Despite their high representation in the workforce, Latina women are only 3% in the two legislative chambers of the United States Congress.

In terms of work representation, Latinas constitute the largest group of working women in the country, second only to the group of non-Hispanic/Latino white women. According to a study published on the US Department of Labor blog, there are more than 12 million Latino women who make up 16% of the entire female workforce.

Overall, Latino representation in Congress is low. In the House of Representatives, only 13 (10 Democrats and 3 Republicans) of the 435 voting members are Latino. As a non-voting member of the Puerto Rico representation, there is a Latina Republican in attendance, Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón. In the other legislative chamber, the only Latino senator is Catherine Cortez Mast (D-Nev).

Faced with this inconsistency in political representation, the political fundraising group began to focus its attention on supporting Latin Democrat candidacies in 2015. This is “POWER PAC”, “a political action committee founded in 2008 by and for Latinas to elect Democratic Pro-Choice Latinas to Congress. […] providing resources and support to federal Latina candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to the Latino community”, according to the group's official website. The “Pro-Choice” concerns women's defense of the right to abortion.

In 2021, a survey guided by the Pew Research Center measured opinions on abortion divided by race and ethnicity and showed that 58% of Latinos/Hispanics believed that abortion should be legalized in most cases, an equivalent percentage (57%) of non-Latino white respondents.

According to Ingrid Durán, president and founder of “POWER PAC”, there is no way to support any Latin Democratic candidate who is against the right of choice, according to NBC News.

To gain the group's support, there is a selection process for candidates whose criteria include proof of work supporting Latino communities, including encouraging Latinas who are eager to work in politics. This support has proved to be important, as, according to the publication, “POWER PAC” raised about US$ 60,035 in 2020, and the amount of US$ 17,500 was donated to Democrats. For this year's election cycle, the amount raised was US$153,195, “in addition to about $34,130 cash on hand”.

The first candidates the group is endorsing in the 2022 midterms are “Oregon state Rep. Andrea Salinas, a candidate in Oregon’s 6th Congressional District, Delia Ramirez in Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District and Dr. Yadira Caraveo in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District”.

These political stakes are quite symbolic. Andrea Salinas can be the first Latina to represent Oregon in Congress if she wins the primary and general election; Delia Ramirez can become the first Latina elected from the Midwest if she wins the November general election, and Yadira Caraveo, if she wins in November, will be Colorado's first Latina elected to the federal office, according to NBC News.