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1/ This month, a Delaware official rejected a statehouse candidate's request to use campaign funds for child care. The decision adds to the patchwork of laws and administrative rules around the country for parents seeking elected state and local office.https://19thnews.org/2020/08/delaware-official-rejects-statehouse-candidates-request-to-use-campaign-funds-for-child-care/ …
2/ In 2018, the Federal Election Commission ruled that a candidate could utilize campaign funds for child care expenses incurred as a direct result of campaign activity. But the ruling did not apply to state and local candidates, only federal.https://19thnews.org/2020/08/delaware-official-rejects-statehouse-candidates-request-to-use-campaign-funds-for-child-care/ …
3/ Only 18 out of 50 states allow the use of campaign funds for child care. "To me it's a no brainer," Amy Solomon, who initiated the original request in Delaware, said. "It's an equity issue."https://19thnews.org/2020/08/delaware-official-rejects-statehouse-candidates-request-to-use-campaign-funds-for-child-care/ …
4/ It's important to challenge barriers to elected office at all stages, said Rebecca Saldaña, a Washington State senator. "It's easy just to look at the federal, but where most of our democracy happens is at your state and local level."https://19thnews.org/2020/08/delaware-official-rejects-statehouse-candidates-request-to-use-campaign-funds-for-child-care/ …
5/5 Women, who disproportionately handle child care needs for their families, today only make up 29 percent of all state legislators in America. They make up a little over 23 percent of Congress.https://19thnews.org/2020/08/delaware-official-rejects-statehouse-candidates-request-to-use-campaign-funds-for-child-care/ …
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