Prior to founding the Susan B. Anthony List, Dannenfelser was the staff director of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus[REF] and worked for U.S. House Representative Alan Mollohan (D-WV), whom the SBA List later worked to defeat in the 2010 Democratic primary [REF].
In August 2013 Newsmax magazine named Dannenfelser one of the "25 Most Influential Republican Women", citing her work as SBA List president [REF].