Candidates
Cincinnati City Council Candidate Yvette Simpson: Young Woman’s Energy; “Old Soul” Wisdom
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – When you meet Cincinnati City Council candidate Yvette Simpson for the first time, her energy and sparkle is immediately apparent. But behind the friendly, smiling façade is a young woman who worked hard to survive a difficult childhood in a crime-ridden neighborhood and obstacles that would have kept many…
Read MoreEmerge Kentucky Graduate Seeks Appointment to Louisville Metro Council
Training Program Readies Women to Run For Public Office – Sixteen people are seeking an appointment to an open seat on Louisville’s Metro Council following the resignation of Judy Greene representing District 1. Attica Woodson Scott is one of those seeking the appointment and then she plans to run for the seat in next year’s election. Scott…
Read MoreAn Unlikely Candidate Emerges as Leader on Boston City Council
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine Even though she worked in government for 16 years prior to running for Boston City Council, Ayanna Pressley considered a run for council out of her reach. “You never believe you are ready or are good enough,” says Pressley. Boston’s record of female candidates is dismal and when Pressley…
Read MoreSocial Justice and Anti-Poverty Activist Seeks Second Term on Bloomington City Council
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – Located in the heart of Indiana and home to Indiana University, Bloomington City Council’s nine-member body includes council president, Susan Sandberg. Susan didn’t win her first election in 2003, but continued to position herself for the next cycle and was appointed to fill a vacancy that occurred on…
Read MoreNationalized Election Ends Run for Kate Marshall of Nevada
Democratic Nevada State Treasurer Kate Marshall was defeated in a highly nationalized special election Tuesday by Republican Mark Amodei, a former state GOP chairman and state senator, to become the U.S. representative for most of Nevada, including Washoe County. The seat has never been held by a Democrat. Marshall called Amodei about 9 p.m., with…
Read MoreWill New York Mayor Bloomberg Endorse Christine Quinn for His Successor?
New York Times – It is the worst-kept secret in City Hall. Michael R. Bloomberg has told almost everyone who asks — but only privately, so far — that he hopes the City Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, will succeed him as mayor in 2013. While Mr. Bloomberg brings unprecedented personal resources to his political agenda, few other New…
Read More“Mom, you’ve got to do this” – daughters encouraged candidate to run
By Kathy Groob, Publisher – While Linda Newell (D-Colorado) was scrambling to find a candidate for an open Colorado senate seat, she did not consider the job for herself. It was only after the party was unable to find someone else that officials came to her saying “why don’t you run?” Ultimately it was Linda Newell’s…
Read MoreLA Councilwoman Janice Hahn Wins Special Election – Heads to Washington
Los Angeles City Councilwoman, Janice Hahn (D) won her special election yesterday for California’s 36th Congressional District. Hahn won handily by a 54-45% margin. She succeeds Democrat Jane Harman, who resigned to run a Washington think tank, in California’s 36th District. Women have won both open seat Congressional elections in 2011 bringing the current total back to…
Read MoreJanice Kovach to Seek Interim Mayor’s Seat in Clinton NJ
Former Clinton New Jersey councilmember Janice Kovach, who filed to run for mayor in the Town of Clinton on April 11, 2011, has announced that she will seek to fill the seat of mayor recently vacated by former Mayor Christine Schaumburg, who abruptly resigned on June 30, 2011. Kovach, who is unopposed in today’s Democratic…
Read MoreBachmann vs. Palin: Who’s the Better 2012 Candidate?
Mother Jones – At first glance, you might think you were seeing double. Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann are both hard-right Republican firebrands with a populist touch, a love of the spotlight, and devoted throngs of conservative followers. Though both have been regularly shunned by the Washington establishment, they’ve proven to be prodigious…
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