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2004

Fifteen Women Under Forty ran for Congress in the 2004 general election and four were victorious!
Rep. Stephanie Herseth, a 33-year-old Democrat, won South Dakota's at-large seat with 53% of the vote!
Cathy McMorris, a 33-year-old, won Washington's 5th District with 60% of the vote!
Rep. Linda Sanchez , a 33-year-old Democrat, won California’s 39th District with 61% of the vote!
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a 37-year-old Democrat, won Florida's 20th District with 70% of the vote!

All 2004 WUFPAC Candidates

-Samara Barend (D), 26, lost in a general election in New York's 29th District.
-Capri Cafaro (D), 26, lost in a general election in Ohio's 14th District.
-Lisa Marie Cheney (R), 39, lost in a general election in Virginia's 8th District.
-Silvia Delamar (D), 26, lost in a general election in Georgia's 8th District
-Rep. Stephanie Herseth (D), 32, won the general election in an at-large race in South Dakota
-Becky Armendariz Klein (R), 39, lost the general election in Texas's 25th District
-Emily Mathews (R), 30, lost her primary in Texas's 1st district
-Cathy McMorris (R), 33, won in a general election in Washington's 5th District.
-Stephanie Summers O'Neal (R), 39, lost her primary in Mississippi's 2nd District
-Lisa Quigley (D), 38, lost her primary in California's 20th District
-Rep. Linda Sanchez (D), 33, won the general election in California's 39th District
-Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D), 37, won the general election in Florida's 20th District
-Winsome Sears (R), 39, lost the general election in Virginia's 3rd District 
-Amy Vasquez (D), 35, lost the general election in New Jersey's 4th District
-Tracy Velazquez (D), 39, lost the general election in an at-large race in Montana

2002

Nine Women Under Forty ran for Congress in the 2002 general election, but only one was victorious.

Rep. Linda Sanchez , as a 33-year-old Democrat, won California’s 39th District with 55% of the vote!

All 2002 WUFPAC Candidates

- Rep. Linda Sanchez (D).
- Stephanie Herseth (D), 32, lost in the general election in her bid for South Dakota’s At-Large House seat.
- Melissa Bean (D), 39, lost in the general election in a race for Illinois’ 8th District.
- Stephanie Sanchez (D), 35, lost in the general election in her bid for Connecticut’s 4th District.
- Lori Handrahan (D), 32, lost her primary in her bid to become the Democratic nominee in the race for Maine’s 2nd District.
- Liz Farley (D), 37, lost her primary in her race for Arizona’s 2nd District.
- Felicia Gross (D) 28: defeated in bid for nomination to represent New York's 1st District.
- Candice McElyea (D), 28, lost her primary in her bid to become the Democratic nominee in the race for Florida’s 13th District.
- Kalyn Free (D), 39, withdrew from her bid to represent Oklahoma’s 3rd District.

2000

Eleven Women Under Forty ran for Congress in 2000. Five were successful!
- Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D) won her race for Wisconsin’s 2nd District. She is now in her third term as a member of the House of Representatives.
- Rep. Mary Bono (R) won her race for California’s 45th District and is currently serving her fourth term in Congress.
- Rep. Melissa Hart (R), won her race for Pennsylvania’s 4th District, and is now in her second term.
- Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D), now in her fourth term, won her race for California’s 46th District.
- Rep. Heather Wilson (R) won her race for New Mexico’s 1st District and is now in her fourth term.

All 2000 WUFPAC Candidates

- Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D) 
- Rep. Mary Bono (R) 
- Rep. Melissa Hart (R)
- Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D)
- Rep. Heather Wilson (R) 
- Stephanie Sanchez (D), lost her bid to represent Connecticut’s 4th District.
- Susan Myshka (R), lost her bid to represent Arkansas’s 1st District.
- Lauren Beth Gash (D), lost her bid to represent Illinois’s 10th District.
- Charlene Cathcart (R), lost her bid to represent New Jersey’s 1st District.
- Linda Mercurio (D), lost her bid to represent New Jersey’s 5th District.
- Lisa Lutz (R), lost her bid to represent New Mexico’s 3rd District.