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How MJ Hegar’s Childcare Funding Victory Builds On A Previous FEC Ruling
By Becky Fogel, July 30, 2019 | Texas Standard Texas Democrat MJ Hegar can use campaign funds to cover childcare costs while running for...
Jul 30, 20192 min read


New York candidates can tap into campaign funds to cover child care expenses
By Bernadette Hogan, July 30, 2019 | New York Post Candidates running for state or local office in New York will now be able to use...
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New Law In NY Encourages Mothers With Young Kids To Run For Office
By ALLISON DUNNE • JUL 30, 2019 | WAMC Northeast Report New York has become the 12th state that allows child care to qualify as a...
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The Job of Campaigning Is Extremely Family-Unfriendly
But federal guidelines now allow candidates to use campaign funds to pay for child care. JOE PINSKER, JUL 27, 2019 | The Atlantic This...
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Vote Mama: How this new PAC is helping mothers run for office
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How to Start a PAC
SundayCivics.org, Hosted by L. Joy Williams | May 21, 2019 What is a political action committee (PAC)? It’s a political organization that...
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States Are Finally Letting Candidates Use Campaign Funds For Child Care
Huffington Post, 5/17/2019 | Molly Redden Utah and Colorado pass the first-ever bills aimed at making it easier for parents to run for...
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Moms Are Fighting To Use Campaign Funds For Child Care
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Hillary Clinton headlines fundraiser for Vote Mama PAC
Rick Brand for Newsday March 6, 2019 The political action committee, started by former Democratic congressional candidate Liuba Grechen...
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Mothers should have a place in government, and this new organization is making sure they get elected
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Jan 28, 20194 min read


Women with Young Kids Rarely Run for Office. This New Group Might Change That
Liuba Grechen Shirley lost her race for Congress in 2018. Now she wants to provide the money and mentorship to help moms win. By Audrey...
Jan 18, 20196 min read


Liuba Grechen Shirley’s Vote Mama PAC Aims To Put More Moms Of Young Kids In Office
by MONICA HUNTER-HART, Bustle 1/16/2019 As hard as it can be to run for office as a woman, it's often even harder for mothers. Liuba...
Jan 16, 20193 min read


Vote Mama helps moms with young children to run for office
by Stephanie Akin, rollcall.com 1/16/2019 New York’s Liuba Grechen Shirley launches PAC to support progressive candidates Liuba Grechen...
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How candidate Liuba Grechen Shirley is changing how parents can run for office
| Good Morning America, October 22, 2018 With less than a month to the election, Grechen Shirley’s children are her two youngest...
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Candidates Who Can Help Take Back the House
| New York Times, October 20, 2018 Liuba Grechen Shirley, a spirited Democratic activist challenging a longtime Republican incumbent,...
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Could Representative Peter King Go Down?
| MSNBC News, October 16, 2018. After 25 years, the New York Republican could be in real trouble. His challenger Liuba Grechen Shirley...
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The Magic Of Liuba Grechen Shirley, The Suburban Mom With Her Eyes Set On Congress
| Refinery29, October 01, 2018 "Everybody told me I was crazy when I started this,” she says. “I was told you need to raise $100,000 just...
Oct 1, 20181 min read


Hugs, flags, tears, kids: Inside the heart-tugging world of today’s super-viral campaign ads.
| Washington Post, September 16, 2018 Ten hours of shooting would eventually be winnowed to a two-minute, 45-second video, opening with...
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The Personal Is Political, Officially, in Long Island Race for Congress
| WNYC, September 5, 2018 "For her part, Grechen Shirley said she never thought the race would be easy, politically or personally. But...
Sep 5, 20181 min read


She’s Trying to Pull an Ocasio-Cortez. Her Target: Pete King.
| New York Times, August 17, 2018, Lisa W. Foderaro The granddaughter of Russian immigrants and the daughter of a single mother who...
Aug 17, 20181 min read
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