The goal of this questionnaire/interview is to determine whether a candidate is a feminist, the depth of their commitment to NOW’s issues at the state level, and whether they will prove to be an ally in the future. Winnability is important but not essential.  NOW wants to support valiant challengers who can use their campaign to identify and mobilize progressive voters in their communities.

NOW’s endorsement criteria:

• Elimination of violence against women, including guns and criminal justice reform
• Reproductive rights without restriction to access and regardless of economic status
• Economic justice including fair and equal pay, workers’ benefits, support for human needs programs, preserving and improving Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security
• Promoting civil rights, diversity and ending racism and discrimination against all protected classes
• Constitutional and legal equality for women at work, at school, and in all areas of life
• LGBTQIA equal rights.