We Built Something to Stop Sellout Scott. Here’s How to Use It.

An Interactive Campaign Page to Track and Defeat Trump's National Park Service Nominee

Last week I published what I believe is the most comprehensive investigation into Scott Socha’s nomination to run the National Park Service. If you haven’t read it yet, start there.

The short version: Trump nominated a 27-year Delaware North executive to lead the agency that regulates Delaware North. His company secretly trademarked the names of landmarks inside Yosemite, demanded $51 million from the American public to give them back, and collected $12 million in a settlement partly funded by taxpayers. The company’s predecessor was convicted in federal court for concealing Mafia ownership of a Las Vegas casino. The reporter who investigated them was murdered by a car bomb. And this is who they want running your national parks.

I spent 48 hours reporting that story. But reporting isn’t enough. So we built something else.

The Stop Sellout Scott Scocha Nomination Tracker

It’s an interactive campaign page designed to do two things: give you everything you need to fight this nomination, and give you something powerful to share with anyone who cares about public lands. It tracks Socha’s confirmation in real time — where the nomination stands, which senators have taken a position, which ones haven’t said a word, what the timeline looks like. But it’s more than a tracker. It’s the page you send to your uncle who hiked the Grand Canyon last summer. It’s the link you drop in your group chat. It’s the thing you post that actually tells people what to do instead of just telling them to be angry.

The page lays out the full case against Socha’s nomination in a way anyone can understand in five minutes. It includes a call script you can use or adapt, direct contact links for your senators, prewritten messages ready to share on social, and a running tracker that updates as the confirmation moves forward. Everything in one place. Built to be shared.

I want to explain why we did this.

Most coverage of a nomination like this follows a pattern. The announcement gets reported. Advocacy groups put out statements. A few opinion pieces run. And then it fades. The Senate holds a hearing three months later and nobody remembers why they were angry.

That’s how bad nominations get confirmed. Not because the public supports them, but because the public’s attention moves on before the process catches up.

We’re not going to let that happen with this one.

This page will be updated every time something changes. When a hearing date is set, you’ll know. When a senator signals which way they’re leaning, you’ll know. When there’s a window to apply pressure, you’ll know exactly who to call and what to say. I’m going to stay on this story until Socha is confirmed or defeated, and I’m going to make sure you have everything you need to make your voice heard at every step.

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Here’s what I’m asking you to do right now:

1. Visit the page. Spend two minutes with it. See where things stand.

2. Call your senators. The page has everything you need. Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121. It takes three minutes. Your call gets logged. Staffers tally them. It matters more than you think.

3. Send this to one person. Not your whole contact list. Just one person who you know cares about public lands. The page makes the case and gives them the tools. It’s designed to turn one concerned reader into one phone call to a senate office. That’s how this works.

That’s it. Three things. None of them cost anything. All of them matter.

I’ll be back with updates as the confirmation process moves. In the meantime, the page is live. Use it.

Until next time,
Will

P.S. Everything on the campaign page is free and will stay free. We will never put advocacy behind a paywall. This investigation, this tracker, and every update that follows exist because of the people who subscribe to this publication. If you’re one of them, thank you. If you’re not yet, stick around. You’ll see what we do next.