Trent Newell is a member of the Texas Forward Party Executive Committee and Project & Developer Coordinator for the National Forward Party. Trent spent 7 years in the US Navy as an Intelligence Officer before transitioning to a career in Finance.

Trent sat down with Julie to discuss bringing back competition in politics and changing the political incentive structure, what a Grassroots strategy really means and why local politics matter, and how to break the stigma around ‘third parties’ and focus on solving real problems.