E-PAC

Please join Congresswoman Elise Stefanik in an event to launch E-PAC to help Engage, Empower, and Elevate GOP Women.

The goal of this initiative is to elect more Republican women to Congress in the 2020 election cycle and beyond. This event will feature House Republican leadership, research and data experts, political operatives, former female candidates, and others, to discuss actionable steps the party will take to get more Republican women elected. 

Where & When:

Thursday, January 17, 2019
1:00pm-6:00pm


Samsung Solutions Center
700 Pennsylvania Ave SE
6th Floor, Washington, DC

Tentative Agenda and Confirmed Speakers:

*Additional speakers will be updated as we get closer to the event.

Opening Remarks 1:00pm-1:10pm 

- Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) will discuss E-PAC’s plan to engage, empower and elevate GOP women and get them elected to Congress. 

Leadership Perspective 1:10pm-1:45pm

House Republican Leadership will weigh in on the need for more Republican women in Congress and discuss their ideas for fixing this problem.

- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23)
- House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01)
- Chair of the House Republican Conference Liz Cheney (WY-AL)
- NRCC Chairman Tom Emmer (MN-06)

Elevating Current Women Leaders 1:50pm-2:25pm 

These are some of the amazing Republican women that have been re-elected to serve in Congress. They will discuss their initiatives to ensure the Republican Party is moving in the right direction to be more reflective of our Country. 

- Congresswoman Susan Brooks (IN-05)
- Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03)
- Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05)
- Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02)

Defining the Problem 2:30pm-3:05pm 

We are at a crisis level of GOP women with just 13 serving in the 116th Congress. The purpose of this panel discussion will be to diagnose the problem and identify actionable steps to increase the number of GOP women in the future. 

- Kristen Soltis Anderson, Republican Pollster & Author of "The Selfie Vote"
- Christine Matthews, President, Bellwether Research & Consulting
- Betsy Fischer Martin, Executive Director, Women & Politics Institute & Executive in Residence, Department of Government at American University

BREAK 3:05pm-3:20pm 

Quick break for snacks and coffee. 

The Operatives Behind the Scenes 3:20pm-3:55pm 

These campaign experts have witnessed firsthand the strategies that work, and the strategies that don't. This panel discussion will give them an opportunity to share what they've learned throughout different campaign cycles, and they will provide thoughts on how to get more Republican women elected. 

- Liesl Hickey, Partner at Ascent Media & Former Executive Director of NRCC
- AshLee Strong, Former National Spokeswoman & Senior Advisor to Speaker Paul Ryan
- Ashley O'Connor, Managing Partner, Strategic Partners & Media
- Parker Poling, Executive Director at NRCC
- Cam Savage, Partner at Limestone Strategies

Outside Help 4:00pm-4:35pm

These outside groups have invested in women, and they have been vocal about the need for more women too. This panel discussion will focus on how outside groups have been effective, and how they can be more effective, and cohesive to get more Republican women elected. 

- Rebecca Schuller, Executive Director, Winning For Women PAC
- Julie Conway, Executive Director, VIEW PAC
- Sarah Chamberlain, President & CEO, Republican Main Street Partnership
- Tiffany Waddell, President, RightNOW Women PAC
- Sarah Curran, DC Co-Chair, Maverick PAC

Lessons Learned: Fundraising and Campaign Strategy 4:40pm-5:15pm 

Fundraising is one of the biggest hurdles to any campaign. Asking for money is never easy, but it is necessary to gain the resources needed to get the message out. Annie Dickerson will moderate this panel of sitting Members of Congress who have demonstrated their strong fundraising skills, and candidates who ran and had to learn to fundraise.

- Erin Houchin, Indiana State Senator & Former Candidate for U.S. Congress, IN-09
- Congresswoman Carol Miller (WV-03)
- Ashley Nickloes, Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force & TN National Guard & Former Candidate for U.S. Congress, TN-02
- Annie Dickerson, Former Presidential Fundraiser
- Tiffany Shedd, Attorney & Former Candidate for U.S. Congress (AZ-01)

Keynote Speaker 5:20pm-5:30pm 

- Elizabeth Heng, Former Candidate for U.S. Congress (CA-16)

Closing Remarks 5:30pm-5:40pm 

- Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) concludes the discussion.

This event will be open press.

For press inquires please email madisonwanderson6@gmail.com

Interns can attend for free. If you have any questions on contributions or would like to RSVP as an intern please email aly@wheelerhousellc.com

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