There is a need for a trusted, issues-based information website. Project America makes this information easy to understand and valuable to everyone, even without knowledge of complex concepts.
This resource helps bridge the political divide by highlighting common goals, illustrating declining trends, and bringing to light best practices that address our collective problems. Project America seeks to strengthen the voice of citizens in influencing the political agenda, reduce misrepresentation of incumbent track records, and weaken the corrosive persuasion of special interests.
With news media no longer perceived to be an unbiased watchdog, gerrymandering encouraging the success of more ideological candidates, and special interest groups gaining increasing influence over political agendas and policy decisions, a common dialogue becomes more difficult.
Some fear, with nothing to share as a people, the result is a society where people increasingly see their own well being as the central issue of democracy, rather than the common good. As a result, minority views are increasingly unheard.
We all share universal objectives: the safety of our nation and its people, financial security for all, and the elimination of disease and ignorance. Only common issues that cut across political parties can break the cycle of separation.
Project America encourages bi-partisan cooperation through the agreement of common goals, identifying best practices by highlighting positive effects of successful policies. A fact-based database, such as Project America, allows citizens to have a greater voice in the agenda of policymakers by providing them the information needed to support their communications to elected officials.
Only empowered citizens, making informed decisions, can weaken the corrosive influence of special interests, money, and partisan media on our political system.
Jorey Ramer – Founder
In 2007, Jorey Ramer relaunched Project America as a non-partisan, issues-based information website. He had previously founded an organization of the same name that focused on various volunteer programming. In 2001, that organization was awarded Points of Light Foundation’s “Connect America Partner of the Year Award”. Most recently in 2005, he founded a for-profit technology company called JumpTap; he currently serves as that company’s Vice President of Corporate Development.
Lacey Loftin – Issues Director
Lacey Loftin is the beta website Webmaster/Database Administrator, who was given the task of collecting the initial raw data and managing the beta web pages. She has a BA in History and Political Science from Delta State University, a Master’s in Conflict Management from Arcadia University, and a Legal Master’s in Human Rights Law from the Queen’s University of Belfast in Northern Ireland. She has participated in several conferences on human rights and government relations, both in the United States and Northern Ireland. She has held positions with various NGO’s including Free the Slaves and the United Way. She can be contacted via email at lacey@project.org.
Please see Maintaining Nonpartisanship for a list of our beta development advisors.
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