The Wish List (political organization)
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The Wish List is a political action committee devoted to electing pro-choice Republican women to the House of Representatives and Senate. The Wish List was founded in 1992.[1] The acronym "WISH" stands for Women In the Senate and House. The Wish List recruits candidates to run for federal office and state legislative offices.[2]
The Wish List offers support for candidates by bundling contributions from their members.[2] The organization encourages members to donate to two of the eligible candidates during an election cycle. The organization claims to raise over 1 million per year from their supporters.[3]
This committee is the Republican equivalent to EMILY's List, whose goal is to elect pro-choice Democratic women. Susan B. Anthony List is the anti-abortion counterpart to this organization, whose goal is to assist pro-life women candidates.[1]
The Wish List maintains strong alliances with other moderate Republican groups, such as the Republican Majority For Choice, It's My Party Too, and Republicans For Choice.
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Members[edit]
- Wish List Chairwoman, Glenda L. Greenwald
- President, Pat Giardina Carpenter
- Secretary, Victoria Toensing
- Treasurer, Maureen H. Lydon
Senate[edit]
- Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
- Susan Collins, Maine
- Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
- Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas (Retired Senator)
- Olympia Snowe, Maine (Retired Senator)
House[edit]
- Mary Bono Mack of California (No longer a Representative)
- Lynn Jenkins of Kansas
- Kay Granger of Texas
- Nancy Johnson, Connecticut (No longer a Representative)
- Heather Wilson of New Mexico (No longer a Representative)
- Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida (No longer a Representative)
- Sue Kelly, New York (No longer a Representative)
- Judy Biggert of Illinois (No longer a Representative)
- Deborah Pryce of Ohio (No longer a Representative)
Governors[edit]
- Jodi Rell, Connecticut (No longer a governor)
- Linda Lingle, Hawaii (No longer a governor)
Other statewide offices[edit]
- Arizona Corporation Commissioner Kristin Mayes
- Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger (No longer Insurance Commissioner; now a Democrat)
- North Carolina Labor Commissioner Cherie Killian Berry
- Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan
- Illinois State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka (died in office)
- Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey (No longer Lt. Governor)
State Senate[edit]
| Carolyn Allen, Arizona | Barbara Allen, Kansas (No longer a Senator) | Pat Vance, Pennsylvania |
| Toni Hellon, Arizona (No longer listed) | Jean Kurtis Schodorf, Kansas (No longer a Senator; now a Democrat) | Mary Jo White, Pennsylvania |
| Nancy Spence, Colorado | Vicki Schmidt, Kansas | June Gibbs, Rhode Island |
| Cathy Cook, Connecticut (No longer listed) | Diane Allen, New Jersey | Diane Snelling, Vermont |
| Judith Freedman, Connecticut | Martha Bark, New Jersey (No longer a Senator) | Wendy Wilton, Vermont (No longer listed) |
| Liane Sorenson, Delaware | Sue Wilson Beffort, New Mexico | Cheryl Pflug, Washington |
| Pamela Althoff, Illinois | Patricia McGee, New York (No longer a Senator) | |
| Christine Radogno, Illinois | Jane Earll, Pennsylvania |
State House[edit]
| Gabrielle LeDoux, Alaska (No longer listed) | Nancy Detert, Florida (No longer listed) | Julie Brown, New Hampshire |
| Michele Reagan, Arizona | Barbara Marumoto, Hawaii | Patricia Dunlap, New Hampshire (No longer listed) |
| Lynn Daucher, California (No longer a Representative) | Cynthia Thielen, Hawaii | Stephanie Eaton, New Hampshire |
| Shirley Horton, California | Jana Kemp, Idaho (No longer listed) | Sheila Francoeur, New Hampshire |
| Penny Bacchiochi, Connecticut | Suzie Bassi, Illinois | Elizabeth Hager, New Hampshire |
| Toni Boucher, Connecticut | Elizabeth Coulson, Illinois | Sandra Balomenos Keans, New Hampshire (No longer listed) |
| Ruth Fahrbach, Connecticut | Carolyn Krause, Illinois | Charlotte Vandervalk, New Jersey |
| Livvy Floren, Connecticut | Patricia Reid Lindner, Illinois (No longer a Representative) | Nancy Calhoun, New York |
| Lile Gibbons, Connecticut | Rosemary Mulligan, Illinois | Donna Ferrara, New York (No longer listed) |
| Sonya Googins, Connecticut | Sandra Pihos, Illinois | Teresa Sayward, New York |
| DebraLee Hovey, Connecticut | Vaneta Becker, Indiana (No longer listed) | Dierdre Scozzafava, New York |
| Themis Klarides, Connecticut | Phyllis Pond, Indiana | Vicki Berger, Oregon |
| Claudia Powers, Connecticut | Libby Swanson Jacobs, Iowa (No longer listed) | Sue Cornell, Pennsylvania (No longer listed) |
| Pamela Ziegler Sawyer, Connecticut | Susan Williams Gifford, Massachusetts | Carole Rubley, Pennsylvania (No longer a Representative) |
| Lenny Winkler, Connecticut | Shirley Gomes, Massachusetts (No longer a Representative) | Carol Mumford, Rhode Island |
| Donna Stone, Delaware | Karyn Polito, Massachusetts | Jodi Cutler, South Dakota |
| Nancy Wagner, Delaware | Susan Pope, Massachusetts | Joyce Errecart, Vermont |
| Donna Clark, Florida (No longer listed) | Mary Rogeness, Massachusetts | |
| Faye Culp, Florida | Kathlyn Fares, Missouri |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Schreiber, Ronnee (2008). Righting Feminism: Conservative Women and American Politics. Oxford University Press, Inc. p. 23.
- ^ a b Rozell, Mark J. (2000). "Helping Women Run and Win: Feminist Groups, Candidate Recruitment and Training". Women & Politics. 21: 101–116 – via Taylor & Francis Group.
- ^ Crespin, Michael H.; Deitz, Janna L. (2010). "If You Can't Join 'Em, Beat 'Em: The Gender Gap in Individual Donations to Congressional Candidates". Political Research Quarterly. 63: 581–593 – via Sage.
