First Wave of Campaign Aid Rolls Out

PACE announces endorsements and contributions in the 2000 Capitol Hill races.

NASW's Political Action for Candidate Election (PACE) in November issued endorsements of, and in some cases made financial contributions to, the campaigns of candidates for U.S. House and Senate seats in the 2000 election.

PACE's Board of Trustees issues endorsements based on factors such as candidates' support of NASW's legislative priorities, their opponents' records, viability of the candidates' campaigns, and chapters' recommendations.

The PACE trustees decide whether candidates receive an endorsement or both an endorsement and a contribution. In addition, according to PACE Coodinator Katherine Levy, contributions may be given without endorsements, primarily at fund-raisers attended by NASW staff, and in some of those cases, endorsements may be issued later.

So far for 2000, candidates who have received contributions without endorsements include: Rep. Dave Camp (R, Mich.-Dist. 4); Rep. Benjamin Cardin (D, Md.-3); Rep. Tom Davis (R, Va.-11); Rep. Phil English (R, Pa.-21); Rep. Bob Etheridge (D, N.C.-2); Rep. Mark Foley (R, Fla.-16); Rep. Richard Gephardt (D, Mo.-3); Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R, Ariz.-6); Rep. Amo Houghton (R, N.Y.-31); Sen. Jim Jeffords (R-Vt.); Rep. Nancy Johnson (R, Conn.-6); Rep. Rick Lazio (R, N.Y.-2); Rep. Bill Luther (D, Minn.-6); Rep. Jim McDermott (D, Wash.-7); Rep. Jim Nussle (R, Iowa-2); Rep. Tom Petri (R, Wis.-6); Rep. Charles Rangel (D, N.Y.-15); Rep. Pete Stark (D, Calif.-13); Rep. Karen Thurman (D, Fla.-5); Rep. Fred Upton (R, Mich.-6); Rep. Jerry Weller (R, Ill.-11); Rep. Heather Wilson (R, N.M.-1).

Incumbents who have received both contributions and endorsements include: Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii); Rep. Rob Andrews (D, N.J.-1); Rep. Brian Baird (D, Wash.-3); Rep. Xavier Becerra (D, Calif.-30); Rep. Shelly Berkley (D, Nev.-1); Rep. Dave Bonior (D, Mich.-10); Rep. Leonard Boswell (D, Iowa-3); Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.); Rep. Bobby Etheridge (D, N.C.-2); Rep. Lane Evans (D, Ill.-17); Rep. Joe Hoeffel (D, Pa.-13); Rep. Rush Holt (D, N.J.-12); Rep. Jay Inslee (D, Wash.-1); Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.); Sen. Robert Kerrey (D-Neb.); Rep. Barbara Lee (D, Calif.-9); Rep. Jim Maloney (D, Conn.-5); Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D, N.Y.-14); Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D, N.Y.-4); Rep. Dennis Moore (D, Kan.-3); Sen. Charles Robb (D-Va.); Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D, Tex.-28); Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D, Calif.-46); Sen. Paul Sarbannes (D-Md.); Rep. Ted Strickland (D, Ohio-6); Rep. David Wu (D, Ore.-1).

Challengers who have received both contributions and endorsements include the following:

For Senate — Mel Carnahan (D-Mo.); Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.); Deborah Senn (D-Wash.); Deborah Stabenow (D-Mich.).

For House — Dianne Byrum (D, Mich.-8); Kate Coyne-McCoy (D, R.I.-2); Susan Davis (D, Calif.-49); Jane Frederick (D, S.C.-2); Nancy Keenan (D, Mont.-At Large); Martha Walker (D, W.Va.-2).

Deborah Stabenow

Allyson Schwartz

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