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OUR MISSION

Project Elect gathers women of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to

first, educate members of the Church about the importance of women’s involvement in public service;

second, encourage and recruit each other to run for public office;

third, support each other in campaigning for and participating in public service.

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FROM OUR LEADERS

“You show your love for the Lord daily as you support your husband, nurture children, care for parents, benefit neighbors, serve in your school, sit on your community council, and do much of the work of this world in and out of the home.”
Elaine L. JackFormer Relief Society General President
"We strongly urge men and women to be willing to serve on school boards, city and county councils and commissions, state legislatures, and other high offices of either election or appointment, including involvement in the political party of their choice.”
The First Presidency of the LDS Church
“A man filled with the love of God, is not content with blessing his family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race.”
Joseph Smith, Jr.Founder of the LDS Church
“Let every man and woman be industrious, prudent, and economical in their acts and feelings, and while gathering to themselves, let each one strive to identify his or her interests with the interests of this community, with those of their neighbor and neighborhood, let them seek their happiness and welfare in that of all.”
Brigham YoungFormer President of the Church
“The Master associated love for God with love for fellowman; and surely love comprises duty, and duty means effort and action. A very large part of the course of education provided in the school of mortality is attained through association with our kind and the righteous observance of duty in community life. We are not here to be recluses nor to hold ourselves aloof from public service, but to live in a state of mutual helpfulness and effective cooperation.”
James E. TalmageFormer General Authority
“The reason why we get into the hands of autocrats in politics is because many of us criticize and stay home and don’t go to our district meetings. And we don’t allow ourselves to become candidates, or representatives to vote for those who will represent us in the nation, or the county, or the state.”
Harold B. LeeFormer President of the Church
“Let us seek to take an active part in our local, state, and national affairs. We are commanded by the Lord to do so. It is as binding on us as any of the Lord’s commandments.”
Ezra Taft BensonFormer President of the Church
“To worship the Lord is to stand valiantly in the cause of truth and righteousness, to let our influence for good be felt in civic, cultural, educational, and governmental fields, and to support those laws and principles which further the Lord’s interests on earth.”
Bruce R. McConkieFormer General Authority
“Teach those for whom you are responsible the importance of good civic manners. Encourage them to become involved, remembering in public deliberations that the quiet voice of substantive reasoning is more persuasive than the noisy, screaming voice of protest. In accepting such responsibilities our people will bless their communities, their families, and the Church.”
Gordon B. HinckleyFormer President of the Church
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OUR COMMITMENT

Project Elect is a nonpartisan organization. Our efforts are focused on identifying and offering solutions to the barriers that women of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints face in running for office, and our only political objective is to increase the number of women in the Church who run for office. We do not consider a woman’s partisan status or the fact that her platform may align with a particular political party when we invite her to gather with us or benefit from Project Elect resources.

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