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A PAC guided by our movement

Way to Lead PAC is a hybrid PAC advised by movement organizations to support progressive candidates building governance power in strategic seats and states across the country.

Grated "v-shape" logo resemblance of bird

A PAC guided by our movement

Way to Lead PAC is a hybrid PAC advised by movement organizations to support progressive candidates building governance power in strategic seats and states across the country.

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Led by our movement

Way to Lead PAC exists to ensure that organized communities have candidate champions who, once elected, govern to make real changes and push the boundaries of what has been politically possible. We don’t limit who we support by race, gender, issue, or level of government — we’re proud to be led by an Advisory Committee of movement leaders.

Advisors

Way to Lead PAC is guided by our Advisory Committee, which is comprised of diverse state and national leaders with a range of experiences in movement electoral politics. Our Advisory Committee ensures that Way to Lead PAC is responsive to the needs of the multi-racial coalition.

Alexandra Rojas
Justice Democrats

Anathea Chino
Advance Native Leadership Project

Brooke Adams
People’s Action

Chris Torres
MoveOn

Greisa Martinez
United We Dream

LaTosha Brown
Black Voters Matter

Lauren Maunus
Sunrise Movement

Maria Urbina
Indivisible

Maurice Mitchell
Working Families Party

Michael Kieschnick
Green Advocacy Project

Shannon Talbert
Color of Change

*Disclaimer: Organizations not affiliated with Way to Lead

Alexandra Rojas
Justice Democrats

Anathea Chino
Advance Native Leadership Project

Brooke Adams
People’s Action

Chris Torres
MoveOn

Greisa Martinez
United We Dream

LaTosha Brown
Black Voters Matter

Lauren Maunus
Sunrise Movement

Maria Urbina
Indivisible

Maurice Mitchell
Working Families Party

Michael Kieschnick
Green Advocacy Project

Shannon Talbert
Color of Change

*Disclaimer: Organizations not affiliated with Way to Lead

Aligned Organizational Partners

We aim to build the power of independent political organizations that represent the multi-racial coalition we need to win, supporting them to build and wield their political influence. We do this by funding PACs affiliated with progressive community organizations, so that they and their membership base can build relationships with political candidates and co-govern to pass policies that improve people’s lives.

Black Church PAC

Color of Change PAC

Indivisible PAC

Justice Democrats PAC

Mijente PAC

People's Action PAC

SONG Power PAC

Sunrise PAC

Working Families Party

We build progressive governing power

We support candidates who work in partnership with movements and communities most impacted by injustice, and who will fight for a visionary and inclusive agenda. We’re thrilled to highlight some of the concrete wins our movement champions have fought for and won.

Sara Innamorato
PENNSYLVANIA WIN

Innamorato’s bipartisan Whole-Home Repair legislation included in '22–23 state budget

Way to Lead PAC endorsed State Rep. Sara Innamorato spearheaded bipartisan legislation that allowed PA to become the first state in the nation to ensure its citizens have safe and healthy homes by investing in home updates, workforce development, and home-repair staff.

Image to the right via Pennsylvania House Democrats at the Whole Home Repair rally.

Rep. Sara Innamorato (in glasses standing behind a podium with a sign saying "Whole Home Repairs) rallys citizens to allow whole home repairs to invest in existing housing supplies and alleviate pressure on the housing crisis.
Man, Rep. Greg Casar, speaking into microphone.
Greg Casar
TEXAS WIN

How Austin cut one third of its spending on the police department

In the fall of 2020, Rep. Greg Casar worked with local activists to re-allocate $150M away from the Austin Police Department’s budget and to programs that address homelessness, mental health, and family violence prevention — without laying off a single police officer.

Image to the left via Way to Win event.

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MISSOURI WIN

With Capitol sit-in, Cori Bush galvanized a progressive revolt over evictions

Refusing to move from the Capitol steps in August 2021, first-term Rep. Cori Bush intensified pressure on the Biden administration and won an extension for the moratorium on evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Image to the right via Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times

Representative Cori Bush of Missouri, center, celebrated President Biden’s extension of the moratorium on evictions on Tuesday.

We build progressive governing power

We support candidates who work in partnership with movements and communities most impacted by injustice, and who will fight for a visionary and inclusive agenda. We’re thrilled to highlight some of the concrete wins our movement champions have fought for and won.

Sara Innamorato
PENNSYLVANIA WIN

Innamorato’s bipartisan Whole-Home Repair legislation included in '22–23 state budget

Way to Lead PAC endorsed State Rep. Sara Innamorato spearheaded bipartisan legislation that allowed PA to become the first state in the nation to ensure its citizens have safe and healthy homes by investing in home updates, workforce development, and home-repair staff.

Image to the right via Pennsylvania House Democrats at the Whole Home Repair rally.

Rep. Sara Innamorato (in glasses standing behind a podium with a sign saying "Whole Home Repairs) rallys citizens to allow whole home repairs to invest in existing housing supplies and alleviate pressure on the housing crisis.
Greg Casar
TEXAS WIN

How Austin cut one third of its spending on the police department

In the fall of 2020, Rep. Greg Casar worked with local activists to re-allocate $150M away from the Austin Police Department’s budget and to programs that address homelessness, mental health, and family violence prevention — without laying off a single police officer.

Image below via Way to Win event.

Man, Rep. Greg Casar, speaking into microphone.
web_candidate_cori-bush
MISSOURI WIN

With Capitol sit-in, Cori Bush galvanized a progressive revolt over evictions

Refusing to move from the Capitol steps in August 2021, first-term Rep. Cori Bush intensified pressure on the Biden administration and won an extension for the moratorium on evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Image below via Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times

Representative Cori Bush of Missouri, center, celebrated President Biden’s extension of the moratorium on evictions on Tuesday.

We invest in our people

Way to Lead’s candidates represent the future of America, and are running campaigns that speak boldly about the egalitarian, multiracial community that is this country’s promise. They represent communities that have often been taken for granted by Democrats, and their campaigns champion the progressive values that are transforming the political landscape. Collectively, they tell the story of how movements for racial and economic justice are growing power across the country, particularly in the South, and lift up the central role of working class women of color. These races are critical to fighting back against corporate greed and MAGA extremism at the local level, and represent the variety of electoral fights progressives are up against—from protecting incumbents, to challenging corporate Democrats, to flipping seats in red to blue battlegrounds. Join us in supporting these state and local candidates to win governing power and build our bench for future fights.

A few of our 2023 state and local candidates

Helen Gym

Helen Gym

Local Race, Upgrade

Philadelphia Mayor / PA
Sara Innamorato

Sara Innamorato

Local Race, Upgrade

Allegheny County Executive / PA
Jalen McKee-Rodriguez

Jalen McKee-Rodriguez

Local Race, Hold

San Antonio City Council District 2 / TX
Teri Castillo

Teri Castillo

Local Race, Hold

San Antonio City Council District 5 / TX