Brennan Center for Justice

Helping Moms and Dads Become Candidates

A campaign spending rule change makes it easier for parents to run for office.

The Atlantic

The Job of Campaigning Is Extremely Family-Unfriendly

But federal guidelines now allow candidates to use campaign funds to pay for child care.

The Nation

Rep. Porter Wants to Make It Easier for Single Moms to Serve in Congress

Despite the record gains by female candidates in the 2018 midterms, women still make up just 24 percent of Congress.