The Wish List (political organization)
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- For other uses of The Wish List, please see The Wish List (disambiguation)The Wish List (disambiguation)The Wish List may refer to:*Wish List, a compilation of desired items, usually as a request for gifts*The Wish List, a novel written by Eoin Colfer...
- For other uses of The Wish List, please see The Wish List (disambiguation)
The Wish List is a political action committee
Political action committee
In the United States, a political action committee, or PAC, is the name commonly given to a private group, regardless of size, organized to elect political candidates or to advance the outcome of a political issue or legislation. Legally, what constitutes a "PAC" for purposes of regulation is a...
devoted to electing pro-choice
Pro-choice
Support for the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-choice movement, a sociopolitical movement supporting the ethical view that a woman should have the legal right to elective abortion, meaning the right to terminate her pregnancy....
Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
women to the House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
and Senate
United States Senate
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. The Wish List was founded in 1992. The acronym "WISH" stands for Women In the Senate and House. It can be considered a counterpart to another organization: Emily's List
EMILY's List
EMILY's List is a political action committee in the United States that aims to help elect female candidates to office. It was founded by Ellen Malcolm in 1984....
, whose goal is to elect pro-choice Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
women. The Wish List maintains strong alliances with other moderate Republican groups, such as the Republican Majority For Choice
Republican Majority for Choice
The Republican Majority for Choice is a Republican organization in the United States dedicated to preserving legal access to abortion. The group also supports federal funding for all kinds of stem cell research, including Embryonic stem cell research.....
, It's My Party Too, and Republicans For Choice
Republicans for Choice
Republicans for Choice, an organization based in the Washington, D.C. area is a political action committee composed of members of the United States Republican Party who support legalized abortion.-History of Republicans for Choice:Republicans for Choice was founded in 1989 by Ann Stone...
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Members
- Wish List Chairwoman, Glenda L. Greenwald
- President, Pat Giardina Carpenter
- Secretary, Victoria ToensingVictoria ToensingVictoria Toensing is a lawyer and partner with her husband, Joseph DiGenova, in the Washington law firm, DiGenova and Toensing. Her practice specializes in white-collar criminal defense, regulatory inquiries, and legislative advocacy...
- Treasurer, Maureen H. Lydon
Senate
- Lisa MurkowskiLisa MurkowskiLisa Ann Murkowski is the senior U.S. Senator from the State of Alaska and a member of the Republican Party. She was appointed to the Senate in 2002 by her father, Governor Frank Murkowski. After losing a Republican primary in 2010, she became the second person ever to win a U.S...
, Alaska - Susan CollinsSusan CollinsSusan Margaret Collins is the junior United States Senator from Maine and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the Senate in 1996, she is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs...
, Maine - Kay Bailey HutchisonKay Bailey HutchisonKathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison, known as Kay Bailey Hutchison , is the senior United States Senator from Texas.She is a member of the Republican Party. In 2001, she was named one of the thirty most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal. The first woman to represent Texas in the U.S....
, Texas (Although Sen. Hutchison is no longer a member of the Wish List, and was not endorsed by the organization in her 2006 campaign). - Olympia SnoweOlympia SnoweOlympia Jean Snowe , née Bouchles, is the senior United States Senator from Maine and a member of the Republican Party. Snowe has become widely known for her ability to influence the outcome of close votes, including whether to end filibusters. She and her fellow Senator from Maine, Susan Collins,...
, Maine
House
- Mary Bono Mack of California
- Lynn JenkinsLynn JenkinsLynn Jenkins is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. She is a member of the Republican Party. As of the 112th Congress, she is the senior member of Kansas' House delegation...
of Kansas - Kay GrangerKay GrangerKay Granger , a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Texas, currently represents the 12th congressional district in the U.S...
of Texas - Nancy Johnson, Connecticut (No longer a Representative)
- Heather WilsonHeather WilsonHeather A. Wilson , is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing from 1998 to 2009...
of New Mexico (No longer a Representative) - Shelley Moore CapitoShelley Moore CapitoShelley Moore Capito is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. She is a member of the Republican Party...
, West Virginia - Ginny Brown-WaiteGinny Brown-WaiteVirginia "Ginny" Brown-Waite is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2003 until 2011. She is a member of the Republican Party....
, Florida - Sue Kelly, New York (No longer a Representative)
- Judy BiggertJudy BiggertJudith Borg "Judy" Biggert is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. She is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...
of Illinois - Deborah PryceDeborah PryceDeborah D. Pryce is an American politician from Ohio and former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 15th congressional district, which includes the western half of Columbus and the surrounding suburbs.She is divorced from Randy Walker and now lives in Upper...
of Ohio (No longer a Representative)
Governors
- Jodi RellJodi RellMary Jodi Rell is a Republican politician and was the 87th Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut from 2004 until 2011. She was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut under Governor John G. Rowland, who resigned during a corruption investigation. Rell is Connecticut's second female Governor,...
, Connecticut (No longer a governor) - Linda LingleLinda LingleLinda Lingle was the sixth Governor of Hawaii. Lingle holds a number of distinctions: first Republican elected governor of Hawaii since the departure of William F...
, Hawaii (No longer a governor)
Other statewide offices
- Arizona Corporation Commissioner Kristin Mayes
- Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy PraegerSandy PraegerSandy Praeger is the Republican Kansas Insurance Commissioner. She was first elected on November 2, 2002. Her term began January 13, 2003. She was re-elected in 2006 to the same position...
- North Carolina Labor Commissioner Cherie Killian Berry
- Illinois State Comptroller Judy Baar TopinkaJudy Baar TopinkaJudy Baar Topinka is the Illinois State Comptroller and former Illinois State Treasurer, having served as Treasurer from 1995 to 2007, and former chairwoman of the Illinois Republican Party. She was the first woman to become state treasurer, first to be elected to three consecutive terms and the...
- Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Kerry HealeyKerry HealeyKerry Murphy Healey was the 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. She served from 2003 to 2007 with Governor Mitt Romney. She was the 2006 Republican nominee for Governor of Massachusetts, losing to Democrat Deval Patrick in November 2006...
(No longer Lt. Governor)
State Senate
| Carolyn Allen, Arizona | Barbara Allen Barbara Allen (politician) Barbara Allen was a Republican Kansas State Senator from the 8th District. She is from Overland Park, Kansas and is an attorney. Allen graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Mount Vernon College and a Degree from the University of Missouri–Kansas City Law School. She was first elected to the... , Kansas (No longer a Senator) |
Pat Vance Pat Vance Patricia H. Vance is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the District 31 since 2004.She was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1990 to 2004.... , Pennsylvania |
| Toni Hellon, Arizona (No longer listed) | Jean Kurtis Schodorf, Kansas | Mary Jo White Mary Jo White (Pennsylvania politician) Mary Jo White is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 21st District since 1997. White's term expires in 2012.-Education and career:... , Pennsylvania |
| Nancy Spence Nancy Spence Nancy Spence is a Colorado legislator. First elected to the Cherry Creek School District Board of Education in the 1980s, Spence was elected to three terms in the Colorado House of Representatives, serving from 1999 to 2005, and was elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Republican in 2006... , Colorado |
Vicki Schmidt Vicki Schmidt Vicki Schmidt is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 20th District since 2005. She is the Assistant Majority Leader.-Committee assignments:Schmidt serves on these legislative committees:* Ethics and Elections... , Kansas |
June Gibbs, Rhode Island |
| Cathy Cook, Connecticut (No longer listed) | Diane Allen, New Jersey | Diane Snelling, Vermont |
| Judith Freedman, Connecticut | Martha Bark, New Jersey (No longer a Senator) | Wendy Wilton, Vermont (No longer listed) |
| Liane Sorenson, Delaware | Sue Wilson Beffort Sue Wilson Beffort Sue Wilson Beffort is a Republican member of the New Mexico State Senate representing New Mexico's 19th district, and was the Republican nominee for Lt. Governor as the running mate of John Dendahl in 2006.... , New Mexico |
Cheryl Pflug, Washington |
| Pamela Althoff Pamela Althoff Pamela J. Althoff is a Republican Illinois State Senator, representing the 32nd District since her appointment in March 2003.-Early life, education and career:... , Illinois |
Patricia McGee Patricia McGee Patricia K. "Pat" McGee was a longtime New York State Assemblywoman and Senator from Franklinville, New York.-Political career:... , New York (No longer a Senator) |
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| Christine Radogno Christine Radogno Christine Radogno is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 41st Legislative District in Cook, DuPage, and Will counties since 1997. She currently serves as the Minority Leader, the first woman leader of a political party in the Senate.... , Illinois |
Jane Earll Jane Earll Jane M. Earll is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 49th District since 1997. Earll's term expires in 2012. She is the chair of the Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Committee... , Pennsylvania |
State House
| Gabrielle LeDoux Gabrielle LeDoux Gabrielle LeDoux is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party of Alaska. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska and was born March 24, 1948. LeDoux is a maritime attorney and businesswoman with offices in Anchorage and Kodiak, Alaska.... , Alaska (No longer listed) |
Nancy Detert, Florida (No longer listed) | Julie Brown, New Hampshire |
| Michele Reagan, Arizona | Barbara Marumoto, Hawaii | Patricia Dunlap, New Hampshire (No longer listed) |
| Lynn Daucher Lynn Daucher Lynn Daucher is a United States politician who was a Republican California State Assemblywoman from Orange County from 2000 until 2006 when she was term limited. That year, Daucher ran for the California State Senate seat being vacated by Joseph Dunn, but lost to Orange County Supervisor and... , California (No longer a Representative) |
Cynthia Thielen Cynthia Thielen Cynthia Thielen, is a Republican member of the Hawaii House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for United States Senate in 2006, challenging incumbent Democrat Daniel Akaka. She lost to Akaka, 62% to 38%, in the general election.... , Hawaii |
Stephanie Eaton, New Hampshire |
| Shirley Horton Shirley Horton Shirley Horton is a U.S. politician, having served as a Republican Member of the California State Assembly. Horton represented the 78th Assembly District, which includes southern San Diego, Chula Vista, Lemon Grove and... , California |
Jana Kemp, Idaho (No longer listed) | Sheila Francoeur, New Hampshire |
| Penny Bacchiochi Penny Bacchiochi Penny Bacchiochi is an American Republican politician, currently serving as a state representative in Connecticut. She was first elected to the House in 2002 and was reelected in 2004 and 2006.... , Connecticut |
Suzie Bassi, Illinois | Elizabeth Hager, New Hampshire |
| Toni Boucher Toni Boucher Toni Boucher is a Republican politician currently representing the 26th senatorial district in the Connecticut State Senate.Boucher was elected to represent the 26th Senatorial District in 2008, after having served as the State Representative from the 143rd Assembly District for 12 years... , Connecticut |
Elizabeth Coulson Elizabeth Coulson Elizabeth Coulson is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 17th district where she has served since 1997. She ran for the Illinois's 10th congressional district seat being vacated by Mark Kirk, but lost to Bob Dold in the February 2nd, 2010, primary election... , Illinois |
Sandra Balomenos Keans, New Hampshire (No longer listed) |
| Ruth Fahrbach, Connecticut | Carolyn Krause, Illinois | Charlotte Vandervalk Charlotte Vandervalk Charlotte Vandervalk is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1991, where she represents the 39th legislative district... , New Jersey |
| Livvy Floren, Connecticut | Patricia Reid Lindner Patricia Reid Lindner Patricia Reid Lindner was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 50th district from 1993 until her retirement at the end of her term in 2009... , Illinois (No longer a Representative) |
Nancy Calhoun Nancy Calhoun Nancy Calhoun is a Republican member of the New York State Assembly for the 96th district. She was first elected in 1990. Born in Suffern, New York, she began her career as in 1976 as Washingtonville Central School District Tax Collector and served in the position until 1984. She elected to the ... , New York |
| Lile Gibbons, Connecticut | Rosemary Mulligan Rosemary Mulligan Rosemary Mulligan is a Republican Party member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 65th District since 1993.Mulligan first ran for the was Illinois House of Representatives in 1990, losing the Republican primary to conservative incumbent Penny Pullen by five votes. In 1992,... , Illinois |
Donna Ferrara, New York (No longer listed) |
| Sonya Googins, Connecticut | Sandra Pihos, Illinois | Teresa Sayward Teresa Sayward Teresa R. Sayward is a member of the New York State Assembly for Willsboro , first elected in 2002. She is a Republican.-Career:... , New York |
| DebraLee Hovey, Connecticut | Vaneta Becker Vaneta Becker Vaneta Becker is a Republican Senator in the Indiana State Senate representing portions of Vanderburgh and Warrick County in the southern part of the state. She sits on the Health and Provider Services Committee; presently, she chairs its Public Health Subcommittee having moved on from the... , Indiana (No longer listed) |
Dierdre Scozzafava Dierdre Scozzafava Dierdre R. "Dede" Scozzafava is an American Republican politician in New York. She represented District 122 in the New York State Assembly, which includes most of St. Lawrence and Lewis Counties in the North Country and a small portion of Oswego County from 1999 to 2011.She was the Republican... , New York |
| Themis Klarides, Connecticut | Phyllis Pond, Indiana | Vicki Berger Vicki Berger Vicki Berger is an American businessperson and politician in the state of Oregon. A native Oregonian, she is a Salem civic leader and a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives. Her father came up with the idea for the Oregon Bottle Bill.-Early life:Born Vicki Chambers in 1949, she... , Oregon |
| Claudia Powers, Connecticut | Libby Swanson Jacobs, Iowa (No longer listed) | Sue Cornell, Pennsylvania (No longer listed) |
| Pamela Ziegler Sawyer, Connecticut | Susan Williams Gifford Susan Williams Gifford Susan Williams Gifford is a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She has represented the Second Plymouth since 2003.-Early life and education:Gifford graduated from St. Joseph High School, St... , Massachusetts |
Carole Rubley, Pennsylvania (No longer a Representative) |
| Lenny Winkler, Connecticut | Shirley Gomes, Massachusetts (No longer a Representative) | Carol Mumford, Rhode Island |
| Donna Stone, Delaware | Karyn Polito Karyn Polito Karyn Polito is an American politician from the state of Massachusetts. Since 2001 she has been a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the Eleventh Worcester - consisting of the town of Shrewsbury, and precincts 1 and 4 of the town of Westborough, both in the county... , Massachusetts |
Jodi Cutler, South Dakota |
| Nancy Wagner, Delaware | Susan Pope, Massachusetts | Joyce Errecart, Vermont |
| Donna Clark, Florida (No longer listed) | Mary Rogeness Mary Rogeness Mary S. Rogeness is an American politician who represented the 2nd Hampden district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991–2009 and was a member of the Longmeadow School Committee from 1982–1988.... , Massachusetts |
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| Faye Culp, Florida | Kathlyn Fares, Missouri |