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Congressional Race Update
Is This Feminism: Paid Leave for Pregnancy Loss
In Your Free Time
Special Event Opportunity
Congressional Race Update
Congratulations to the Nominees
Mayra Flores (TX-34), Monica De La Cruz Hernandez (TX-15), Irene Armendariz (TX-16), Carmen Maria Montiel (TX-18), who have advanced from the primaries and are ready to fight it out in the General Election!
Shoutout to Cassy Garcia and Sandra Whitten who are in the TX-28 runoff facing off against each other; and Jenny Garcia Sharon who is in the TX-37 runoff slated for May 24th, 2022 (Early Voting begins on May 16th).
Notable New Entrantants to Congressional Races
Jan Kulmann (CO-8) - Endorsed by VIEW PAC
Blair Milo (IN-1) - Endorsed by VIEW PAC
Erin Houchin (IN-9) - Endorsed by EPAC & VIEW PAC
Kalena Bruce (MO-4) - Endorsed by VIEW PAC
Annie Black (NV-4) - Endorsed by EPAC
Madison Gesiotto Gilbert (OH-9) - Endorsed by EPAC & RNWP
Tricia Staible (PA-17)
Morgan Ortagus (TN-5) - Endorsed by W4W, EPAC & DJT
Yesli Vega (VA-7) - Endorsed by VIEW PAC
Early Money Update
As of today, 28 women candidates have been endorsed by at least one of the five major PACs dedicated to supporting GOP women. By last count, 207 GOP women are running for Congress. Very important to note that this is ONLY in reference to new candidates, not incumbents. While not all of the endorsements fall within viable pick-up districts, I believe these numbers give us a glimpse into how many new lady GOP members we can hope to swear into Congress in 2023.
Full Endorsement Lists from the Femme Five
EPAC - 18 House Candidates (LIST)
VIEW PAC - 15 House Candidates (LIST)
Maggies List - 12 House Candidates (LIST)
Winning For Women (W4W) - 7 House Candidates (LIST)*
RightNow Women PAC (RNWP) - 3 House Candidates (LIST)*
*W4W & RNWP have not played in contested races where 2 or more GOP women are running in the same race.
TOP 12 Women Endorsed Congressional Races By GOP Women’s Groups
Full BINGO Card
Amanda Adkins (KS-3)
Monica De La Cruz Hernandez (TX-15)
4 out of 5
Esther Joy King (IL-17)
Lisa Scheller (PA-7)
Jennifer Kiggans (VA-2)
Tanya Wheeless (AZ-9)
3 out of 5
April Becker (NV-3)
Lori Chevez-Deremer (OR-5)
2 out of 5
Jeanine Lawson (VA-10)
Madison Gesiotto Gilbert* (OH-9)
Morgan Ortagus* (TN-5)
Erin Houchin* (IN-9)
*All newly filed candidates that have wooed the money folks
Snubbed 👀
There are five women candidates in particular that have curiously gone unendorsed (in my opinion) by the top women PACs and as denoted below also may have been peppered over by the NRCC’s Young Gun program, a program designed to highlight new viable candidates running for office. Don’t be confused by the “young” terminology; this isn’t a 40-under-40 type thing.
While staying out of contested races isn’t uncommon (many of these women are in primaries with 2 or more other GOP women) what isn’t apparent is how endorsements are given out when money factors and ideological stances aren’t consistent across the board. All this to say, I see you ladies, keep fighting the good fight. And look on the bright side, if you win your primary, you will suddenly find yourself with a lot more friends and money.
Catalina Lauf (IL-16) - NRCC Young Gun “On The Radar”
Total Raised in 2021: $1,085,507.89 | Cash on Hand: $255,976.40
Mary Mallory Staples (GA-6)
Total Raised in 2021: $572,267.08 | Cash on Hand: $476,110.03
Meagan Myers Hanson (GA-6) - NRCC Young Gun “On The Radar”
Total Raised in 2021: $416,280.66 | Cash on Hand: $136,824.65
Nicole Hasso (IA-3) - NRCC Young Gun “On The Radar”
Total Raised in 2021: $339,971.73 | Cash on Hand: $133,567.93
Audrey Henson (FL-13)
Total Raised in 2021: $306,346.00 | Cash on Hand: $229,625.78
ICYMI
💰 In last month’s SLiP we highlighted the top women fundraisers for 2021
🏅 In November we highlighted the Congressional candidates that were leading the pack. See how they compare with the numbers now
🏦 In October we did an explainer on the Femme Five Financiers of Republican Women Candidates.
Is This Feminism?
Paid family leave is a perennial favorite benefit employers’ tout and the hottest new policy item making bipartisan alliances on Capitol Hill. While universally acknowledged as important to promoting a healthy and supportive society, what often gets left out of the conversations are parents who have suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth.
No one likes to talk about pregnancy loss, but it’s a much more common occurrence than you may think. In reality, about 1 out of 5 pregnancies, or between 750,000 and 1 million pregnancies yearly in the United States, end in miscarriage. While some employers do offer bereavement leave in such situations, it’s usually only a few days. Which is, in my opinion, not enough time to heal emotionally and physically from that type of loss.
That’s why when I read about Goldman Sach’s new policy that promises paid leave to parents who have suffered pregnancy loss I was uplifted. While Goldman is not the first major corporation to offer this, it’s a sign that these policies are becoming more prevalent–and that is a good thing! Keep it up!
If you consider yourself a pro-family/pro-life person then I hope you agree with me that should start ringing the bells about supporting women and families who have lost a child in-utero and encourage our own employers to consider adopting similar measures.
In Your Free Time
To Listen:
🔥 Not Your Average Feminist, #53: Why Are We Celebrating Women If Gender is a Social Construct? And Other Burning Questions.
To Read (or Audiobook):
💄 Sex Matters by Mona Charen
🥐 The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
🔮 The Anti-Mary Exposed: Rescuing the Culture from Toxic Femininity by Carrie Gress
♀️ The Telegraph, Let’s be honest on International Women’s Day – we have gone backwards, not forwards by Suzane Moore
To Watch:
🚁 The After Party, AppleTV+
A fabulous whodunit murder mystery centered around a 15-year high school reunion.
🕶️ Inventing Anna, Netflix
NYC Socialite? German Heiress? Ultimate Scammer? You’ve gotta watch to find out.
YOU’RE INVITED!
On April 2, Republican Women for Progress is hosting its FOURTH annual one-day online Campaign School for women who are a) thinking about running for political office in the future or b) interested in working in campaign world. If this describes you (and I know that it does!) then do consider registering. Details can be found here! I’ve been to two of these events already and cannot say enough wonderful things about the content and attendees. 💖
BONUS: SLiP readers can use the code “SLIP” at checkout to get 50% off the registration price! Boom.
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Until next time. LYLAS,
-Sarah