Collective Power : Collective Progress

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Launched in August of 2016, The Collective PAC has helped 29 candidates win primary and/or general elections at the local, state and federal level thus far, including U.S.Senator Kamala Harris, U.S. Representatives Val Demings, Lisa Blunt Rochester and Don McEachin, Mayor Chokwe Lumumba of Jackson, Vi Lyles of Charlotte,Yvette Simpson of Cincinnati, Randall Woodfin of Birmingham and Justin Fairfax for Lt. Governor in Virginia.

Through its coordinated and independent expenditure committees, The Collective has raised over $500,000 from over 13,000 individual contributions, with over $50,000 going directly to more than 20 of its endorsed candidate campaigns.

In 2017, The Collective launched and hosted The Black Campaign School training for 120 candidates and campaign operatives from around the country, organized The Black Political Power Summit in August 2017 and hosted a candidate information session with special guest Senator Cory Booker.

With over 140,000 email subscribers, over 4,000 donors and various mentions and features in The NewYork Times, Washington Post, Buzzfeed and NBC News, The Collective has grown to become the largest and most prominent organization focused on helping elect progressive black candidates to public office.