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Since 2016, VoteProChoice helps pro-choice voters elect pro-choice champions in every election everywhere. From school board to sheriff to city council, every elected position has the power to expand or restrict our reproductive freedom. Our Team Vote Pro-Choice is powered by a devoted, creative, diverse group of committed individuals throughout the country. We protect their safety and identity in a Post-Roe world. Leadership About Our Executive Director Sara Tabatabaie Sara Tabatabaie is the Executive Director of Vote Pro-Choice. With more than a decade of political campaign experience, she has worked on presidential races, hyper-local campaigns, and everything in between – always with a special emphasis on growing the electorate and empowering young people, specifically young women, to engage in the political process. Since joining Vote Pro-Choice in 2019, Sara moved from Communications Director to Chief Political Officer to Interim Executive Director, at the request of the Board in August of 2023. Under her leadership, Vote Pro-Choice scaled its national voter guide program to the largest in the country, becoming the most-used guide on the BallotReady platform ahead of the 2020 and 2022 elections and earning the title of ‘Most Impactful Digital Tool in 2022’ by the Center for Digital Strategy. Before joining Vote Pro-Choice, Sara served as the Digital Director for Rock the Vote, focused on registering and turning out young people to vote. For years, she served on the Steering Committee for National Voter Registration Day, and in 2018, Sara worked on the Second Chances campaign, a successful ballot initiative effort to restore voting rights to people with prior felony convictions in Florida. As a new mother, Sara’s lived experience is essential to this moment. Her Middle Eastern heritage provides a lens into barriers specifically facing women of color in the world of reproductive freedom. She openly and honestly shares her own abortion story, naming that it was her decision to terminate a pregnancy in 2012 that freed her to reclaim her life and ultimately become a mother a decade later on her own terms. Chief Program Officer Carly LeQuire Carly is the Chief Program Officer at Vote Pro-Choice, where she leads partnerships, endorsements, and the organization’s award-winning voter guide. Since joining in 2019 as Manager of the Voter Guide, she has overseen its expansion into the largest pro-choice voter resource in the U.S., covering every race from presidential elections to local school boards. Under her leadership, the voter guide was recognized as the "Most Impactful Digital Tool" by the Center for Digital Strategy in 2022. Carly’s commitment to reproductive freedom and voter empowerment is informed by her early work in health advocacy, where she supported individuals living with chronic illness and mental health challenges. This experience gave her a deep understanding of the importance of advocating for underserved communities, shaping her mission-driven approach today. Before transitioning into civic tech, Carly served as Director of Development at AIDS Alabama. She then managed customer success at BallotReady, working with some of the company's earliest clients to develop and implement voter education and engagement tools. Carly thrives on implementing scalable agile processes that empower small teams to achieve national impact, ensuring voters have the information they need to make informed, pro-choice decisions in elections at every level. Communications Director Maris Nyhart Maris Nyhart is a communications strategist and staunch advocate for reproductive rights, currently serving as the Communications Director for Vote Pro-Choice. Maris has helped shape Vote Pro-Choice’s communications strategy since 2019, working to educate voters about the powers of state and local office, mobilizing millions of voters across key states and districts, and growing the Vote Pro-Choice grassroots fundraising program. She also oversees the Vote Pro-Choice paid media program and notably led a $500K campaign in Virginia that helped secure pro-choice control of the legislature in 2023. Prior to joining Vote Pro-Choice, Maris worked in social impact communications across issue areas, including criminal legal system reform, disaster relief, and opportunity youth advocacy. Equally at home creating big-picture strategies and getting into the weeds to execute them, she’s passionate about storytelling as a tool to bring people into progressive movements and grow political power. Creative Political Consultant Claire is the team's resident "jackknife" for her ability to handle a wide range of tasks with ease and agility to shifting strategies. Claire honed her skills over 10 years of wide-ranging experience from established top healthcare industry brands to political tech and non-profits. She seeks to create progressive change, and gender equity through bold, creative, and curious leadership. Claire Del Mar Chapman About Our Co-Founder, Board Chair Heidi Sieck is the co-founder and current Board Chair of Vote Pro-Choice. She is a civic technology entrepreneur who has worked in the reproductive rights ecosystem for over 30 years. The Vote Pro-Choice strategy has always prioritized down-ballot women of color candidates and low propensity women of color voters, newly registered women, and young people. Heidi is initiating this strategy and deeply believes that organizational leadership must reflect the audiences served, ensuring diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in all aspects of the operation. Heidi L. Sieck, Co-Founder Listen to our Co-Founder explain how our pro-choice nation can win back our reproductive freedom, starting with local elections. Join the Pro-Choice Nation First name Last name Email Join Team Vote Pro-Choice Want to learn more? Sign up for emails to be the first to know about candidate endorsements, reproductive rights news, elections near you, and our strategy.

Find your polling place! Access our user-friendly tool to find your voting location for upcoming elections. Stay informed and exercise your right to vote. Voting Frequently Asked Questions How do I know if I’m registered to vote? What if I need to register to vote? You can check if you are registered at Vote.org here: If you need to register to vote, visit www.vote.org/register-to-vote/ What are the deadlines for registering to vote and casting my ballot? Each state has different deadlines. Head to www.vote.org and choose your state's election website to learn more. Can I vote by mail? Voting and election policies differ state-by-state. To learn about each state's vote-by-mail policies, visit https://www.vote.org/absentee-voting-rules/ How do I find my polling place to vote? At the time of an election, you can find your polling place when you're ready to cast an in-person ballot by: After completing your ballot using the Vote Pro-Choice voter guide (as available), click "Find My Polling Place." Use the polling place locator tool provided by Vote America Your voter registration card typically has your local polling place address Contact your local election office Polling places can change from election to election. Always check and confirm your polling location for each election. Can I vote early? Also known as in-person absentee voting, many states offer early voting. You can find information on your state's early voting rules at www.vote.org What do I need to bring to my polling place to vote? This depends on the state you live in. We recommend checking your state’s voting rules and requirements often, and you can view what is required at vote.org What if I have any problems while voting? If you have any questions or experience any difficulty during the voting process, please call the Election Protection hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE Register to Vote Check Your Registration Request Your Ballot

Bobby Orrock is trying to ban abortion and jail doctors—Virginia deserves better. Bobby Orrock has spent decades trying to control women's bodies. Bobby has voted for a total abortion ban, to jail women and doctors with felony charges for seeking life-saving care, AND to block access to IVF and birth control. When politicians focus on extreme agendas, we all lose. Nicole Cole is the only candidate in this race who will protect reproductive freedom. Meet Nicole Election Day in Virginia is Tuesday, November 4. Early Voting begins September 19. Find Your Polling Place Was this helpful? Please consider supporting our work to elect pro-choice leaders across Virginia.

Congrats on being a pro-choice champion! Empower yourself to lead with impact. Explore our candidate training resources, designed to equip your campaign. Thank you for being a pro-choice champion! On this page you’ll find campaign resources, suggested talking points, and social media assets for your benefit. We are here to support you in your commitment to fighting for reproductive freedom. Please reach out or let your coach know if we can provide additional support. We're so proud to be in this work together. In solidarity, The VoteProChoice Team Get Our Logos Training Resources General Connecting Virtually Fundraising Consulting Run for Something Library Virtual Organizing Fundraising Call Time Budgeting Practices Fundamentals Texting Texting Tactics Campaigning Fundamentals Virtual Events Running for Re-Election Setting Up Work on A Campaign Communications Define Values Deliver Your Message Rapid Response Digital/Social Fundamentals Tactics Social Media 101 Email 101 Organizing 101 You Won Your Primary Knocking Doors GOTV Make a Request to the Communications Team We want to uplift your campaign! From retweeting a phone bank you’re hosting to sharing a success story with us to amplify, we want to help. Please scroll through and fill out the form as much as you can. No field is required but Name, Date, and Status.

In 2023, our mission was to engage 3.97 million pro-choice voters in pivotal states where abortion access faces the greatest risk: Texas, Kentucky, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Together, we can ensure a pro-choice future for all. We endorsed 244 candidates in 2023, primarily at the state and local level Joshua Cole Virginia House of Delegates - District 65 Kelly Convirs-Fowler Virginia House of Delegates - District 96 Nina Ahmad Philadelphia City Council - At-Large Jalen McKee-Rodriguez San Antonio City Council - District 2 We built pro-choice governing power to protect abortion in Virginia. The Virginia 2023 election was the largest single-state investment in our history! Now, Vote Pro-Choice alums have proposed a state constitutional amendment to guarantee permanent abortion access in Virginia. How We Won Voter Engagement & Issue ID Work Polling & Message Testing Candidate Support & Voter Mobilization We supported candidates in key judicial victories in Pennsylvania Jill Beck Pennsylvania State Superior Court Judge Timika Lane Pennsylvania State Superior Court Judge Daniel McCaffery Pennsylvania Supreme Court Matt Wolf Pennsylvania State Commonwealth Court Judge State Supreme Courts are a powerful tool in the fight for reproductive freedom, and the Wisconsin court will rule on critical cases to protect abortion rights and voting rights. Janet Protasiewicz WON her 2023 special election for Wisconsin State Supreme Court We supported Justice Janet Protasiewicz in her race for a critical Wisconsin State Supreme Court seat

October 31, 2022 < Back National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman Releases Spoken Word Poem on Instagram, Joins Other Celebrities in Encouraging Voters Across the Country to Vote Pro-Choice Using 2022 Voter Guide This month, #VOTEPROCHOICE launched their 2022 Voter Guide alongside a six-figure ad buy across critical battleground states in an effort to elect pro-choice candidates to every office, from Congress to City Council. Celebrities like Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Piper Perabo, and Nick Offerman have uplifted the Voter Guide on social media, reaching millions of voters across America in the process. This past weekend, more celebrities and public figures joined the movement, including National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, who released a spoken word poem highlighting the voter guide. Below is a transcript of her poem: “ We have election on November 8th and abortion is at stake in every single state. As pro-choice voters, we are the majority, but we have to vote. Our priority must be electing pro choice candidates at every level of government:Our Governors, Attorneys General, State Supreme Court justices, and State Legislators can be the bringers or the breakers of our civil rights. So now and not later, check your voter registration, make a voting plan, stand with pro-choice candidates everywhere. Because everywhere our rights are in danger,but we have the might, the power, and the hope to use it. All we have to do is vote." Since the #VOTEPROCHOICE Voter Guide launched, it has been accessed by hundreds of thousands of voters across the country, with unprecedented numbers of young voters and new voters signing up to use the voter guide.

October 4, 2022 < Back Vote Pro-Choice Responds to Biden Administration’s New Guidelines on Protecting Abortion Access 100 Days After Dobbs V. Jackson #VOTEPROCHOICE Chief Political Officer and Communications Director Sara Tabatabaie released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration's new proposed guidelines and grants to protect and expand reproductive rights: “Since the devastating Dobbs ruling, millions of Americans have been stripped of access to critical healthcare, and doctors are threatened with criminal penalties, sometimes forced to consult lawyers in real time before providing emergency care. And according to Republicans, this is only the beginning, as they seek to ban abortion nationally. “We’ve known what the goal of the anti-choice right was for decades, and now that they’ve successfully overturned Roe v. Wade, we are witnessing the devastation firsthand. The Biden Administration, and administrations before, should have been more proactive. Instead, these reactive measures now come too late, and too incrementally. “With exactly five weeks left until the midterm election, it’s clear that the only solution to protect abortion access and reproductive healthcare is to expand our margins not only in Congress, but also in state houses and city halls across the country. At #VOTEPROCHOICE , we have been sounding the alarm for years that the real battle for abortion access happens down-ballot, in state legislatures and local governments, where so many horrifying and unpopular bans originate in the first place.”

October 18, 2022 < Back Vote Pro-Choice Responds to President Biden’s Speech Outlining the Stakes for Abortion Rights in the 2022 Midterms; Highlights 2022 Voter Guide In response to President Biden’s speech in Washington, DC highlighting the importance of electing a Democratic Congress to codify Roe v. Wade and protect abortion rights on a federal level, Sara Tabatabaie, Chief Political and Communications Officer of #VOTEPROCHOICE , released the following statement: “ President Biden is right to emphasize the stakes in this year’s midterms. Abortion is on the ballot, and the ramifications of losing the House and Senate would be severe across every aspect of our lives. Republicans in Congress have been clear about their goals to nationally ban abortion across the full country, so we must all be clear-eyed about what we’re fighting against. “ But the devastation that patients and providers have experienced since Dobbs can’t just be fixed by electing Democrats in federal races alone. We need long-term, systemic investments in voter engagement across every ballot line—and that means investing in down-ballot races and voter education and outreach. “ That’s why #VOTEPROCHOICE has launched a six-figure investment across battleground states like Georgia and Ohio to get voters access to our voter guide of pro-choice candidates—the largest voter guide of its kind in the nation. Abortion is on the line in every election, from Congress to County Commission. And that means we need pro-choice voters to vote in every election, and for pro-choice candidates to win in every election.”

Are you a pro-choice voter? Prepare to vote with this pro-choice voter guide, check your voter registration, polling places, and more. It’s never been more important to vote for progressive, pro-choice champions at every level of office. Voter Resources Register to Vote Check Your Registration Find Your Polling Place Request Your Ballot Voter Guide Frequently Asked Questions How do I know if I’m registered to vote? What if I need to register to vote? You can check if you are registered at Vote.org here: If you need to register to vote, visit www.vote.org/register-to-vote/ What are the deadlines for registering to vote and casting my ballot? Each state has different deadlines. Head to www.vote.org and choose your state's election website to learn more. Can I vote by mail? Voting and election policies differ state-by-state. To learn about each state's vote-by-mail policies, visit https://www.vote.org/absentee-voting-rules/ How do I find my polling place to vote? At the time of an election, you can find your polling place when you're ready to cast an in-person ballot by: After completing your ballot using the Vote Pro-Choice voter guide (as available), click "Find My Polling Place." Use the polling place locator tool provided by Vote America Your voter registration card typically has your local polling place address Contact your local election office Polling places can change from election to election. Always check and confirm your polling location for each election. Can I vote early? Also known as in-person absentee voting, many states offer early voting. You can find information on your state's early voting rules at www.vote.org What do I need to bring to my polling place to vote? This depends on the state you live in. We recommend checking your state’s voting rules and requirements often, and you can view what is required at vote.org What if I have any problems while voting? If you have any questions or experience any difficulty during the voting process, please call the Election Protection hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE

November 10, 2022 < Back Vote Pro-Choice Celebrates Pro-choice Victories Across the Country Heidi Sieck, co-founder and CEO of Vote Pro-Choice, released the following statement in response to Election Day results projecting strong Democratic performances across the country: “Last night, the entire country got to see what so many of us have known for years: This is a pro-choice nation, and abortion rights are popular in every corner of every state. “And in all five instances where abortion was directly on the ballot, abortion rights won by popular vote. “Every person who values reproductive freedom and the integrity of our democracy should thank a woman voter or a voter under 30 today. There is no doubt that young people and women across the country – particularly women of color – turned out in inspiring numbers to deliver these critical victories. From flipping the state legislature in Michigan to blocking a super-majority in North Carolina and everything in between, we would not be celebrating today without the work of young voters and of women who mobilized on behalf of body autonomy and abortion access. “While we celebrate now, we’ll be back to work soon enough, focusing on new opportunities to regain lost ground in places like Kentucky and Virginia, and working to protect patients and providers at the community level in 2023 and beyond.”