Endorsement Criteria
The RI NOW PAC employs a rigorous set of criteria in its endorsement process. Candidates must be feminist leaders and strong supporters of women’s rights issues including, but not limited to:
Reproductive Freedom
Economic Equality
Ending Violence Against Women
Civil Rights for all people, with an emphasis on lesbian and gay rights and racial justice
Affirmative action, ensuring equal opportunity for women and people of color
Moving women out of poverty through empowering, non-punitive welfare policies
Constitutional Equality
Endorsements go to the strongest feminist candidate. While the RI NOW PAC seeks to bring more women into public office, it will not support a woman against a “good” man when he is the better candidate on our issues. When all other criteria are equal, the RI NOW PAC will support a woman candidate over a man.