Helping Under-the-Hill Candidates

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Most political action committees have strong ideological ties: Republicans want to help Republicans get elected; Democrats want to help Democrats get elected. 

But at least one PAC’s singular focus is helping young women get elected. The Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call describes the Women Under Forty PAC (WUFPAC) as focused solely on “getting younger women to bring their perspectives to Congress.”

For example, WUFPAC endorsed Honolulu City Council member Tulsi Gabbard, 30, in her bid for Congress. Read the full story. 

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