WHAT WE’RE ABOUT

Since 2004, over one-quarter of the newspapers in the US have closed. Many of these closings have taken place in rural America, leaving those citizens without a reliable source of local and national news that serves rural interests.

MyRuralAmerica seeks to reverse this trend by bringing a mix of news and opinion from reliable national sources and a growing network of “citizen journalists” with experience from all across rural America, to help keep rural citizens informed on the issues and topics most likely to affect them.

Inspired by Our Experiences in Rural America

Dedicated to the Hard Work and Passions of Rural Families

Fueled by Our Commitment to Rural America becoming a Better Place to Live

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It’s absolutely critical that we bring back two-party competition in Rural America, to elevate an agenda that promotes rural values and has real benefits for rural communities. I strongly support My Rural America’s effort to ensure that Rural America Counts and has the leadership it deserves.
Tom DaschleFormer Senate Majority Leader

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My Rural America is working hard to elect Democrats from rural areas. Our party’s roots were historically rural. Not that long ago our majorities in Congress were enabled by a large number of rural Democratic seats. My Rural America has a thoughtful approach with achievable goals that can enlarge our party’s ability to compete and win in rural regions. That’s why I’m pleased to support the work of My Rural America.
Rick BoucherD-9th District VA, 1983-2011

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My Rural America was established to both listen to concerns of our Nation’s citizens who live and work in Rural America AND to provide access to timely data, information, perspective and insights to enhance productivity and opportunity. It was created to provide rural Americans the full benefits of citizenship in “fly-over” states. Rural Americans provide the food we eat, fiber we wear, and increasingly the energy we use. Across the country rural Americans have one thing in common: great expanses and long distances resulting in special challenges for them to obtain education, healthcare and to develop jobs.
David WeimanPrincipal, Agricultural Resources, LLC, Washington, DC

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My Rural America is more important today than ever, filling a critical need for information and communication for the one of every seven Americans who don’t live in the big cities and suburbs and who often are ignored by the national news outlets. My Rural America will emphasize the virtues and strength of hardworking people who need only a fair shake to succeed in a rapidly-changing economy.
James C. WebsterAgricultural Journalist and Former Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Governmental and Public Affairs, Arlington, VA

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Many people are familiar with the name Tom Perriello, our one-term Virginia Member of Congress who narrowly won election over long time right-wing conservative Virgil Goode in 2008. Not enough people are familiar with My Rural America, but they need to be because in 2008, Perriello was lucky that MRA was already in place with a communications system consistently advocating for Virginians who needed (and still need) health insurance, Veterans’ benefits and better jobs. My Rural America taught Virginians that they needed to be engaged — and that votes matter.
Lisa MurphyPrincipal, MTE, LLC; North Garden Home, LLC, Charlottesville, VA