Welcome to the ERA PAC

  The political arm of the Missouri Women’s Leadership Coalition (MWLC)

  and the Missouri Women’s Network (MWN)
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Rep. Rebecca McClanahan, MO House District 2, speaking from the floor of the House.

We invite you to support the Political Action Committee that never gives up.  Founded by Missouri women in the 1970’s after the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) was left trapped in committee.  This PAC encourages progressive women to run at all levels of government in Missouri, but especially the State Legislature. 

The legislature is a pipeline to higher office and a great place to start a political career.  The Hon. Harriett Woods, Missouri’s first female Lt. Governor, and US Senator Claire McCaskill. Missouri’s second female US Senator, both started in the State Legislature.

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HERE ARE GOOD REASONS TO DO IT

 

Determined leadership:  The ERA PAC was created by women who are determined to have Missouri be one of the remaining 3 states needed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.  The ERA PAC endorses candidates who support Choice and other progressive issues because equal rights should not still be a matter of debate.  The ERA PAC board is women who talk Equal Rights at breakfast.

Missouri women’s legislative numbers are sinking.  Missouri now ranks 29th among the 50 State Legislatures for the number of women serving in its House and Senate, and a total of 22.3% women.

There are 8 women out of 34 in the MO Senate.  There are only 36 women of 163 MO House members. At Missouri women are now below our high of 23.4% and a rank of 26th in 2001.   With women nationally pushing to reach 50/50 by 20/20,  we have real work to do.

Here’s our homework assignment:

· Missouri women must run in greater numbers

· Missouri women must pick up on the excitement of working in other women’s campaigns

· Missouri women must be leaders in donating to women candidates

· Missouri women must think outside the box of their own districts and help women all across the state

· Missouri ELECTED women must learn the power of succession - while in office, train and encourage a woman to replace you.  (Sala Burton, who was dying, endorsed Nancy Pelosi, longtime political worker, to replace her in Congress -- an endorsement that helped Pelosi win her first and toughest primary.)