by Sondra Wilson. Updated 6/2/2025.
“PAC” stands for “political action committee”. Wild Willpower PAC (“WWP”) is an Iowa-based tax-exempt organization registered with the IRS as a 527 tax exempt political organization, and with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board as a type of PAC called an Iowa PAC. An Iowa PAC is a type of “Campaign Committee”. Candidates who run for office have separate committees called “Candidate Committees”. For additional information, contact the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board.
WWP was formerly registered with the Federal Election Commission as the first “Civil PAC” in the country, which was a type of nonconnected PAC. You can learn more about PACs, including what a Civil PAC is, in this guide.
Like many Americans, the founder of the organization, Sondra Wilson, was tired of watching millions of desperately-needed dollars being tossed over the tops of peoples’ heads in order to elect candidates who seem to lack enough empathy, compassion, wisdom, and creativity to come up with proactive solutions to help the people. Here is WWP’s banner from 2018 that was used on the front of our booth:
Our Prime Directive
Our Prime Directive (similar to Mission Statement, but for Star Trek fans) is to “help people live sustainably (e.g. solar powered energy, food and herbal medicine gardens), and work toward the advancement and respect of human rights.“
Political Platform
We the People can co-create a better political platform than business-as-usual candidates. Instead of waiting around to see what party candidates will present to us, we’re building a better platform we actually want, and which helps all people. Then we tell the candidates, “No — you run on our platform — not the other way around.
We are very blessed to live in the United States, and to have a form of government where we are able to petition and improve our government. Thank you Veterans!!!
It is not an “us v. them” thing — it is a “rising tide lifts all ships” thing. Our platform will help all people and the people of future generations. We’re changing the future for the good of all — that’s our goal and we can’t do it without you!
Although we had a national plan pinned to our website for years, in 2024 WWP switched from being a federal PAC, to instead being a state PAC. We are now in the process of upgrading and improving our state platform.
Got good ideas to help us improve the platform? Please email WildWillpowerPAC@gmail.com with PLATFORM written in the subject line.
Code of Ethics
These may be adjusted from time to time. This code is what we hold all our candidates, volunteers, and business partners to.
- Be Compassionate
- Be Accountable
- Be Transparent, But Cautious
- Be Honest
- Serve Justice
- Show Integrity
We Endorse Candidates
WWP promotes candidates who align with our prime directive, uphold our Code of Ethics, and who run on our platform.
Supporting Indigenous Teachers supports Intercultural Healing, and Restoring Honor in America
WWP would not be possible without the life’s work of Richard Lonewolf. After meeting his family in the Mojave Desert in spring 2003, Sondra spent years living and learning alongside him the history and traditional wilderness survival skills and ancient earth wisdoms of his people. Between 2010 and 2017 Sondra and Lonewolf wrote More Valuable Than Gold, which Wild Willpower PAC is currently accepting pre-orders for. Once we get enough pre-orders, we’ll be able to afford to get them off the printer. Please order your copy here:
Proceeds from More Valuable Than Gold will go toward sponsoring indigenous teachers and other wild living skills experts from around the world, so that Sondra Wilson can finish developing The Wild Living Skills App.
About the Wavy Lines
The wavy lines that twist through the words “Wild Willpower” represent the symbol of Aquarius. For example, you may have seen it on our business cards:
For funzies, here’s Age of Aquarius by The 5th Dimension:
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End of an Era
Wild Willpower PAC going dormant
until further notice
The overview of Wild Willpower PAC, which represents my life’s work, is preserved below. Following a great deal of inflection and consideration upon this matter, due to necessity of circumstances I am temporarily shutting down Wild Willpower PAC for the following two reasons:
1.) The Iowa Secretary of State’s Candidate’s Guide indicates, “Candidates who have no party affiliation or who are affiliated with a non-party political organization (NPPO) cannot appear on a primary election ballot. These candidates must file during the general election filing period to have their names placed on the general election ballot.” Whereas Wild Willpower PAC qualifies as an NPPO and I am running as a Democrat, therefore my candidate committee, Sondra Wilson for Iowa Governor, may not be affiliated with it.
2.) Previously I planned to run as a Democrat, however in case I was not given a fair shot and got pushed out of the party (because many Democrats seem 100% set on Rob Sand no matter what), I intended to run as an Independent, However, on June 23, 2025, I was notified by Iowa Secretary of State’s office that: “House File 954, signed into law earlier this year, adds a new paragraph to §43.67 clarifying that a candidate is “ineligible to appear on the same ballot for the same office other than as a candidate for the political party indicated on the affidavit.” Therefore this is not an option.
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After announcing my candidacy on March 31, 2023, I originally registered as non-partisan even though I was a registered Democrat for years. The reason I did this, in part, is that Constitutionally, our government is — by definition — a “democratic-republic”. The democratic form of government and the republican form of government are both baked into the Iowa and US constitutions. That said, candidates are required to choose just one party, and as written in my “Pretty Big Deal” article:
– The Republican Party has gone astray from Lincoln’s mission. I am calling for Republicans to get back on track in order to honor and carry forth his legacy.
– The Democratic Party’s heyday came with FDR’s New Deal programs: that was the time in history when the party really found something that worked and lifted the American people up. Teddy Rossevelt gave us the Square Deal. FDR gave us the new deal, and I propose that Iowa models A Pretty Big Deal so that it can eventually be replicated in other states, nationally, and eventually beyond.
I encourage
You will see within that same article, what I have written about the gravest, forgotten sin of both the Democratic and Republican Parties (Compromise of 1877), and how this is our opportunity to set our state and nation on track to our greater purpose. My plan calls
In Fall 2024 I amended my Statement of Organization with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board from non-affiliated to Democratic Party. The reason I choose to run as a Democrat is written within my main campaign page. — even though I think the party fails to hit the nail on the head, the people within it truly care about everyone, and are doing their best. Part of my goal in running as a Democrat is to help lift the party up and aim more true with regard to what people really want and need. Furthermore, as a transgender woman, I am grateful that even though I firmly disagree with the Democratic Party’s positions regarding several “hot topic” trans-related issues,
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