Locate state-based and national resources for women interested in elected or appointed office or work on political campaigns. Find leadership development and campaign training programs, political action committees, and organizations and programs committed to supporting and encouraging women in politics.
Need more ideas on how to get involved? Check out the Women's Definitive Guide to Getting Political by CAWP associate director Jean Sinzdak.
If you know of other organizations to add to our list or have updates to our information, please contact Cai Barias.
Program | State(s) | Party |
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Women Uprising
Women Uprising is a progressive organization that trains non-traditional leaders from communities that have historically been left out of the decision-making process with skills to liberate their communities. |
Colorado | Dem |
Women Vote!
Women Vote is the independent expenditure arm of EMILYs List since 1995, that runs campaigns to educate, persuade, and mobilize women voters to get to the polls and vote for Democratic pro-choice women candidates. |
National | Dem |
Women Who Run Nebraska
Women Who Run Nebraska is a state membership Political Action Committee (PAC) that supports and promotes progressive women running for office in Nebraska. We are the only PAC in the Midwest with this mission. |
Nebraska | Dem |
Women Win Wisconsin
Women Win Wisconsin work is building on the power of pro-choice Wisconsinites to help win elections. |
Wisconsin | Dem |
Women Winning
The mission of womenwinning is to encourage, promote and support pro-choice women's leadership in all political parties and levels of public office. |
Minnesota, National | Nonpartisan |
Women's Campaign Training
New Jersey Democratic State Committee The New Jersey Democratic State Committee runs three one-day training sessions in different regions of the state every June on the nuts and bolts of campaigning. Women interested in participating should contact the program director for more information. |
New Jersey | Dem |
Women's Caucus of the Connecticut General Assembly
The bipartisan Women's Caucus of the Connecticut General Assembly is dedicated to advancing bills that will enhance the lives of women and their families across the state. |
Connecticut | Nonpartisan |
Women's Democracy Lab
The founders of Women’s Democracy Lab are reimagining a democracy where solutions are created, tested, and implemented by the people most directly affected by structural barriers and systems of oppression, including African, Arab, Asian, Black, Indigenous, immigrant and refugee, Latinx, multiracial, Native, Pacific Islander, LGBTQIA and Two Spirit women. |
National | Nonpartisan |
Women's Democratic Club of Delaware County
The Delaware County Democratic Committee works to elect Democrats to office across the state of Pennsylvania through volunteer trainings, events, and candidate endorsements. |
Pennsylvania | Dem |
Women's Democratic Club of Nevada (Clark County)
The Women's Democratic Club of Clark County is Democratic club in Nevada that promotes women's political participation through awards and scholarships, and fundraises for Democratic candidates. |
Nevada | Dem |
Women's Democratic Club of Utah
The Women's Democratic Club of Utah encourage women to seek public office, support Democrats seeking public office, provide a forum for vigorous discussion of key issues, advocate balanced, open and accountable government, and work for equal rights and equal protection under the law for all. |
Utah | Dem |
Women's Investment Network (WIN-PAC)
WIN-PAC was formed in 1988 solely to help elect non-incumbent, pro-choice women to the Oregon legislature. Under guidelines adopted in 1994, WIN-PAC now supports only Democratic women candidates, but still does not support any candidate challenging a pro-choice Democratic or woman incumbent. |
Oregon | Dem |
Women's Issues Network
The Clark County Democratic Women's Issues Network (WIN) is a political action committee (PAC) of grassroots Democrats that works with like-minded activists to create a progressive and inclusive future for Clark County, the State of Ohio, and the United States of America. |
Ohio | Dem |
Women's Leadership Fund
The Women’s Leadership Fund is an organization that supports conservative candidates, offers educational events to the public, and engages in policy advocacy. |
Maine | Rep |
Women's Leadership Institute
The Women’s Leadership Institute elevates the stature of women’s leadership by improving society’s understanding of the value of diversity in leadership roles, training women in leadership skills and conveying the positive impact women leaders have on economic development, vitality and the overall health of the state of Utah. |
Utah | |
Women's Leadership Program
American Democracy Institute The American Democracy Institute's recently launched Women's Leadership Program offers education and training designed to foster innovative leadership and high-caliber public service among women. |
District of Columbia | Nonpartisan |
Women's Legislative Network
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) The Women's Legislative Network of the National Conference of State Legislatures is the professional development organization that includes every female state legislator in the 50 states, United States territories, and the District of Columbia. The mission of the Women's Legislative Network is to promote the participation, empowerment, and leadership of women legislators. |
National | Nonpartisan |
Women's Municipal Leadership Program
16/50 Project The Women’s Municipal Leadership Program is an opportunity for aspiring women to advance their skills and leadership abilities on the path to becoming strong local government managers. |
Michigan | Nonpartisan |
Women's Pipeline for Change
The Women's Pipeline for Change is building a sustainable infrastructure to support progressive women of color as they enter, navigate and move up the pipeline of political leadership. |
Massachusetts | Nonpartisan |
Women's Policy Leadership Institute (WPLI)
Montana Women Vote WPLI's goal is to create a progressive training and mentorship network to help transfer practical policy skills and experience from current women leaders to future women leaders. |
Montana | Nonpartisan |