Elevate PAC
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| Elevate PAC | |
| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Glens Falls, New York |
| Type: | Leadership PAC |
| Founder(s): | Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) |
| Year founded: | 2018 |
The Elevate PAC (E-PAC) is a leadership political action committee headquartered in Glens Falls, New York.
The organization was created by Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and focuses on supporting Republican women that wish to run for office. According to the E-PAC website, the organization works "to recruit, develop, support, and mentor slates of top tier women Republican candidates who have demonstrated electability and potential for candidate development and growth."[1]
Mission
Elevate PAC's website described their mission as follows as of April 2022:[1]
| “ | In the 116th Congress, only 13 Republican women served in the House of Representatives, making up only 2.9% of Congress. E-PAC was launched after the 2018 midterm elections to increase that number by supporting top Republican female candidates in primaries across the country.[1][2] | ” |
Background
A leadership PAC under the name E-PAC was first filed with the FEC in late 2014.[3] The initial organization was sponsored by Stefanik, but was not referred to as Elevate PAC and did not focus its contributions on female congressional candidates until the 2020 election cycle.[4]
Stefanik rebranded E-PAC as Elevate PAC in late 2018 in response to what she saw as too few Republican women in Congress. Speaking about a month after the 2018 elections, she said that "it's quite stark and quite obvious as you look around the GOP conference that it’s not reflective of the American public,” and that she wanted to help Republican women "not just with fundraising but with running effective campaigns that will win in the primary and general election to try to change the overall makeup of the GOP conference and move us in the direction that’s more reflective of the general public.”[5]
Political activity
According to E-PAC's website, the organization has three main strategies:
| “ |
ENGAGE: This means pre-primary candidate engagement to ensure we have the strongest candidates heading into general elections. EMPOWER: As women raise their hands and bravely step into the arena, we must empower these candidates by helping to develop a campaign strategy and the financial support to win. ELEVATE: As candidates meet rigorous benchmarks, E-PAC hopes to elevate these women’s personal stories and candidacies to ensure that they are recognized in the media and by a national donor network.[1][2] |
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2022
Methods and goals
Speaking on the 2022 elections in March 2022, Stefanik said the following:
| “ |
I think this will be a historic year for Republicans. And the leaders of firing Nancy Pelosi once and for all are going to be House Republican women, and no one causes an implosion with the mainstream media more than successful Republican women. I know that firsthand and a lot of these women know that firsthand. But we are going on offense and we’re going to win these districts and these amazing conservative women are going to lead the way.[6][2] |
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Candidates
As of April 2022, E-PAC supported the following candidates in 2022 races:[7]
| Elevate PAC candidates, 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Race | Incumbent? | |
| Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) | U.S. House, Oregon | No | |
| Annie Black (R) | U.S. House, Nevada | No | |
| Elizabeth Joy (R) | U.S. House, New York | No | |
| Madison Gesiotto Gilbert (R) | U.S. House, Ohio | No | |
| Anna Paulina Luna (R) | U.S. House, Florida | No | |
| Erin Houchin (R) | U.S. House, Indiana | No | |
| Tanya Wheeless (R) | U.S. House, Arizona | No | |
| Mayra Flores (R) | U.S. House, Texas | No | |
| Morgan Ortagus (R) | U.S. House, Tennessee | No | |
| Cassy Garcia (R) | U.S. House, Texas | No | |
| Karoline Leavitt (R) | U.S. House, New Hampshire | No | |
| Jeanine Lawson (R) | U.S. House, Virginia | No | |
| Jennifer Kiggans (R) | U.S. House, Virginia | No | |
| Esther Joy King (R) | U.S. House, Illinois | No | |
| Amanda Adkins (R) | U.S. House, Kansas | No | |
| Lisa Scheller (R) | U.S. House, Pennsylvania | No | |
| Monica De La Cruz Hernandez (R) | U.S. House, Texas | No | |
| April Becker (R) | U.S. House, Nevada | No | |
| Susan Wright (R) | U.S. House, Texas | No | |
| Julia Letlow (R) | U.S. House, Louisiana | No | |
2020
Candidates
E-PAC supported the following candidates in 2020 races:[7]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 E-PAC, "About - Elevate PAC," accessed April 6, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of Organization," accessed April 6, 2022
- ↑ Open Secrets, "E-PAC PAC Contributions to Federal Candidates," accessed April 6, 2022
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Power Up: Elise Stefanik isn't asking permission to try and change the GOP," Dec. 5, 2018
- ↑ The Daily Caller, "EXCLUSIVE: ‘Historic Year For Republicans’ — A Look Inside House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik’s Efforts To Win Back The Majority," March 25, 2022
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 E-PAC, "Our Candidates," accessed April 6, 2022
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