OUR WORK
Base Building
Empowering underrepresented communities towards long-term political power.
Campaign Strategy
Engaging in culturally competent campaign methods at local, state, and national level.
Issue Advocacy
Amplifying on-the-ground voices for greater legislative influence and impact.
Technical Infrastructure
Enhancing operations through financial, data/research, or communications assistance.
About Us
PowerPAC believes that the most effective way to build political power for historically underrepresented constituencies is to invest in long-term political infrastructure that can be mobilized for short-term and long-term victories.
Our process includes conducting research and analysis on the political landscape, and identifying critical social justice issues to bring more voters - particularly voters of color - into the political process. From there, PowerPAC directs financial and human resources to strategic local and state legislative fights, ballot initiatives, and other campaigns by organizing donors who are committed to social justice politics.
We believe that we will only have a true democracy when the electorate is engaged and representative of the population.
The Team
Andy Wong
Lisa Le
Pierre Barolette
Edil Mari De Los Reyes
Marvin Randolph
Shirley Burke
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Latest News
Cultural Reflection: People of Color in the Media
I’m not going to lie. Since November 2016, I’ve been retreating from the world in the name of self-care and, since May 2017, mommyhood. (Sidenote: I can’t believe my daughter is 7 months old already! Stop growing up.) I refuse to watch the news for nothing more than work purposes. I refuse to get sucked Read more about Cultural Reflection: People of Color in the Media[…]
The Evil Empire Strikes Back
On a cold day in January day of 2009, people from across the world gathered to witness the election of the nation’s first Black President. We all stood on the Capitol Mall that frigid day, tears streaming down our cheeks. We were awestruck, witnessing an event many of us thought we would never live to Read more about The Evil Empire Strikes Back[…]
Too what??? The Problem with Being a Woman
Originally posted on www.edilmari.com “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. I’ve been thinking a lot about being a woman over the past few weeks. It started with this video. Each morning after watching this, I’ve been contemplating over life and the pursuit of Read more about Too what??? The Problem with Being a Woman[…]
Getting Ready for 2016
PowerPAC.org stands for community empowerment through building a sustainable infrastructure of progressive talent organically grown at the local level. This goes for candidates, campaign operatives, fund raising specialists, and issue activists. We think this is a critical third piece (together with Labor and party politics) necessary for increasing participation of our communities sometimes referred to Read more about Getting Ready for 2016[…]
Oh, Politics
I didn’t decide early on in life that politics was a career I’d pursue or even a path I’d cross. I didn’t care as deeply as some and I admit, even today, I feel out of place in the progressive world. My peers often make me feel like I haven’t lost enough, haven’t fought enough, Read more about Oh, Politics[…]