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EMILY's List
EMILYs List is a left-leaning American political action committee (PAC) that aims to help elect Democratic female candidates in favor of abortion rights to office. It was founded by Ellen Malcolm in 1985. The group's name is an acronym for "Early Money Is Like Yeast". Malcolm commented that "it makes the dough rise". The saying refers to a convention of political fundraising: receiving many donations early in a race helps attract subsequent donors. EMILYs List bundles contributions to the campaigns of Democratic women in favor of abortion rights running in targeted races. From 1985 through 2008, EMILYs List raised $240 million for political candidates. EMILYs List spent $27.4 million in 2010, $34 million in 2012, and $44.9 million in 2014. The organization was on track to raise $60 million for the 2016 election cycle, much of it earmarked for Hillary Clinton, whose presidential bid EMILYs List had endorsed. History and mission EMILYs List was founded in 1985 when 25 women m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Malcolm
Ellen R. Malcolm (born February 2, 1947) is an American activist with a long career in American politics, particularly in political fundraising. She founded EMILY's List in 1985 and served as its president until 2010. Early life Malcolm's great-grandfather is A. Ward Ford, an IBM founder. Malcolm grew up in Montclair, New Jersey, the daughter of parents who met while working in the sales department at IBM. After her father died when she was 8 months old, she became the heir to an IBM fortune, which she was to inherit at age 21. Malcolm attended Montclair Kimberley Academy, graduating in the class of 1965. Upon entering Hollins College, an all women's school, in 1965 Malcolm says she was "apolitical" and didn't even realize the country was at war. She went to work for the campaign of Eugene McCarthy in 1968. McCarthy was a Democratic and anti-war senator for the state of Minnesota. After he won the popular vote in the Democratic presidential primary, Malcolm was eager to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Gregoire
Christine Gregoire (; née O'Grady; born March 24, 1947) is an American attorney and politician who served as the List of governors of Washington, 22nd governor of Washington, from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she defeated Republican Party (United States), Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004 Washington gubernatorial election, 2004 and 2008 Washington gubernatorial election, 2008, the first of which was the closest gubernatorial election in the history of Washington (state), Washington. She was Washington’s second List of female state governors in the United States, female governor. Gregoire served as chair of the National Governors Association from 2010 to 2011. She also served on the governors' council of the Bipartisan Policy Center. Gregoire was also the Attorney General of Washington from 1993 until 2005, and is the first and only woman to serve in that role. As of April 2025, she is also the oldest living former Gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Action Committee
In the United States, a political action committee (PAC) is a tax-exempt 527 organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaigns for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation. The legal term PAC was created in pursuit of campaign finance reform in the United States. Democracies of other countries use different terms for the units of campaign spending or spending on political competition (see political finance). At the U.S. federal level, an organization becomes a PAC when it receives or spends more than $1,000 for the purpose of influencing a federal election, and registers with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), according to the Federal Election Campaign Act as amended by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (also known as the McCain–Feingold Act). At the state level, an organization becomes a PAC according to the state's election laws. Contributions to PACs from corporate or labor union treasuries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcy Kaptur
Marcia Carolyn Kaptur ( ; born June 17, 1946) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Ohio's 9th congressional district. Currently in her 22nd term, she has been a member of Congress since 1983. A member of the Democratic Party, Kaptur is the longest-serving woman in congressional history and the dean of Ohio's congressional delegation. Her district is located in northwestern Ohio along the southern shore of Lake Erie and includes parts of Toledo and other communities in Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Ottawa, Lucas, Sandusky, Williams, and Wood counties. Early life and education Kaptur was born on June 17, 1946, in Toledo, Ohio, to Anastasia Delores (Rogowski) and Stephen Jacob Kaptur. Both of her parents were of Polish descent. Her paternal grandparents came from the town of Żnin in present-day Poland, while her maternal grandparents, the Rogowskis, were from the area of Polonne, now located in Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi Oblast. Her family ran a sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Security (United States)
In the United States, Social Security is the commonly used term for the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program and is administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). The Social Security Act was passed in 1935,Social Security Act of 1935 and the existing version of the Act, as amended, 2 USC 7 encompasses several social welfare and social insurance programs. The average monthly Social Security benefit for May 2025 was $1,903. This was raised from $1,783 in 2024. The total cost of the Social Security program for 2022 was $1.244 trillion or about 5.2 percent of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). In 2025 there have been proposed budget cuts to social security. Social Security is funded primarily through payroll taxes called the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) or Self Employed Contributions Act (SECA). Wage and salary earnings from covered employment, up to an amount determined by law (see tax rate table), are subject to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Sussman
Selwyn Donald Sussman (born June 8, 1946) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager who is the founder and chief investment officer of the Paloma Funds. Sussman has served on the boards of a number of organizations and is a major contributor to Democratic candidates and causes. Early life and education Sussman was born to a Jewish family in June 1946, the son of Beatrice (née Zimmerman) and William Sussman.New York Times: "S.D. Sussman Weds Miss Tisch" March 15, 1981 His father was a real estate developer. He was raised in and attended high school at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Greuel
Wendy Jane Greuel (born May 23, 1961) is an American politician. She served as Los Angeles City Controller from 2009 to 2013. Greuel was the second woman elected to citywide office in Los Angeles, after her predecessor Laura Chick. Previously, she served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 2002 to 2009, where she served as President Pro Tempore and represented the 2nd District, which includes portions of the San Fernando Valley. Greuel was a candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles in 2013, losing to Eric Garcetti, followed by a loss running for California's 33rd congressional district. She was the first woman to advance to a Los Angeles mayoral runoff, performing better than previous female candidates Linda Griego in 1993, Kathleen Connell in 2001 and Jan Perry also in 2013. Early and career She was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, the daughter of a Christian church founder. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Teresa Kumar
María Teresa Kumar (née María Teresa Petersen; 1974) is a Colombian American political rights activist and President and CEO of the Latino political organization, Voto Latino. Kumar was named by Elle Magazine in 2013 as one of the ten most influential women in Washington, D.C., and by Hispanic Business in 2017 as one of the 100 most influential Latinos in America. An interview done with President Joe Biden on the eve of the 2024 presidential election was widely reported to have done significant damage to the Kamala Harris campaign for president. Early life and education Maria Teresa (Petersen) Kumar was born in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1974, but grew up in Sonoma, California. Kumar spent her summers in Colombia when she was young. Kumar attended the University of California, Davis where she received a BA in International Relations. She obtained a Master's degree in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Career Kumar began her c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Harris
Maya Lakshmi Harris (born January 30, 1967) is an American lawyer, public policy advocate, and writer. Harris was one of three senior policy advisors for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign's policy agenda and she also served as chair of the 2020 presidential campaign of her sister, Kamala Harris. Harris was born in Champaign–Urbana, Illinois, and was educated at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California, the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University. She was involved with PolicyLink, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Center for American Progress. Early life and education Maya Lakshmi Harris was born in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and Montreal, Quebec. She is the younger child of Shyamala Gopalan Harris, a breast cancer researcher who emigrated from Madras (now known as Chennai), India, in 1958; and Donald Harris, a Jamaican-born Stanford University economics professor, now emeritus. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvette Nicole Brown
Yvette Nicole Brown (born August 12, 1971) is an American actress. She starred as Shirley Bennett on the NBC sitcom ''Community'', as Dani in the 2015 reboot of '' The Odd Couple'' on CBS, and as Dina Rose on the ABC sitcom '' The Mayor''. Brown had a recurring role as Helen Dubois in ''Drake & Josh'', and has had guest roles in television shows such as ''That '70s Show'', ''The Office'', ''Boston Legal'', ''Chuck'', '' The Soul Man'', '' Mom'', and '' Big Shot''. In 2021, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her role in '' A Black Lady Sketch Show''. In addition to television, she has had supporting roles in films such as ''(500) Days of Summer'', ''Tropic Thunder'', ''Repo Men'', '' Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters'', and '' Avengers: Endgame''. She voiced Harper in the video game '' Minecraft: Story Mode'' in addition to Cookie on '' Pound Puppies'', Luna on '' Elena of Avalor'' and Principal Amanda Waller on '' DC Super Hero Girls''. She has hosted Syfy cosp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Dacey
Amy Dacey is an American Democratic politician. She was the CEO of the Democratic National Committee from January 2014 until her resignation in August 2016. Early years and education Amy Dacey graduated from Auburn High School in Cayuga County, New York in 1989. She received her BA in Political Science and History from the Binghamton University in 1993, and a Masters in Political Science from American University. Career Dacey began her career at the National Foundation of Women Legislators. During the 2000 election cycle she was the Deputy Political Director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. She then served as the Deputy Political Director on the Democratic Senatorial Committee for the 2002 election cycle; the National Political Director of Keeping America’s Promise, a political action committee affiliated with Democrat John Kerry; the Director of Government Relations at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU); and in 2004 Dacey worked as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Cain
Emily Ann Cain (born March 29, 1980) is an American politician from Maine and Executive Director of EMILY's List. A member of the Maine Democratic Party, Democratic Party, Cain served in the Maine Senate from 2012 to 2014, representing the 30th district which includes part of Penobscot County, Maine, Penobscot County. She was previously a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 2004 to 2012, where she served as Minority Leader from 2008 to 2010 and as House Chair of the Appropriations & Financial Affairs Committee from 2010 to 2012. Cain was the 2014 and 2016 Maine Democratic Party, Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives for Maine's 2nd congressional district. She lost both elections to Republican Bruce Poliquin. Early life, education and career Emily Cain was born in Louisville, Kentucky, but moved to the south side suburbs of Chicago, Illinois before the age of one. Her father, who has been working in the shoe business since he was 14 years old, ran s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
