Hi John,

April has flown by! 

Mother’s Day is approaching, and we have the perfect gift: join our movement by making a donation in honor of a mom in your life. She’ll get a note sharing how your support is helping to break barriers for moms to lead across the country.

Here’s a quick update on everything you need to know:

Campaign Funds for Childcare Update:

Vote Mama Foundation is the leading authority on tracking access to and usage of Campaign Funds for Childcare (CFCC) in all 50 states. As one of 39 states permitting CFCC for state and local candidates, Hawai’i is on the verge of codifying this decision, after becoming the 33rd state in July 2024. This came after the Hawai’i Campaign Spending Commission issued a formal rule change clarifying that childcare expenses incurred while running for office are considered permissible campaign expenditures.

Check out the coverage in Yahoo! News below, where our work tracking this structural solution was featured!

Research Update:

Vote Mama Foundation is gearing up for the launch of the next edition of our groundbreaking Politics of Parenthood research series, focusing on the representation of moms with minor children serving in the 119th Congress. Stay tuned for our upcoming report later this fall!

Vote Mama Foundation in the News:

A bipartisan measure led by Reps. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) to allow proxy voting for new moms and dads in Congress failed this past month. This sparked a conversation on what state lawmakers could do to bring this to legislatures nationwide.

Vote Mama Foundation’s research was featured in The Associated Press (with additional mentions in The Washington Post, ABC News, U.S. News and World Report, and many more), and the story talked about how state lawmakers wishing to enact proxy voting could follow a similar path to Campaign Funds for Childcare, which has been authorized in more than 75 percent of the country since 2018. Read the full story here!

On our radar:

• The Center for American Women and Politics released its latest report on the number of women serving as municipal officeholders.

• Virginia has never had a woman governor. That will change in November as women have become nominees for both major parties. 

• As various countries implement tariffs globally, Forbes did a deep dive on how they will impact women’s wallets. 

Vote Mama Foundation’s work is driven by the support of people like you. Your donation helps us continue breaking down barriers and making the political system more accessible for parents and caregivers. Consider making a gift today to support our powerful movement.

Thank you for being by our side! 

Team Vote Mama Foundation

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