What United Democratic Women does

Elect Democratic Women (EDW) is a member-led political action committee founded in 2018 by seven Democratic members of Congress — including Rep. Cheri Bustos, Rep. Katherine Clark, and Rep. Annie Kuster — with the mission of electing more pro-choice Democratic women to Congress and higher office. The organization is currently Chaired by Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) and managed day-to-day by Executive Director Liz Gallagher; it is registered with the FEC under ID C00685297 and headquartered at 600 Pennsylvania Ave SE #15180, Washington, DC. EDW positions itself as the only member-led PAC dedicated to increasing women's representation in Congress, where it notes that less than one in five representatives are women. Its core operations comprise three service lines: (1) a Candidate Endorsement Program identifying and backing pro-choice Democratic women running for federal office; (2) Independent Expenditure Operations including paid media, digital advertising, and direct mail supporting endorsed candidates in competitive primaries and general elections; and (3) Fundraising Support channeling small-dollar contributions to endorsed candidates via the ActBlue platform.

EDW's products and underlying technology are intentionally minimal and conventional for a political committee: the public-facing stack consists of a WordPress website (electdemocraticwomen.org) for mission content and candidate pages, an email newsletter capture system, ActBlue-hosted donation processing with preset tiers at $5/$25/$50/$100/$250/$500 and custom amounts, and SMS opt-in via a third-party messaging vendor (tandcs.us). No proprietary technology, mobile application, API, SDK, or integration surface is disclosed; there are no patents, trademarks, or AI/ML capabilities referenced. To extend IE capacity beyond the primary committee's limits, EDW operates a sister PAC called Pro-Choice Women that runs additional independent expenditure programs in support of endorsed candidates.

EDW's business and revenue model is a political-donation model rather than a commercial product model. The PAC raises funds from individual contributors via ActBlue at standardized tiers ($5–$500+ and custom), then deploys substantially all proceeds into candidate support through endorsements, direct contributions, and independent expenditures. Annual fundraising is election-cycle-driven: $5.2M in off-year 2023, over $10M in 2024 cycle, with cumulative gross receipts above $40M since inception. Donor concentration is dispersed across the small-dollar ActBlue funnel, and beneficiary concentration is spread across 200+ candidates supported and 100+ women elected or re-elected to Congress since 2018. GTM is member-led and endorsement-driven: sitting Democratic Congresswomen identify, recruit, and validate candidates, then lend their political credibility to fundraising and IE campaigns, with the DCCC's Red-to-Blue list (8 of 12 spots in 2026) functioning as a downstream distribution channel.

Name

United Democratic Women

Legal name

Elect Democratic Women

Website

https://electdemocraticwomen.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Elect Democratic Women (EDW) is a member-led Democratic PAC founded in 2018 that endorses, funds, and runs independent expenditures to elect pro-choice Democratic women to the U.S. Congress and higher office, having supported 200+ candidates and helped elect over 100 women since inception.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Action Committee (Campaign Support Services)

NAICS

Political Organizations (813940)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD)

Keywords

• Political action committee
• Candidate endorsement
• Campaign fundraising
• Independent expenditures
• Electoral advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Political Donations: Elect Democratic Women raises funds through individual political contributions processed via ActBlue platform. Donors contribute at various levels ($5 to $500+) to support the organization's mission of electing Democratic women to Congress.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Elect Democratic Women (EDW) is a member-led political action committee (PAC) that identifies, recruits, endorses, and financially supports pro-choice Democratic women candidates running for the U.S. Congress and higher office. The organization raises political contributions from individual donors through the ActBlue platform and deploys those funds via direct candidate contributions, independent expenditure campaigns (paid media, digital ads, mail), and strategic endorsements from sitting Democratic Congresswomen.

Product overview

Elect Democratic Women is a political organization (PAC) led by current members of Congress, focused on electing pro-choice Democratic women to Congress and higher office. The organization operates through a core set of political services including candidate endorsement, independent expenditure operations, and fundraising support. Their primary mechanism for action is endorsing women candidates and then providing financial and political support through independent expenditure campaigns. The organization also partners with a sister PAC called Pro-Choice Women to amplify their electoral impact through additional paid media programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Candidate Endorsement Program Elect Democratic Women endorses pro-choice Democratic women candidates running for Congress and higher office, providing strategic support, public political backing, and the credibility of sitting Congresswomen's approval. Endorsed candidates gain access to EDW's fundraising network, political infrastructure, and independent expenditure support.
• Independent Expenditure Campaigns EDW conducts independent expenditure campaigns including paid broadcast TV, cable advertising, digital advertising, streaming ads, and direct mail programs to support endorsed candidates in competitive House and Senate races. Investments range from six-figure primary investments to seven-figure joint paid programs in battleground districts.
• Candidate Fundraising Support The organization raises and channels political contributions to endorsed candidates through its ActBlue integration, with suggested donation tiers of $5, $25, $50, $100, $250, and $500 plus custom amounts. Funds raised support direct candidate contributions, independent expenditures, and operational costs of the PAC.
• Pro-Choice Women (Sister PAC) A sister PAC that amplifies EDW's electoral impact by conducting additional independent expenditure investments in support of EDW-endorsed candidates, particularly in frontline battleground House and Senate races.

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped elect and re-elect over 100 women to Congress since 2018
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• CHC BOLD PAC (Congressional Hispanic Caucus BOLD PAC)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 April 2026Joint $1 million paid program supporting Denise Powell in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District. BOLD PAC is the political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and has raised more than $73 million since its founding.
• Women VotecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 April 2026Joint paid media program with EDW and CHC BOLD PAC to support Denise Powell's campaign through broadcast TV and cable advertising.
• EMILYs ListmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 April 2026The nation's largest resource for women in politics. EMILYs List has raised $990 million to help elect over 1,900 Democratic pro-choice women. Partnered with EDW on Denise Powell support.
• DCCC (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerDCCC named eight EDW-endorsed women to their Coveted Red-to-Blue list, comprising 8 of the 12 spots on the initial list.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CHC BOLD PAC: Congressional Hispanic Caucus BOLD PAC — a member-led Democratic PAC that has co-invested with EDW in joint paid programs (e.g., $1M NE-02 program). Peer in structure and electoral mission, focused on Hispanic candidate pipelines.
• Maggie's List: Conservative-aligned PAC mirroring EDW's structure on the right — dedicated to electing Republican women to federal office. Direct peer in model and function, with ideological opposite beneficiary base.
• EMILYs List: The largest U.S. political organization dedicated to electing Democratic pro-choice women. EMILYs List is a direct peer to EDW with a similar candidate-recruitment and fundraising model, but operates at much greater scale ($990M cumulative raised, 1,900+ women elected per EDW data).
• Pro-Choice Women: Sister PAC to EDW that conducts independent expenditure campaigns supporting EDW-endorsed candidates, particularly in frontline battleground districts. Direct peer given shared mission, overlapping board oversight, and coordinated paid-media programs.
• Winning for Women: Center-right PAC supporting Republican women candidates for federal office. Functions as the partisan inverse of EDW — similar structure, donor base, and IE-driven candidate support model.

Emerging players

• Higher Heights for America: PAC focused on electing Black women to office at federal, state, and local levels. Comparable to EDW in mission specialization around women candidates and use of donor mobilization, but with a narrower demographic focus.
• She Should Run: Nonpartisan nonprofit encouraging women to run for office at all levels. Comparable to EDW in mission scope on women's representation, but operates upstream in candidate pipeline development rather than direct electoral support.

Broad incumbents

• Planned Parenthood Action Fund: Civic engagement arm of Planned Parenthood focused on reproductive rights advocacy and pro-choice candidate support. Comparable to EDW on issue alignment (post-Dobbs salience) but with a broader reproductive-rights mission beyond women's candidacies.
• DCCC (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee): Official Democratic House campaign committee. EDW-endorsed women comprised 8 of 12 initial DCCC Red-to-Blue spots. Functions as the incumbent umbrella over EDW's specialized pipeline, providing infrastructure and shared data.
• EMILY's List-affiliated PAC Majority PAC: Pro-choice-aligned Super PAC focused on Senate elections. Adjacent peer with overlapping donor universe but different chamber focus; competes for the same small-dollar donor pool on ActBlue.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elect-democratic-women

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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