Posts by Kathy Groob
Women Winning Does It Again. Susan Allen & Kari Dziedzic Sweep in Minneapolis Special Elections
With the election of Kari Dziedzic and Susan Allen to the legislature, Women Winning is five for five in legislative special elections Saint Paul, Minn. – January 10, 2012 – Women Winning – whose mission is to encourage, promote and support pro-choice women’s leadership in all political parties and levels of public office – congratulates Susan…
Read MoreElection Officers who Block the Vote
By Robert M. Brandon – Many news stories have focused on efforts of new Republican majorities in state legislatures around the country to pass laws viewed as suppressing the vote of traditional Democratic constituencies. But recent actions by some secretaries of state look even more disturbing, given their traditional role as a state’s chief elections officer,…
Read MorePink Politics Featured on KY Forward
KY Forward featured Pink Politics in its Government section on January 9, 2012. Click here to read the story. www.kyforward.com
Read MoreForget New Hampshire. The Women Action on Tuesday is in Minnesota.
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine –Tuesday, January 10th voters will go to the polls for two special elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Open seats in Minneapolis Senate District 59 and House District 61 feature two women—Kari Dziedzic and Susan Allen. If elected, Susan Allen would become the first Native American woman to ever serve in…
Read MoreChristine Quinn’s Coffers Reach Goal for New York Mayoral Primary
By Kate Taylor for The New York Times – Twenty-two months before New York City chooses its next mayor, Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker and a Democrat, has become the first candidate to surpass a key threshold: She has raised all the money she is allowed to spend in the primary under the city’s…
Read MoreBad news for women: Study Says Looks Matter as TV Covers Congress
By Sam Roberts for The New York Times – Maybe looks aren’t everything, but new research suggests that more physically attractive members of Congress get more coverage on network television. Two Israeli professors concluded that members whom a student survey judged to be better looking appeared more frequently on television — but not radio or in…
Read MoreAnnouncing PINK POLITICS Book Tour & Speaking Events – New Dates Added
ElectWomen Magazine Publisher and Author Kathy Groob, will launch her PINK POLITICS book tour and speaking events beginning Saturday, January 7, 2012. In her new book PINK POLITICS – The Woman’s Practical Guide to Winning Elections, Groob tells of her own experiences as a candidate and offers women a realistic assessment of what it takes…
Read MoreMichigan Sen. Rick Jones compares female PR political executive to hooker
January 05, 2012 By Susan J. Demas | MLive.com Contributor – Truscott Rossman founder Kelly Rossman-McKinney has asked Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (R-Monroe) to look into the fact that Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) compared her to a prostitute. In a MIRS story on Dec. 28, Rossman, head of a top Lansing public relations firm, named…
Read MoreCommitment to 2012 –women’s political organizations engage in massive recruitment efforts
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – Women’s political organizations across the nation are engaged in a massive effort to recruit, train and support women political candidates for races in 2012. With women holding just 17% of the seats in Congress, women’s groups are fired up to change the trend and the results. The Center…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia: A Step for Women
AP – For the first time, women in Saudi Arabia will not need a male guardian’s approval to run or vote in municipal elections in 2015, an official said. The official, Fahad al-Anzi, added that King Abdullah had already approved the advance in women’s rights. Mr. Anzi is a member of the Shura Council, an…
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