what political candidates does aarp support 
aarp is a nonpartisan organization that does not make contributions to campaigns or political parties and does not endorse candidates the organization does advocate for voter engagement and lobby on issues that impact americans over the age of 50 some of these issues include legislation to regulate social security medicare health insurance access tax deductions prescription drug costs and age discrimination in the workplace 2the bottom lineaarp is a nonprofit organization that promotes the well being and interests of those over age 50 it was formerly called the american association of retired persons but changed its name to aarp in 1999 to reflect the fact that many members were still working full or part time aarp is nonpartisan meaning it doesn t support political campaigns or endorse political candidates it does however have a robust lobbying presence at both the state and federal level on issues that impact older americans and retirees such as social security and health insurance access it also offers many benefits to members such as tax assistance retail and travel discounts insurance products fraud prevention and education 