(CNN) New York congressional candidate Liuba Grechen Shirley has called her successful bid to use campaign funds for child care a "game changer" in politics. "This will allow more women to run for office," she told CNN's Kate Bolduan. Grechen Shirley, a Democrat, became the first woman to get federal approval to use campaign funds for child care after she petitioned the Federal Electoral Commission last month"Running for office is a 24/7 job. "So it's very difficult for people who are not independently wealthy to take a year off from your life and forgo a salary and run for office 24/7 and also pick up the additional cost of child care that's necessary." "Our babysitter is just as integral to our team as my campaign manager," she added.

Source: CNN May 14, 2018 17:37 UTC