--- description: Find out how Ross Morales Rocketto and Amanda Litman is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. title: 2022 TIME100 Next: Ross Morales Rocketto and Amanda Litman image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0bff880b3716ab88/698a35f586f68ecc926f1a9f/time100-next-ross-morales-rocketto-amanda-litman.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 28, 2022 # Ross Morales Rocketto and Amanda Litman by Hillary Rodham Clinton  Darlene Shenier When Amanda Litman and Ross Morales Rocketto launched [Run for Something](https://runforsomething.net/ "undefined") in 2017, they thought that with a little optimism and a lot of hard work, the organization could recruit 100 people to run for office. When I first met with them, it was already clear that their incredible idea was destined for much more. Sure enough, in just their first five years they’ve [recruited](https://runforsomething.medium.com/2022-strategic-plan-f502fbc4dfff "undefined") more than 100,000 young activists, community leaders, students, educators, small-business owners, and thinkers across all 50 states to take the bold step of entering the political arena. Running for office is really tough (I should know). It’s raw, chaotic, and hard to know where to even begin. Enter Run for Something. Every candidate has access to a [mentorship program](https://runforsomething.net/help/mentorship/ "undefined"), campaign experts, and so many other tools that help bring more people into the fold and give them a foundation to build from. Those candidates put themselves out there, work their hearts out, and win elections. There’s nothing more important to a healthy, thriving, fairer, and more inclusive America than encouraging and facilitating that. Their work could not be more urgent or important, and it inspires me every time I come across these two remarkable people and the many candidates they’ve helped get elected. _Clinton, a Democrat, is a former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213814/ross-morales-rocketto-and-amanda-litman/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213814/ross-morales-rocketto-and-amanda-litman/"},"headline":"2022 TIME100 Next: Ross Morales Rocketto and Amanda Litman","datePublished":"2022-09-28T09:54:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:06:00.282Z","description":"Find out how Ross Morales Rocketto and Amanda Litman are shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership.","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213814/ross-morales-rocketto-and-amanda-litman/","keywords":["TIME 100 Next"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0bff880b3716ab88/698a35f586f68ecc926f1a9f/time100-next-ross-morales-rocketto-amanda-litman.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0bff880b3716ab88/698a35f586f68ecc926f1a9f/time100-next-ross-morales-rocketto-amanda-litman.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213814/ross-morales-rocketto-and-amanda-litman/","name":"2022 TIME100 Next: Ross Morales Rocketto and Amanda Litman"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"TIME100 Next: See Every Honoree","description":"See every 2022 TIME100 Next honoree in under two minutes.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/i4LJ3fau/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2022-09-28T10:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/i4LJ3fau.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213814/ross-morales-rocketto-and-amanda-litman/","duration":"PT1M59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213814/ross-morales-rocketto-and-amanda-litman/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```