Endorsed by WUFPAC!

6 for 6: WUFPAC Endorses Six Candidates in Six States

Washington, DC-- Women Under Forty PAC, a nonpartisan political action committee that supports young women candidates, announced a second round of endorsements for federal, state, and local candidates running for office in 2009 and 2010. The candidates are running in California, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Maine, and Maryland.

"WUFPAC is honored to support Heather Beaven in her race for Florida's 7th Congressional District, Rosa Scarelli for Governor of Maine, Kate Anderson for California Assembly (53rd District), Tiffany Brown for Mayor of Atlanta, Amanda Haddawayfor Frederick City Board of Aldermen (MD), and Kristin Richeimer for Lafayette City Council (CO), stated Jessica Grounds, WUFPAC President. "These six dynamic young candidates are trailblazers and we are thrilled to support them in their endeavor to become political leaders. We hope these candidates inspire even more young women to run." Below are snapshots of these six outstanding candidates, for the full endorsement please visit the WUFPAC website here. Heather Beaven for Florida's 7th Congressional District "Heather Beaven is an excellent, qualified candidate for Florida's 7th Congressional District. Congress could benefit from a decorated female war veteran serving, WUFPAC is pleased and honored to endorse Heather's candidacy for Congress," stated Piper Nelson, WUFPAC Board member.

The full endorsement can be found here. To learn more about Heather Beaven and to contribute to her campaign, please visit her website at http://www.beavenforcongress.com/ Rosa Scarelli for Governor of Maine "Maine has a long rich tradition of electing women to public office and WUFPAC is thrilled to support Rosa's candidacy for Governor", stated Jessica Grounds, WUFPAC President, "Given these uncertain economic times, Rosa brings proven business experience as the Chief Executive of Maine. Rosa is running an exciting grassroots campaign focusing much of her energy on reaching out to young voters in the state. We're excited to support her in the coming months." The full endorsement can be found here. To learn more about Rosa Scarelli and to contribute to her campaign, please visit her website at http://www.rosaformaine.com/

Kate Anderson for California Assembly 53rd District "We are delighted to support Kate in her race for California Assembly. With her legislative and legal background, we know she will hit the ground running to not only work for serious reform to California's state government, but will be a leading advocate for education for California's children," stated Jessica Grounds, WUFPAC President. "As a hard working, full time mother of twin girls, Kate is setting a great example for her young children and the young women across the country. We want women like Kate representing us in all levels of government." The full endorsement can be found here. To learn more about Kate Anderson, please visit her website at http://www.kateanderson.org/

Dr. Tiffany Brown, Mayor of Atlanta "Atlanta is a vibrant, diverse community, which is clearly facing challenges like most of our cities across the country, however, we believe Dr. Tiffany Brown has the right attitude, experience, and energy to revitalize the City of Atlanta and that is why we are once again supporting her candidacy for Mayor of Atlanta," stated Jessica Grounds, WUFPAC President.
The full endorsement can be found here. To learn more about Dr. Tiffany Brown, please visit her website at http://www.brownforatlanta.com/

Amanda Haddaway, Frederick City Board of Aldermen (Maryland) " Amanda has already proven she is a woman to watch with her successful win in the primary for Alderman representing Frederick City, Maryland. We think Amanda will be an excellent Alderman; her clear dedication to her community is inspiring. In addition Amanda's experience in human resources gives her the background to help her deal with challenges she will undoubtedly face running a city government," said Jessica Grounds, WUFPAC President when announcing the group's endorsement of Amanda. The full endorsement can be found here. To learn more about Amanda Haddaway and support her race, please visit her website at http://www.voteforamanda.com/

Kristin Richeimer for Lafayette City Council (Colorado) "We are so excited for Kristin in her race for Lafayette City Council. We only wished that more women would be so bold as to jump into the political arena," said Piper Nelson, WUFPAC Board member as she announced the Board's endorsement of Kristin, "Kristin's involvement proves that with a strong pipeline of brilliant, young, dedicated women, we can change the gender disparity in political leadership today." To learn more about Kristin and her race for Lafayette City Council, please visit her website at http://www.richeimerforcitycouncil.com/.

Candidate Update Join Krystal Ball, candidate for Virginia's 1st Congressional District, in New York on Thursday, October 15, 2009 for an Avenue Q fundraiser. Information and tickets to the event can be purchased here. Support WUFPAC Today! As of October 8, 2009, WUFPAC has endorsed 11 candidates for federal, state and local office in the 2009 and 2010 election cycles. We need your help, donate today to WUFPAC in support of our mission-- Electing Young Women Leaders.