What's the NOW PAC?

The Illinois NOW Political Action Committee (PAC) is composed of members and officers of Illinois NOW. The "PAC" endorses candidates for state office and recommends national candidates to the National NOW PACs for endorsement

"To earn our full endorsement is no easy task," said Chair Bonnie Grabenhofer. "Candidates need to support our issues including reproductive rights, economic justice, pay equity, civil rights for all people including equal marriage, and preventing violence against women."

PAC Facts

The IL NOW PAC bases its endorsements on candidate responses to questionnaires, interviews and/or experience with candidates, and chapter recommendations.

Questionnaires are sent to all candidates for state and national office.

The Illinois NOW PAC will not endorse any candidate that the local chapter does not support.

The National NOW PAC will not endorse any candidate that Illinois NOW does not support.

The Illinois NOW PAC and Illinois NOW members have been instrumental in the campaigns of:

Hillary Clinton: the first women to win a presidential primary and will be the first woman to become President in the US.

Amb. Carol Moseley Braun: the first African American Woman to be elected to the US Senate.

Honorable Susan Catania: sponsor of the ERA.

Christine Cegelis: the woman who sent Henry Hyde into hiding.

Congressman Lane Evans

Attorney General Lisa Madigan: the first woman attorney general in the state of Illinois.

Representative Rosemary Mulligan: the woman who defeated Penny Pullin (finally).

Dawn Clark Netsch: the first woman to be elected to state-wide office. We were there at Dawn (many times).

Dawn Clark Netsch / Penny Severens: the first woman-woman team to run for governor / lt. governor.

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (and for State Representative)

Senator Paul Simon

Representative Grace Mary Stern: the first woman to run for lt. governor of Illinois.