National Women's Political Caucus of Washington

Stuck on fundraising and wondering what to do next? Learn the ins and outs of political fundraising from call time to virtual events to email blasts! It's s strange time to be fundraising, but Katherine will offer some tips and tricks and also share what she's been experiencing in the current landscape. 

Since starting her own firm in 2013, Katherine has gone on to raise over 10 million dollars for local, state, and federal candidates.  Read more about Katherine in her Presenter Bio.

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Join us on Saturday, May 16, and learn from the best! 

Nichole Webber is an Executive Project Coordinator for the City of Everett, and she has managed successful campaigns for State Senator Michael Baumgartner an Everett Council Race and Everett's current Mayor, Cassie Franklin. 

This week’s training will cover field training 101. We will focus on your message, volunteers, and what campaigning/field work might look like during this pandemic. 

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Voters want to know why you are running for office and what you will do if elected. Answering these questions take thought, preparation, and practice. In this session you’ll learn how to organize your ideas, transform them into key messages, and deliver those messages to various constituencies throughout your campaign. It’s all about persuasive communication!

Please join us on Saturday, May 2  at 8:00 a.m. for the Virtual Training “Campaign Nuts and Bolts,” led by Christina Pedersen and Breann Pugnetti

This is the first event in our Virtual Candidate Training series.  

Have you heard about our Virtual Candidate Training series? Starting on May 2, NWPC-WA will present one virtual class every Saturday morning through June 30.

The last few weeks have no doubt felt like a heartbreaking gut punch for many of us.

I keep asking myself how NWPC-WA should speak to its members and others during this time of uncertainty, and strange, quiet unrest. I’ve been doing a lot of reading, a lot of analyzing, and a lot of questioning. I’ve been doing a lot of planning and a lot of Parks and Recreation watching (Leslie Knope is a magic cure for the blues, as are Girl Scout cookies.)

But the most important thing I’ve done over the last two weeks is think about successes—and how we are playing a long, sometimes hard, game.

In 2015, a historic election in Yakima brought the first female majority in the City Council’s history. In 2016, we helped usher in a diverse, majority-women city council in Seattle. In 2017, we celebrated that our two endorsed candidates for Everett Mayor made it through the primary, leading to the first woman mayor in the City’s 124-year history. That year we also helped make history with the largest political march ever recorded. In 2019, our three endorsed candidates for Snohomish County Council received the highest number of democratic primary votes among seven candidates, and slowly but surely, we are shifting the balance of their historically majority-male council. We also supported Washington’s first woman and first openly gay Speaker of the State House. We are making huge, important progress.

These elected womxn have brought—and are bringing—policies and changes that reflect the needs, concerns and priorities of those who have been left out of decision-making for far too long.

Every day and every year we push. We move the needle. We make gains. We change how the world looks, who is at the table, and who is in charge.

The President of the United States was unfortunately not Victoria Woodhull in 1872, or Shirley Chisholm or Patsy Mink in 1972. It was not Hillary Clinton in 2008 or 2016, and it will not be Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar, Marianne Williamson or even Tulsi Gabbard in 2020.

But this we know—the next President of the United States is being elected, by you, right now – to city council, to county council, to school board, to state house and senate, and to Congress. Your work, your passion, your support – it’s not for nothing. It’s everything. And it is making a difference so that one day soon, the best woman will indeed win.

Emily Wicks-Day 
President, NWPC-WA

Continue to Push for Womxn: Candidate Trainings NWPC-WA’s popular womxn candidate and campaign trainings start this month. DONATE HERE to sponsor a future candidate or campaign manager or advertise your business.  Details and registration information can be found by visiting our events page at www.nwpcwa.org/events, or contact NWPC-WA Training and Education Chair, Christina Pedersen at [email protected]:  April 25  May 2 - Women of Color Candidate Training only May 30 Note: We are closely monitoring public health recommendations in Washington and will let all participants know of changes to location or online status.

Continue to Push for Women: Endorsements Are you a pro-choice woman running for public office – anything from local school board to Congress? If so, NWPC-WA wants to help you succeed by endorsing you and supporting your campaign! To qualify for the Caucus’s endorsement, candidates must identify as women or non-binary. They must demonstrate support for equal rights, reproductive freedom, and social equity and justice for womxn. In addition, they must have a competitive campaign plan. Our early endorsement process has begun, and our questionnaires are live and are available HERE. For more information about our endorsement process, please email [email protected] and be sure to include the position you are running for and the jurisdiction  it represents.

When I first started high school, I wasn’t the passionate, political feminist I am today. Then I met Christina. As much as she might beg to differ, it was her display of the kindness and acceptance of others, the thoughtful way she presented opinions and insights, and the unique ability she had to see multiple sides of important issues that made me the person I am today. 

Over the years, we’ve fought hard to pass bonds and levies for kids in our hometown, raised money for student scholarships and teacher grants, facilitated the endorsement of amazing womxn candidates, and coordinated detailed trainings designed to fuel the pipeline of womxn running for public office. 

Christina and I have become an unstoppable force in our community. She is my friend. She is my mentor. She is my confidant. She is my Galentine!

Emily Wicks-Day 
President, NWPC-WA

Tell us about your Galentine!

Galentine's Day is TODAY, February 13 

We want to hear about and celebrate YOUR Galentines! In celebration of Galentine’s Day on February 13, we’re asking you to DONATE $50 to honor a Womxn in your life!

Simply DONATE. Then submit a photo of you and your Galentine, and a note about on why you chose to honor them.  We’ll post your Galentine’s Day message on our social media accounts (like the one submitted from Breann below) and we'll send your Galentine a personal email.

Your Galentine’s Day donation helps NWPC-WA facilitate and provide scholarships at our day-long candidate trainings for womxn. DONATE today and recognize an amazing womxn in your life!

Seattle Womxn's March Sunday, March 8, 2020 | 1 p.m. NWPC-WA is helping to mobilize Washington womxn to participate in the Seattle sister march. The 2020 Womxn’s March marks three years of resistance and three years of building power together. No matter what issue we are fighting for, no matter how we fight for justice, womxn are always stronger when we fight united. The Womxn’s March has knitted together a powerful movement of people who share a common belief that freedom is for everyone, without exception. In 2020, #WomxnRise and from our doorsteps to the White House, we’re going all in to fight for our future.  Interested in joining NWPC-WA at the March? Contact our President, Emily Wicks at [email protected] and learn more HERE.

Candidate Trainings for Women are Here NWPC-WA’s popular trainings start in March, and thanks to a grant from our national organization, they include two trainings exclusively for women of color.  There are a ton of ways to be involved and make a difference. DONATE HERE to sponsor a future candidate or campaign manager or advertise your consulting business.  Details and registration information can be found by visiting our events page at www.nwpcwa.org/events, or contact NWPC-WA Training and Education Chair, Christina Pedersen at [email protected] and save the dates:  March 28 – Women of Color Candidate Training only* April 25  May 2 - Women of Color Candidate Training only* May 30

Get Endorsed Are you a pro-choice woman running for public office – anything from local school board to Congress? If so, NWPC-WA can help you succeed by endorsing you. To qualify for the Caucus’ endorsement, candidates must identify as women or non-binary. They must demonstrate support for equal rights, reproductive freedom, and social equity and justice for women. In addition, they must have a competitive campaign plan. Our early endorsement process begins each year in April and regular endorsements take place in June, but our questionnaires are live and are available HERE. For more information about our endorsement process, please email [email protected] and be sure to include the position you are running for and the municipality it represents.