About Dark Horse Candidate

Dark Horse Candidate is a nonpartisan political crowdfunding platform. We let citizens pledge real money to draft a specific individual to run for public office. 100% of your contribution goes directly to the candidate's authorized campaign committee upon filing — Dark Horse Candidate does not pool or control contributed funds.

Dark Horse Candidate is a for-profit commercial platform, not a political committee. We charge a 3.95% processing fee on contributions and accept optional tips to sustain the platform. These fees are not political contributions and do not count toward FEC limits.

The pledge-to-draft mechanic was pioneered by Crowdpac and validated by the FEC in Advisory Opinion 2014-07. We are building a permanent nonpartisan home for that model, operating as a conduit under federal election law.

We do not endorse candidates. We do not rank campaigns by party. We do not take sides.

Dark Horse Candidate is operated by Longshot Labs LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company. For questions, contact support@darkhorsecandidate.com or see our Terms of Service.