Posts by Kathy Groob
Running Start’s 8th Annual Women to Watch Awards April 2nd
8th Annual Women to Watch Awards – Save the Date | Running Start Bringing Young Women to Politics. | Running Start.
Read MoreSandra Fluke Decides Against Congressional Bid
By Emily Cahn for Roll Call – Women’s rights activist Sandra Fluke will not run for Congress in California’s open 33rd District, instead opting to run for a seat in the state Senate, according to a local report. Fluke’s decision to run for lower office comes just one day after news broke that she had filed…
Read MoreEMILY’s List Endorses Debra Hilstrom for Minnesota Secretary of State
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Debra Hilstrom in the election for Secretary of State of Minnesota. “Debra Hilstrom has an outstanding record of public service in her state house district, and she’s ready to bring that experience to all of Minnesota as Secretary of State,”…
Read MoreTwenty-nine women from Emerge Kentucky file for the 2014 Primary Election
Emerge Kentucky, a non-profit organization established in 2009 to recruit and train Democratic women to run for public office, today announced that twenty-nine women from Emerge Kentucky have filed for elected office this year. The twenty-nine women, listed below, include the first Emerge Kentucky graduate to run for federal office, Elisabeth Jensen who is running…
Read MoreJill Miller Zimon Makes It Official- Challenges Incumbent in Ohio State House Primary
There will be a battle in the Democratic Party for House District 12 Former Pepper Pike City Councilwoman and political activist Jill Miller Zimon filed petitions today for the May 6th Democratic Party primary ballot for House District 12 State Representative. Zimon submitted almost double the 50 required signatures to have her name on the…
Read MoreJoin the Conversation: Gaining Ground, Women’s Political Parity Discussion Feb. 8th
ElectWomen.com founder and Pink Politics author Kathy Groob, will discuss the political gains women have made at the February 8, 2014 Women’s Network program and luncheon in Newport, Kentucky. Reservations are required: [email protected].
Read MoreOld Democratic Name (Nunn) Stakes Bid on Shifting Georgia
New York Times – PERRY, Ga. — As a little girl, Michelle Nunn clutched her father’s hand as they strolled the pecan groves of the family’s 2,400-acre farm, a moment captured in a black-and-white photograph that Sam Nunn used to help win election to the Senate. It hangs in a Sam Nunn exhibit in this…
Read MoreTwo Organizations Dedicated to Improving Women’s Health Join Forces
Two Organizations Dedicated to Improving Women’s Health Join Forces Childbirth Connection Becomes Program of National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. — January 23, 2014 — Two powerhouses that have been working for decades to improve the health of women, moms and families announced today that they have joined forces, with Childbirth Connection becoming a core…
Read MoreJennifer Wexton Wins Special Election in Virginia; Balance of Power in Senate Shifts
By Caitlin Gibson and Ben Pershing, Washington Post – Democrats remained on course to take control of the Virginia Senate after winning a key special election Tuesday, as thousands of Northern Virginia voters braved snow and bitter winds to cast ballots in an unusual, three-way contest. In the race to fill the seat vacated by…
Read MoreEMILY’s List, Burton head to Nevada
By MAGGIE HABERMAN for POLITICO – The female-candidate recruiting group EMILY’s List will hold its third “Madam President” town hall in Nevada, a key presidential battleground, with a range of speakers including White House aide and Priorities USA adviser Bill Burton. The event is the latest in a series of town hall-style forums in early presidential…
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