Saint Paul, Minnesota –  womenwinning: Minnesota Women’s Campaign Fund announced today they have raised over a half a million dollars to support endorsed candidates through PAC contributions, candidate fundraisers, and recruitment and outreach efforts. With a number of high profile elections in the 2010 election cycle; womenwinning has raised more money than any other year in its 28 year history.

 

The womenwinning State and Federal PACs have directly contributed $47,049 to 95 candidates across the State of Minnesota in the 2010 election cycle. In addition, womenwinning members have raised over $200,000 to support Margaret Anderson Kelliher’s bid for governor and Tarryl Clark’s bid for U.S. Congress.

 

Clark acknowledges the support of womenwinning, "The support of womenwinning has been a big part of our campaign's success to date. The collective power of thousands of women coming together to support other women is not only inspiring, it's empowering - and it has generated tangible results across Minnesota, in every level of government."

 

Executive Director Sarah Taylor-Nanista is ecstatic with the upswing in fundraising and with member engagement. “With two months until election day, our members are more committed than ever to elect progressive women candidates. They are thrilled to have an opportunity to send a progressive woman to Congress, and they are excited about building a pipeline of viable state and local candidates across the state of Minnesota.” Taylor-Nanista cites the womenwinning non-profit has raised over a quarter of one-million dollars in 2010. The funds are used for education, outreach, and recruitment efforts. In total, womenwinning has raised over a half a million dollars through fundraising efforts in the 2010 election cycle.

 

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womenwinning was established in 1982 by 25 non-partisan pro-choice women who wanted to increase the number of women in public office. Twenty eight years later, womenwinning is the largest and most influential statewide women’s PAC. Since 1982, it has given $1 million to nearly 2,000 women’s campaigns through direct contributions and support for candidate training and recruitment. For more information, visit womenwinning.org and follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/womenwinningmn and Twitter at twitter.com/womenwinning.