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.
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.
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.

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.



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.

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

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.

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.


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.


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

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
Local Race, Upgrade
Philadelphia Mayor / PA

Sara Innamorato
Local Race, Upgrade
Allegheny County Executive / PA

Jalen McKee-Rodriguez
Local Race, Hold
San Antonio City Council District 2 / TX

Teri Castillo
Local Race, Hold
San Antonio City Council District 5 / TX
Support this work
Support Way to Lead PAC
Support our work directly by contributing to Way to Lead PAC, a federal Super PAC which funds independent expenditure work to elect new Congressional champions, with a particular focus on moving millions of high-opportunity voters that make up the base of the new Democratic Party.
Get in Touch
If you are a candidate or organization who is aligned with the vision and values of Way to Lead PAC, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out at: [email protected]
Support this work
Support Way to Lead PAC
Support our work directly by contributing to Way to Lead PAC, a federal Super PAC which funds independent expenditure work to elect new Congressional champions, with a particular focus on moving millions of high-opportunity voters that make up the base of the new Democratic Party.
Get in Touch
If you are a candidate or organization who is aligned with the vision and values of Way to Lead PAC, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out at: [email protected]