Posts by Kathy Groob
Attorney General Martha Coakley Announces Intent to Run for Kennedy’s Senate Seat
Martha Coakley, the Massachusetts attorney general. by Katie Zezima, New York Times Attorney General Martha Coakley Tuesday became the first candidate to begin the formal process for seeking election to the late Edward M. Kennedy’s seat in the United States Senate. A representative for Ms. Coakley picked up nominating papers from the Secretary of State William…
Read MoreVirginia GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Says “Views Have Changed” – But How Well Would he Work with a Female Lt. Governor?
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine Amy Gardner of the Washington Post broke the story on Sunday, that GOP gubernatorial candidate, Robert F. McDonnell wrote a master’s thesis in which he described working women and feminists as “detrimental” to the family. He was 34 when he stated “feminism is among the real enemies of the…
Read MoreOhio Democratic Women to Hold Annual Women’s Luncheon Honoring Women Making a Different in Healthcare
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine Several hundred Democratic women will come together on September 12th for the annual Ohio Democratic Women’s Caucus fall luncheon. This year’s program will be centered around healthcare and will honor four Democratic women who are making an impact in Ohio. The four distinguished women will speak to the audience…
Read MoreBi-Partisan Friendship Lead to Creation of the Illinois Democratic Women’s Leadership Institute
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine While working in the Illinois state government, Democrat Loretta Durbin, the wife of Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), formed a friendship with Republican Alice Phillips. Phillips was involved in the Lincoln Series, a Republican women’s leadership and candidate training program and urged her friend, Loretta Durbin to begin a similar…
Read MoreKrystal Ball: Political Newcomer Starting Off Strong in Virginia’s First Congressional District
By Brandy Bailey, Contributor ElectWomen Magazine Voters in the first Congressional district of Virginia have a new face on the political scene to vote for when they go to the polls next year. Krystal Ball is a 27-year-old who owns a software design business with her husband. She announced in June that she is running…
Read MoreKentucky Lags in Electing Women
ElectWomen Publisher Weighs In on Kentucky By Brenna R. Kelly, Enquirer More women are being elected in Kentucky than in the past, but the state still lags behind others in electing women to public office, a new report shows. The report issued by Secretary of State Trey Grayson shows that women experienced gains in the…
Read MoreLike Father Like Daughter: Christine Doody Doherty Follows in Her Fathers Footsteps Breaking New Ground on Eastchester Town Board
By Brandy Bailey, Contributor ElectWomen Magazine Christine Doody Doherty was elected to the Eastchester New York Town Council last November. This might seem unremarkable except for the fact that the same party had ruled the town board since 1997. Prior to her election the town board was composed of five Republicans (4 council seats and…
Read MoreWhy Women’s Rights are the Cause of Our Time – Special Focus by the New York Times
Saving the World’s Women – New York Times Special Magazine Sunday, The New York Times Magazine was dedicated to the plight of the world’s women. The Magazine suggests that changing the lives of women and girls in the developing world can change everything. In the article titled Saving the World’s Women, describes that in the 19th Century,…
Read MoreSPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS: Robin Webb Wins 30-day Sprint for Kentucky Open Senate Seat
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine ROBIN WEBB WON THE SPECIAL ELECTION BY 282 VOTES. 30 days ago Robin Webb was a hardworking sole practitioner attorney and state representative from Kentucky’s 96th District in rural Carter County. That was when Governor Steven Beshear called a special election for an unexpectedly open state senate seat. Robin…
Read MoreA Man’s World in Kentucky Politics
Editorial by the Herald-Leader You don’t even have to be a numbers cruncher to get excited by this string of statistics: In the 2000 census 51.1 percent of Kentuckians were female. In 1997, 56 percent of college graduates in Kentucky were female, a number that rose to 59 percent by 2007. Women account for 52.9…
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