Who Is New Frontier Action Fund?

Founded in 2020 by former Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Eddie Mauro, political operative Mark Langgin, community Leader Rob Johnson, and Scott Harrington. New Frontier Action Fund is a 501c4 non-profit social welfare organization. We work on policy, advocacy, and analysis that engages voters on issues related to economic freedom & security, social welfare, racial, and reproductive freedom.

We are a non-partisan organization, but we do engage in campaigns. This work includes voter registration, early and absentee voting initiatives, accountability programs, and digital organizing. New Frontier Action Fund was founded in Iowa, but has a national footprint for advocacy and community organizing.

Mailing Address: PO BOX 21099, Des Moines, IA 50321

Office: 3300 SW 9th Street, Unit #1, Des Moines, IA 50315

Email: info@newfrontieraction.com

Phone: (202) 854-1879 / (515) 707-0266

How does New Frontier Action Make the World a Better Place?

New Frontier Action believes that a ‘freedom, justice & equity’ focused plan is what will make our people, communities, and country stronger. We advocate and engage to build resiliency in our communities, and build on the history of the United States as a welcoming and great place to live, work, and play.

Our focus on ‘Freedom, Justice & Equity’ are goals that cross intersectional lines between economic status, race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, and age. It doesn’t matter if you live in Waterloo, Tuskegee, or Los Angeles - there are more common challenges and goals than differences. All Americans deserve a chance at a level playing field that considers how systemic factors have held communities back.

Our ‘A New Frontier for Justice & Equity’ agenda for America is building on a three-legged stool of:

• Building an Economy that Works for Everyone

• Strengthening Democratic Institutions That are Inclusive & Equitable

• Bringing Communities Together / Confronting Those That Divide Us

As President John F. Kennedy said, “Now the trumpet summons us again - not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call to battle, though embattled we are; but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, 'rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation,’ a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself.”

Now, What are Some More Specifics?

1. Raising Wages & Expanding Economic Opportunity - The American middle-class has been under attack for decades. Food, gas, insurance, and college education expenses continue to rise. Iowa families just want a fair shot to make a living, raise a family, and retire with a chance to spend some time at the lake in retirement. While poverty rates across the country have been on the decline, most of the impact has been in larger cities and suburban centers. Communities of color and lower-income residents in rural areas are struggling to make ends meet. We will be pursuing policy and advocacy programs that confront rural and urban poverty intending to reduce poverty rates in areas with a poverty rate of 10% or more by 25% in the next five (5) years. All while expanding economic opportunity and raising wages for working people.
   

2. Wealth Generation & Access to Capital - It has been historically difficult for people in small communities, and communities of color, to access capital, property ownership, and other elements necessary to generate multi-generational wealth. These challenges are also visible in rural areas and small towns, where it’s increasingly difficult to start a small business, own a farm, and retire comfortably. We aim to work with banks, venture capital, human resources organizations, and faith groups to develop policies to spur multi-generational wealth generation in areas experiencing poverty rates exceeding 10% or more.
   

3. Connecting Communities to the World - Both urban and rural communities face challenges connecting to the world. And if you can’t connect, you cannot compete. Whether it’s high-quality cellular transmission or broadband access, there are significant disparities and inequitable distribution of access to high-speed internet connectivity and other resources needed to compete in a world economy.
   

4. Bridging the Gap(s) between Urban & Rural Communities - We increasingly view political issues through the lens of white vs. black, poor vs. wealthy, and rural vs. urban. Without a policy that finds common ground between low-income communities in rural areas, lower-income urban neighborhoods, and neighborhoods of color in our cities, it will be difficult to transcend the divisions that affect our communities, but also our political environment. All programs proposed by New Frontier Action will consider ways to ‘Bridge the Gap(s)’ between communities and recognize how policy can have disproportionate impacts on communities of color, rural areas, the LGBTQ+ community, and the ways women & men are impacted.
   

5. Restoring & Protecting the Right to Vote - There are millions of Americans disengaged from the political process. They have lost faith in our government institutions and the opportunities that good government can provide to our residents. This policy area includes work on the restoration of voting rights to those who have lost them due to a felony conviction, development of policy proposals for a new Voting Rights Act, and safeguarding of election systems due to cyber-warfare and use of artificial intelligence.