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American political action committee focused on climate policy
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Vote Climate U.S. PAC is an American political action committee founded in 2013 by political strategist Karyn L. Strickler. The organization focuses on promoting climate change as a central electoral issue and provides voter guides and scorecards evaluating candidates’ positions on climate policy, both incumbents and challengers.[1]
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History
Vote Climate U.S. PAC was founded in 2013 by Karyn L. Strickler, a political strategist with experience in environmental and electoral advocacy.[1]
The organization was created to elevate climate change as a decisive factor in voting behavior and to provide voters with accessible information about candidates’ climate positions.
Activities
Vote Climate U.S. PAC is best known for its national climate voter guide, which evaluates candidates for U.S. House, U.S. Senate, governor, and president based on their positions, voting records, and leadership on climate policy.[1]
The guide assigns candidates a “climate calculation” score and categorizes them based on their level of support for climate action.[2]
The organization has expanded its scoring system to include gubernatorial races and broader comparative analyses across political parties and regions.
The organization’s voter guide has been cited in media coverage as a resource for voters seeking to compare candidates’ climate policy positions.
Media coverage
Vote Climate U.S. PAC and its voter guide have received coverage in multiple national media outlets.
In 2018, Vox described the organization’s guide as a tool that scored congressional candidates on climate change and carbon pricing policies.[1]
E&E News reported on the organization’s candidate ratings and their role in shaping climate-focused electoral discussions during the 2020 election cycle.[2]
Inside Climate News cited the organization in coverage of how voters can evaluate candidates’ climate commitments.[3]
Oprah Daily referenced the group’s rankings of members of Congress from “climate zero” to “climate hero.”[4]
Forbes reported on climate-related election outcomes and referenced organizations evaluating candidates’ positions on climate policy, including Vote Climate U.S. PAC.[5]
Common Dreams reported on progressive voter guides during the 2022 midterm elections, including Vote Climate U.S. PAC’s candidate evaluations on climate and related issues.[6]
Yahoo News quoted founder Karyn L. Strickler discussing the role of climate change in voter decision-making and referenced the organization’s voter guide.[7]
Leadership
The founder and president of Vote Climate U.S. PAC is Karyn L. Strickler.[1]
Electoral campaigns
Before founding the organization, Strickler held senior roles in electoral and issue campaigns, including serving as finance director and later volunteer director for Chris Van Hollen’s 2002 congressional campaign. She previously served as executive director of the Maryland affiliate of the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL), where she led a multi-year advocacy campaign supporting legislation and a statewide referendum that codified abortion rights into Maryland law. Her leadership role in the campaign has been noted in scholarship on state-level abortion policy. [8]
See also
- Environmental politics in the United States
- Climate change policy of the United States