Electing Women

Effecting Change

Since 1977, the Women’s Political Committee (WPC) has empowered women to engage politically, using our voices and resources to elect women candidates, at all levels of government, who support reproductive rights, pay equity, and human and civil rights.

Women

Supporting

Women

Throughout the years, we have always been true to our core values: gender equality, reproductive rights, pay equity and human and civil rights.

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Today, we have over 200 powerhouse women members who are all an integral part of the WPC and we have the ability to endorse and fund many more candidates here in California and across the country.

Political Committee

Women

Leading

Change

Given that women make up more than half of the population, we seek parity in representation in our government.

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Candidates

Elected

WPC provides the information, tools and opportunities members need to engage effectively.

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RECENTLY ENDORSED CANDIDATES

Paige Cognetti

US House (PA-08)

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Janelle Stelson

Candidate for U.S. House PA-10

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Marni Von Wilpert

Candidate for US House (CA-48)

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Barri Worth Girvan

December 11, 2025

LA City Council (CD-14)

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Candidate for LA City Council (District 3)

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Marlene Galán-Woods

Candidate for U.S. House (AZ-01)

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Dr. Jasmeet Bains

Candidate for U.S. House (CA-22)

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Juliana Stratton

Candidate for U.S. Senate, Illinois

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Luz Rivas

US House (CA-29)

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Abigail Spanberger

Governor of Virginia

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Deb Haaland

Candidate for Governor, New Mexico

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Jocelyn Benson

Candidate for Governor, Michigan

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Mikie Sherrill

Governor of New Jersey

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More Currently Endorsed Candidates

Electing More Women and Protecting Reproductive Freedoms are More Important than Ever.

The results of the 2024 presidential election and loss of the Democratic majority in the Senate were devastating. But we do have some meaningful results to celebrate. We saw 28 of our WPC-endorsed House candidates win their races. All eight of our WPC-endorsed Senate candidates won their elections. And our efforts contributed to three historic firsts: the first time in our nation’s history that two Black women will be serving in the U.S. Senate at the same time; the first openly transgender woman member of the U.S. House; and gender parity finally achieved in the California Senate. In addition, in 2025 two WPC-endorsed candidates for Governor won their elections: Mikey Sherrill in New Jersey, and Abigail Spanberger in Virginia.

Federal

While women are 51% of the population, they will be only 28.2% of all members of the 119th Congress. Out of 100 U.S. Senators, only 25% are women (16D, 9R), down from a record 26 set in 2020. And in the U.S. House, women will comprise 28.7% with 125 members (94D, 31R), down from a record 126, set in 2023. In 2026, we will once again have the chance to increase our representation by electing more pro-choice Women running to office.

25% House

28.7% Senate

California

In 2024 the WPC helped elect the largest class of women legislators in the California’s history. In 2025 a record high of 59 women will serve, double the number of women serving just seven years ago. This two-year legislative session includes 21 (52.5%) women in the 40-member State Senate and 38 women (47.5%) in the 80-member State Assembly.

52.5% Senate

47.5% Assembly

Governors

With the 2025 off-year election of two WPC-endorsed candidates – Abigail Spanberger (Virginia) and Mikie Sherill (New Jersey) – women now hold a record 14 Governorships. Ten of those seats are held by pro-choice Democratic women which is a move in the right direction. However, it’s not nearly enough because the states’ top executives wield significant power over reproductive rights, gerrymandering and other critical issues.

We believe in the power of the purse. Men have historically donated to political candidates in greater numbers and in higher amounts than women. While we are over half the population we account for less than a third of all candidate donations. In order to increase our representation, we need to do a better job funding women candidates.

The Women’s Political Committee is the oldest Political Action Committee in the United States formed solely to endorse and fund pro-choice women seeking elected office.

The WPC collectively, and all of our members individually, are passionately committed to using our voices and resources to elect women candidates at all levels of government who support reproductive rights, pay equity, and human and civil rights.

Support the WPC’s Endorsed Candidates

Further the work of the WPC by personally supporting the candidates we’ve endorsed. Visit our ENDORSED CANDIDATES page and click on the DONATE links for the candidates you’d like to support.