New Jersey

Elect Women NJ is a political action committee focused on raising money to invest in viable, diverse, Democratic, and pro-choice women to run for local office in NJ races.

Maria’s Women United is dedicated to preserving and fostering the Maria Barnaby Greenwald legacy of uniting, promoting, mentoring and empowering Democratic women of Southern New Jersey and those who support the region.

WSNJ is working to build a diverse network of moderate Republican and Independent women throughout the state who want to be active in politics and expand the talent pool of women considering public office.

RunWOMENserve is a political action committee founded by former State Senator Diane Allen to elect principled women of both parties to the New Jersey Legislature. RunWOMENserve requires endorsees to put their constituents ahead of their party rely on a strong moral compass, and act with civility.

The Women In Municipal Government Committee's membership consists of all elected and appointed women mayors and council members in New Jersey. A primary goal of this Committee is to encourage the active involvement and full participation of women in municipal government through such venues as professional development, mentoring/networking seminars and other programs and activities. 

Latina Civic PAC is a non-partisan political action committee that supports and endorses progressive Latina candidates to increase the number of Latinas in elected and appointed office in the State of New Jersey.

The Women's Political Caucus of New Jersey, a chapter of the National Women's Political Caucus, recruits and trains progressive women candidates and contributes to WPCNJ-endorsed women candidates through its Political Action 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.

Ready to Run® New Jersey is a bi-partisan program for women who want to run for office, seek higher office, work on a campaign, get appointed to office, or learn more about the political system. Policy experts, party officials, campaign consultants, and prominent elected and appointed leaders provide insight to participants in the annual one-day program organized by the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP).  In addition to the primary program, Ready to Run® New Jersey offers three pre-conference programs for women of color: Run Sister Run, Eleccion Latina, and Rising Stars.