Description:
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, six states (California, Colorado, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, and Utah) have laws allowing candidates to use campaign funds to pay for childcare costs associated with running for office. In at least seven other states (Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Texas, and Wisconsin), oversight agencies have issued guidance allowing for some form of the same. Two of these states (Maryland and Minnesota) have a public campaign financing program, and the authorization to use campaign funds for certain childcare costs applies to candidates who participate in the program and those who do not. (author abstract)
Resource Type:
Other
Country:
United States
State(s)/Territories/Tribal Nation(s):
Alabama;
Arkansas;
California;
Colorado;
Connecticut;
Kentucky;
Louisiana;
Maryland;
Minnesota;
New Hampshire;
New York;
Texas;
Utah;
Wisconsin