Richmond Mayorathon:
Shaping Our City’s Tomorrow

Welcome to Richmond Mayorathon: where community engagement meets civic action!
Mayorathon fosters a thriving and equitable community in Richmond, Virginia by empowering residents to make informed choices and hold our elected leaders accountable.

Who we are

Richmond Mayorathon is a collaborative civic project of over 30 Richmond based community organizations. We represent residents and members from all corners of the city committed to seeing local government deliver smart policies that make Richmond a more resilient, prosperous, and inclusive place to live.

What We Do

Through questionnaires, forums, and events, we hope to educate Richmonders about their elected leaders while keeping those leaders accountable to building a progressive future for our city.

About the 2024 Richmond Mayorathon

As we approach the 2024 Richmond Mayoral & City Council elections, we invite you to be an active participant in shaping Richmond’s future. Dive into our interactive questionnaires, join vibrant discussions in our forums, and mark your calendars for upcoming events. Your voice is crucial in building and maintaining the positive community that Richmond is meant to be.

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Learn about Candidates

Past Projects

2024 Mayorathon

It’s okay to laugh a little as we get into our policy discussion with Richmond’s mayoral candidates at the 2024 Mayorathon. Watch here!

2020 Mayorathon

2020 Mayorathon is a collaborative civic project of over 20 Richmond-based community organizations. We represent residents and members from all corners of the city…

Focus on the 5th

A Focus on the 5th is a collaborative civic project of over 17 Richmond-based community organizations. We represent residents and members from all corners of the city…

2019 Policy Jam

A partnership of area nonprofits announced “Mayorathon 2019: Policy Jam” — a public event held on Thursday, Feb. 28, reviewing Mayor Levar Stoney’s…

2016 Mayorathon

The seven candidates for mayor in Richmond turned their attention to public education, transportation and the river Thursday during an hour-and-a-half long forum…

Partners

Participating partners inform every policy position and develop questionnaires that get to the root of issues that Richmond is wrestling with today. Mayorathon brings together the talents and expertise of local community organizations to help residents navigate Richmond’s city government and highlight the issues that matter.

Participating partners all contribute their experience with the issues Richmond is wrestling with today. They inform every policy position, vet every evaluation, and recommend every priority. This project is grounded in the years and decades of partner organizations’ work to advance our city’s progress.

The participating partners change from year to year. We are proud to welcome this great network of Richmond organization to Mayorathon 2024.

Richmond Mayorathon: Shaping Our City’s Tomorrow