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Important special election coming up March 20

On Election Day 2020 (or rather, Election Week 2020), Black women set a new record for representation in the House of Representatives by winning 24 seats, up from the previous record of 22.  Now, upcoming special elections can help us...
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Only one Black woman running for Senate? That’s not OK.

We know it seems early, but right now is prime recruitment season for 2022’s Senate races. There are already many potential candidates being floated for the most competitive Republican-held seats, in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina and Florida.  But we’re noticing...
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[Member Survey] The next two years.

We are mapping out priorities for the next two years—and we need your help. We know, broadly, the themes that will dominate: Democrats maintaining control of both chambers of Congress, and recovering our society from both the coronavirus pandemic and...
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It’s the end of an era. Here’s what’s next:

Welcome to the post-Trump era. Let’s get to work! WomenCount has spent nearly six years working to advance women’s political participation through crowdfunding, work that culminated last week in the swearing in of the first female Vice President of the...
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It’s Over!

Today, we can finally exhale the collective breath we’ve been holding in for 1,461 days. Because today we didn’t just inaugurate a new President—we inaugurated the post-Trump era, starting with the historic swearing in of the first female Vice President...
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After the impeachment, protect our democracy.

After what happened last week, things will not be ‘normal’ in America for a long time. It’s not clear what normal even looks like in a democracy as fractured as ours. Only time, combined with an effort at seeking justice,...
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You make this work

Did you know WomenCount is a nonprofit? That’s right: the $2.8 million we crowdfunded for Democratic women this cycle—a small group of part-time contractors, volunteers and interns made that possible. We expand and increase our fundraising for candidates every election...
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Women just lost a seat in the Senate

By now you've seen the news:  CA Gov. Gavin Newsom has picked CA Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fill the US Senate seat currently held by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.  Women have now lost a seat in the Senate,...
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2022 Sneak Peek

Yes, we’re already thinking about what the political map looks like in 2022.  And no, it’s not too early, because it’s well-known in politics that a surge in early fundraising can help ward off a primary or general election challenger...