Posts by Kathy Groob
Annette Taddeo Wins Florida Special Election Tuesday, Flipping Seat from Red to Blue
State Senator-elect Annette Taddeo became the first Latina woman elected to the Florida State Senate on Tuesday in a special election. Defeating Republican Rep. Jose Felix Diaz in the Miami-area swing area, Taddeo’s win flipped the seat from Republican to Democratically held. The Colombia-born Democrat, who has never held public office, defeated former state Rep. Jose Felix…
Read MoreWonder Woman Helene Neville Crosses Finish Line
A four-time cancer survivor, nurse, author, speaker and advocate for women, Helene Neville completed her mission today as she crossed the finish line in Nevada. Helene Neville is the first WOMAN to run solo across the United States. She ran across all 48 states in the Continental United States, often stopping at state capitols, wearing her…
Read MoreFemale Fighter Pilot Runs for Congress
Based on the immediate, widespread national and statewide media coverage, Amy McGrath of Kentucky has had an amazing rollout to her campaign for Congress in Kentucky’s 6th District. CNN, MSNBC, The Washington Post and many local and national news outlets are running her riveting announcement video. Hashtag #AmyMcGrath is trending on Twitter. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcjG2fK7kNk#action=share/. Amy…
Read MoreWomen Outvoted Men Again in 2016
Women voted in greater numbers and higher proportions than men in 2016, consistent with patterns evident in all presidential elections since 1980, according to a new fact sheet from the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University New Brunswick. CAWP reported on the latest…
Read MoreHalf of All Candidates Running for Office Should Be Women
SHE SHOULD RUN launches 250Kby2030 to ensure that 50% of candidates for the 500,000 elected offices in the U.S. are women by 2030 WASHINGTON, DC (July 18) – The United States has over 500,000 elected positions and less than 25 percent of those offices are currently held by women. Today, She Should Run unveiled a bold,…
Read MoreDayton Mayor Nan Whaley Enters Race for Ohio Governor
The youngest woman ever elected to the Dayton Ohio City Commissioner at age 29, Nan Whaley, is now looking to become the first woman elected as Ohio’s governor.* 41-year-old Whaley has entered a crowded Democratic primary field that includes two other former elected women and a state senator. Running to make a difference for everyday,…
Read MoreNew Report: Gender Played a Role in 2016 Presidential Election
In a new report released today, by Rutgers’ Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) and the Barbara Lee Family Foundation that examines gender dynamics in the 2016 race in order to call attention to, and change, some of the stereotypes associated with the presidency. Hillary Clinton was criticized when she suggested that sexism and misogyny…
Read MoreHelene Neville On the Run for Women
We are so proud of Helene Neville, the One on the Run woman who runs across the United States in support of cancer research, women’s issues and women in politics. You can read more about her journeys here. Pictured here, Helene is at the state capitol of Missouri in Jefferson City. In 2017, she will run…
Read MoreEMILY’s List Announces New Executive Director
By Philip Rucker, Washington Post Emily’s List, one of the most influential women’s groups in national politics, has hired a former state legislative leader from Maine to be its executive director with the aim of helping scores of female candidates prevail in next year’s midterm elections. Emily Cain, who helped lead fellow Democrats to the…
Read MoreWhat it will take for women to win
Women are more politically mobilized than ever before — but that’s not enough to get them into office. A POLITICO investigation reveals what’s really stopping women from breaking through. By AMANDA RIPLEY Photography and Video by REENA FLORES Illustrations by ELLEN WEINSTEIN | 06/12/17 05:00 AM EDT One morning this spring, 80 women of different…
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