The historic potential of an Alsobrooks win lured early donors to her side as a field shapes up for the Democratic nod to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin.
, a political science professor at Rutgers University and senior scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.
Black female candidates historically have less access to moneyed circles and often represent areas that command fewer resources, making it necessary for them to raise money themselves, especially in the primary, Sanbonmatsu said, noting that the national political action committee Emily’s List — which endorsed Alsobrooks — commits early in a contest to give promising candidates momentum.
Ben Ray, senior director of campaign communications for Emily’s List noted that the organization got its start when a group of Democratic women banded together to ensure that Barbara A. Mikulski had the financial wherewithal for her 1986 Senate race. Mikulski went to become Maryland’s longest-tenured U.S. senator.
He added: “There are millions of American women, Black women that deserve to see themselves in the legislative body that makes laws that apply to them.”typically don’t receive the same fundraising support compared with White women and White men. For example, 12 Black women who ran for U.S. Senate in the 2020 election cycle raised nearly $2.7 million in the first three quarters of that year, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics.
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