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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. 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.

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The Wish List offers support for candidates by bundling contributions from their members. 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.

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.

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.

Members

  • Wish List Chairwoman, Glenda L. Greenwald
  • President, Pat Giardina Carpenter
  • Secretary, Victoria Toensing
  • Treasurer, Maureen H. Lydon
  • Senate

  • Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
  • Susan Collins, Maine
  • Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
  • Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas (Retired Senator)
  • Olympia Snowe, Maine (Retired Senator)
  • House

  • 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

  • Jodi Rell, Connecticut (No longer a governor)
  • Linda Lingle, Hawaii (No longer a governor)
  • Other statewide offices

  • 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)
  • References

    The Wish List (political organization) Wikipedia