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| Founded | 2010 |
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| Type | Federal Political Action Committee |
| Focus | Electing conservative women to Congress |
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Area served | United States |
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| Website | http://maggieslist.org/ |
Maggie's List is a United States federalpolitical action committee founded in Florida in 2010 to "raise awareness and funds to increase the number of conservative women elected to federal public office".[2][3] It is named afterMargaret Chase Smith, a Republican who was the first woman elected to both houses of Congress (elected to the House in 1940, and the Senate in 1948).[4] Maggie's List first raised money and made donations to candidates in the 2010 elections.[5]