About Us

We are Nathan and Ray: two co-founders who have come together around a shared vision for the future of political organizing. With backgrounds in politics and technology, we are inspired by the digital revolution that is taking place around the world, from Occupy Wall Street to the Arab Spring. What these movements have in common is a reliance on technology and social networks to challenge the status quo like never before. We want to help this digital revolution empower people to create real change on the issues we care about most.

At Ruck.us, we connect you with politically like-minded people, let you share ideas, and empower you to take action. today and find your personalized political network.

Here is more on the team behind Ruck.us:

Nathan Daschle

Nathan Daschle, CEO

The Founder and Chief Executive Ruck.us Bringer is Nathan Daschle. Nathan is a reformed lawyer and political operative. From 2007-2010, he served as the Executive Director of the Democratic Governors Association. During this time, Democratic Governors and candidates suffered historic losses, particularly in key battleground states. Nathan hasn’t slept a full night since. Scarred by this experience, Nathan now dreams of a day when people can shed their partisan labels and organize freely around the issues they care about most.

nathan@ruck.us | @nathandaschle

Ray Glendening

Ray Glendening, Chief Strategy Officer

Growing up in suburban Maryland, Ray always figured he would spend his adult life playing for his beloved Orioles. However, after taking the Myers Briggs career test, the results discouragingly happened to come back “fire watcher”. Always one to take good advice for what its worth, Ray did the next closest thing… he became a Democratic campaign consultant. For 6 years, Ray ran campaigns across the country before serving as National Political Director of the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) from 2008 through 2010. He now hopes he can be part of a new way of looking at politics at Ruckus.

ray@ruck.us | @theruckus

Board of Advisors

Ruck.us is also fortunate to receive the advice and counsel of a diverse and engaged Board of Advisors:

  • Mark McKinnon - Senior Advisor, George W. Bush for President ('00,'04); John McCain for President ('08)
  • Joe Trippi - Chief Strategist, Dean for President (2004)
  • Bradley Tusk - Campaign Manager, Michael Bloomberg for Mayor (2009)
  • Rich Tafel - Founder, Log Cabin Federation
  • Doug Ulman - President and CEO, LIVESTRONG
  • Peter Choharis - Attorney and former Executive Director, 2004 Democratic Platform Committee
  • Tom Davidson - Founder and CEO, EverFi
  • Aaron Earls - Co-Founder and VP, New Media Strategies



PRESS

3 Digital Platforms Poised to Change the Conversation 10/5/2011
Political Sons Launch Ruck.us 9/26/2011
Can this government be fixed? Three steps that might help 9/27/2011
Interview with Ray Glendening 2/23/2012
Former governor Glendening signs up for a new Web site: His son’s 1/11/2012
Former gov’s son creates site to discuss politics without parties 1/8/2012
Interview with Ruck.us 11/4/2011
Crash the Parties 9/21/2011
Daschle's son rips labels off politics 9/19/2011
Two Former Democratic Aides Raise a Ruckus 9/5/2011
Tired of partisan gridlock? Reforming electoral rules gives voters real choice 9/1/2011
Do You "Like" Politics? 8/30/2011
Party Crashers All the Rage, Aren’t All the Same 8/18/2011
Voters’ renewed anger at Washington spurs formation of third-party advocate groups 7/24/2011
How Social Media is Empowering Individuals at the Expense of Institutions 7/18/2011
No more political parties 6/28/2011
The Download: At Tech Cocktail, the region’s latest crop of start-ups 6/19/2011
Turning political enemies into allies 6/15/2011
Creating a Ruck.us - No Parties, Just People 6/14/2011
Daschle Starting a Ruck.us 5/31/2011
Ruck.us Launches 5/24/2011
Could You Describe the Ruckus sir? 5/24/2011
Daschle Leaving DGA to Start a Social Platform 12/15/2010
EXCLUSIVE: Nathan Daschle Launching Ruckus Inc. 12/15/2010
Ruckus Political Social Network To Help New Political Parties Organize Themselves 12/15/2010