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Roxanne Qualls Announces Run for Cincinnati Mayor
Cincinnati Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls is making her official announcement about the 2013 Mayoral Campaign today at 10 a.m. EST. WHO: Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, Mayor Mark Mallory, joined by neighborhood, business and other political leaders. WHAT: A press conference to make an official announcement concerning the 2013 Cincinnati Mayoral campaign. WHEN: Thursday, December 6th at…
Read MoreJudd Vs. McConnell?
POLITICO – The Hollywood movie star and eighth-generation Kentuckian is seriously exploring a 2014 run for the Senate to take on the powerful Republican leader, four people familiar with the matter tell POLITICO. In recent weeks, Judd has spoken with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) about the possibility of a run, has discussed a potential bid…
Read MoreAnother chance for female gains
Chicago Sun-Times, BY LAURA WASHINGTON [email protected] In national politics, 2012 was the Year of the Woman — on steroids. This January, the 113th Congress will kick off with the largest assemblage of women in history. Ladies, put on your high heels and kick it up a notch in Illinois 2nd Congressional District. It’s time for…
Read MoreWinter Elections: Halvorson for Congress, Sylvia Garcia for Texas Senate
Two special elections will feature prominent women candidates this winter. ILLINOIS Democratic former U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson is running in the special election to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr. of Chicago, primary scheduled for February 26th with the general election in April. Just eight months after matching up against Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in the 2012…
Read MoreNo More Mr. White Guy
By Dotty LeMieux Demographics are ever changing in today’s world. Who was in is out; who was on top is slipping down the ladder. We live in a country that is looking more and more like the rest of the world. It’s no more Mr. White guy in the U.S. of A. Not at the…
Read MoreNo Words Necessary
In a week that saw the Republican leadership in Washington appoint 19 white men to House Committee Chairmen, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi holds press conference regarding fiscal negotiations. This photo needs no words.
Read MoreNon-partisan Women’s Organization Blasts House Republicans for All Male Chairmen
She Should Run Disappointed by All-Male Slate of Announced House Committee Chairs (Washington, DC)—Today, She Should Run, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to dramatically increasing the number of women in public leadership, expressed profound disappointment with the news that all twelve of the major committees in the U.S. House of Representatives will be chaired by men.…
Read MoreStill a Man’s World in Congress
By JAKE SHERMAN for POLITICO At the top of House committees, it’s a man’s world. Not a single woman will lead any of the major House committees in the 113th Congress. After a day of meetings closed to the public, the House Republican Steering Committee announced an all-male slate of committee chairs, including 12 returning lawmakers who…
Read MoreWhat’s Next for Hillary Clinton
By Stephanie McCrummen, Washington Post On a recent Monday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walked with her husband onto a stage at the New York Sheraton to cheers and whoops and a standing ovation that only got louder as she tried to quiet things down. It was a friendly crowd — the annual meeting of…
Read MoreFormer U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson To Get Another Chance at Congress
Chicago Sun-Times – Former U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson announced Sunday night that she will run in a special election to replace U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who resigned last week. Halvorson ran unsuccessfully against Jackson in the March 20 primary, garnering about 24 percent of the total votes to 58 percent for Jackson. Halvorson represented the…
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