For the first time in a little while, some good news: chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/...

Honored & excited to turn in my petitions at the Springfield State Board of Elections this morning! Whether you helped us knock doors, canvass train stations & farmers markets, or chipped in a few bucks, thank you. We're just getting started.

Hey all! We're in the home stretch when it comes to petition season, and we're going all out. Join my team for a shift this week to help us collect signatures and get on the ballot? forms.gle/6kHKk3m8aqXF...

I joined folks at my neighborhood school's watch yesterday. It's easy, it's organized, and it keeps us safe. Want to help our communities feel just a little safer? See if a group near you is organizing an 🧊 watch - very likely, they are, and the more eyes (and whistles) the better.

⚠️Major ICE presence in Uptown, Edgewater, Lincoln Square, Albany Park today⚠️ Per Uptown/Edgewater Rapid Response Team on Instagram: Silver Dodge Durango, CA 8Z0J489 Black Kia, 322886 Chevy Tahoe, CA 6SAZ067 Nissan Armada, LCZM76 White Chevy, EAO4638 Black Wagoneer, LPN 229242

Thanks to everyone who joined us to knock doors & collect signatures this weekend! We've only got SIX more days to make the ballot. I'll be out knocking doors every day this week across the ☘️lucky☘️ 13th -- want to join? Check out ridgefor13.com / DM me for more info :)

Our campaign is built on grassroots donors -- we raised the most small dollar donations of ANY candidate in this race, and it wasn't close:

Campaign update! I'm so proud to announce our campaign for the 13th District raised over $43,000 in the third quarter from over 350 donors, with donors from every ward in the district. I'm honored by the belief folks have in our campaign to make Chicago a better place; I hope you'll join us :)

I had such a great time chatting with voters at Apple Fest last weekend in Lincoln Square! Folks are fired up and ready to hear about how Springfield can stand up to the Trump administration and make life better for every Chicagoan. Want to get involved? Sign up here: www.ridgefor13.com/volunteer

"Just grabbing people, checking IDs. They arrested like, what I seen, a bunch of people. They had vans and stuff like that.”

Hello friends! TODAY is our campaign's first official fundraising deadline -- as you are able, I hope you'll donate a few dollars towards our campaign to make Chicago & Illinois more affordable, accessible, and just: secure.actblue.com/donate/ridge...

🏈 GB 40 - 40 DAL 0:00 OT This game has a 100.00% chance of ending in Scorigami.

Great meeting last night from the 19th District Police Council, and a great example of how good data leads to good policy - did you know 10% of all 911 calls are about parking enforcement? Our councillors are working to move the response from CPD to the City Dept of Finance (1/2)

Chicago is already facing down this affordability crisis. Rising rents are forcing folks out of their neighborhoods, energy bills are increasing unchecked thanks both to ComEd and new AI data centers drawing from the power grid, and grocery prices keep rising. (1/x)

When big business and corporations try to screw over working Chicagoans, this is the response we need our elected officials to deliver. We need folks in Springfield who will hold those like Manoj Prasad accountable, and make sure a situation like that at Weiss never happens again in our community.

My mom first came to the US on an H-1B in the '90s -- if this policy had been in place, I very likely would not be here.

When I first started rowing in Chicago, we kept our gear in a shipping container in a gravel pit - now, thanks to those who believed in a better future, I have the pleasure of coaching the next generation of Chicagoans (plus our adult competitive team) out of the incredible Park 571:

Happy National Voter Registration Day! Register - or make sure you're registered - at www.iwillvote.com. I've spent my life organizing for Democrats, and working to advance progressive values - and so much of those successes hinge on folks getting out and voting. A quote I shared back in 2018:

So appreciative of the folks who came out to volunteer this weekend! We've knocked thousands of doors, collected hundreds and hundreds of signatures, and shared our message of a positive, progressive future all across the ☘️lucky☘️ 13th District.

A pleasure to join @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social & @andrefor40th.bsky.social for the annual 47th Ward community bike ride on Friday! No better way to spend an evening than biking the neighborhood & hearing about how good government can materially improve folks' lives :)

Interested in learning more about my campaign & helping me get on the ballot? Join us for our first official Day of Action this Saturday! RSVP here: www.mobilize.us/friendsofrid...

This isn't how we should treat our neighbors, especially those doing whatever it takes to get by. In my campaign, I'm working hard to center the struggles faced by the growing number of unhoused people & those experiencing housing insecurity right here in Chicago.

Took a break from the doors to add another voice to the chorus.

Chicago is, was, and will forever be, a union town. Had a blast marching with so many today to stand up and speak out for workers. #SolidarityForever

Hello Bluesky! My name is Ridge Knapp, and yesterday I announced my campaign for state rep in Illinois' beautiful (and ☘️lucky☘️) 13th District. I'm a progressive, a data analyst, and a youth sports coach, and I hope to earn your vote. Support our campaign here! secure.actblue.com/donate/ridge...

Excited to share some preliminary independent research I've been working on: by combining public data from the AP-NORC VoteCast surveys and GPT-3.5, I demonstrate a potential use-case of generative AI in survey research: synthetic respondents. dataandreligion.substack.com/p/synthetic-...

Check out this week’s edition of #t3thics, a quick hits review newsletter of what’s going on in tech ethics :) t3thics.substack.com/p/t3thics-30...