Candidates

Each year ElectWomen’s bipartisan list of political women to watch includes prominent women candidates and a few lesser known women with interesting backgrounds and showing great potential to win their races and make a difference.  This year is no different. Here is our 2016 list:  Hillary Clinton – Running to become the first female  President…

BALTIMORE — Catherine E. Pugh had her breakout moment on the tense streets of West Baltimore last spring, two nights after riots broke out here. With angry protesters violating a 10 p.m. curfew, Ms. Pugh, the Democratic leader of the Maryland Senate, stared down Geraldo Rivera, the Fox News anchor, and berated him on national…

 Zimon Called Smart, Engaged and Energetic  Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ohio’s largest newspaper today endorsed Jill Miller Zimon for State Representative in Ohio’s 12th District.  In endorsing Zimon against incumbant John Barnes, the Plain Dealer said, “Zimon is the better candidate, though. She is aware of the issues, passionate about her concerns and…

NASHVILLE — In her acceptance speech on Thursday, Mayor-elect Megan Barry, a candidate characterized as a purveyor of “extreme” leftist views in a bruising runoff here, mentioned the various residents who would write the next chapter for this fast-growing Southern city. In a notably nonextreme move, she spoke first of the city’s business community.“They need…

The child star of Little House on the Prairie, Melissa Gilbert, has announced she will run for congress in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District. Gilbert, 51,  announced today that she is a Democratic candidate for the seat. This will be her first run for public office.  Read more here: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/little-house-prairie-actress-running-congress-n407481?cid=sm_tw&hootPostID=7d6bc505689db1cf55deb2e0400b9b4e Follow Melissa on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/GilbertforMI  

Rhode Island State Treasurer and reformer, Gina Raimondo faces two men in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for Rhode Island’s next governor.  Not afraid to tackle tough issues, Raimondo has earned accolades as well as criticism for trying to reform Rhode Island’s pension system. Raimondo has inspired women and is named to the NBC Top 30 women…

Frankfort, Kentucky, June 18, 2014 – Jean-Marie Lawson Spann today officially announced her candidacy for the office of Commissioner of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  In front of an exuberant crowd, Jean-Marie laid out her goals for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.  Jean-Marie was introduced by former Kentucky Secretary of the Personnel Cabinet Carol…

Mom Caucus Conversation Event: May 8, 2014 Lexington, KY LEXINGTON – Democratic congressional candidate and working mom Elisabeth Jensen will launch her Kentucky Moms Caucus here next week with a coffee break discussion of issues important to women and their families in Central Kentucky. The campaign timed the caucus launch just in time for Mothers…

By TRIP GABRIEL, New York Times –WASHINGTON — Muriel E. Bowser, whose activist father introduced her to signature-gathering and door-knocking as a girl, won a stunning upset on Tuesday in the Democratic primary for mayor in a race that turned on the integrity of the incumbent, Vincent C. Gray. Ms. Bowser, 41, promised a “fresh…