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Abbreviation | HWPC |
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Formation | August 1984 |
Dissolved | June 1997 |
Type | PAC |
Legal status | defunct |
Headquarters | Beverly Hills, California |
Membership | 300[1] |
Hollywood Women's Political Committee was an American political action committee that campaigned for progressive issues. The group was founded by Jane Fonda, Barbra Streisand, and other women in the Greater Los Angeles area. HWPC formed in response to Geraldine Ferraro being selected as the running mate of Walter Mondale to run against President Ronald Reagan in the 1984 United States presidential election.[2][3][4] The HWPC helped the Democratic Party wrest majority control in the 1986 U.S. Senate elections,[5] and they helped elect Bill Clinton in the 1992 presidential election.[6] 1992 also saw the HWPC assist in bringing a record number of women into the U.S. Senate, the accomplishment called the Year of the Woman.[7]
Founded by 12 women, the membership grew to several hundred. In 1996 they were described as "the single most-powerful entertainment group" in politics, based on their total donations.[8] The group disbanded in April 1997 after the rise of Clintonism: the centrist compromises made by Bill Clinton, abandoning HWPC and the Left.[9] During its 12 years of operation, HWPC donated a total of $6 million for political causes.[10]
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