vital but oft ignored common sense majority.
