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New Women in Congress Appointed to High Profile Committees
Two Democratic women who won their special elections recently have been appointed to high profile committees. Congresswoman Janice Hahn (D-California) received her first committee assignment, earning a seat on the powerful House Committee on Homeland Security. The Committee is charged with protecting the American people and critical infrastructure from a possible terrorist attack, and improving…
Read MoreThe Boys Club No Match for Miriam Martinez
By Kathy Groob, Publisher – She’s fought obstacles before and won. To Miriam Martinez, it’s always been a man’s world in her chosen profession, law enforcement. In her race for Sheriff of Mercer County New Jersey, Martinez has faced roadblocks, but is forging ahead towards her November 8th election. “I have 25 years in law…
Read MoreWashington Governor Chris Gregoire Will Not Seek a Third Term
OLYMPIA, WA– Gov. Chris Gregoire today issued the following statement after announcing she has decided not to pursue a third term as governor: “Forty years ago I entered public service as a clerk typist with one goal – to serve the people of the great state of Washington. After three terms as Attorney General and…
Read More16-year-old Amy Myers Challenges Christine O’Donnell to Debate
WEST WHITELAND, PA — Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell of Delaware was greeted by a handful of spectators Friday at the Barnes & Noble in Exton while promoting her first book, “Troublemaker: Let’s Do What It Takes to Make America Great Again.” Barnes & Noble community relations manager Stephanie Stoltzfus said the signing’s…
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 MoreSen. Patty Murray is chosen as a leader of deficit panel
New York Times— Senator Patty Murray, Democrat of Washington, will be co-chairwoman of a powerful new Congressional committee that is supposed to recommend at least $1.5 trillion of additional deficit-reduction measures, the Senate majority leader announced Tuesday. The leader, Senator Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, also appointed two other Democratic senators, Max Baucus of Montana and John Kerry of Massachusetts, to…
Read MoreCongressional Democrats Looking for “Three of a Kind” Win With Kate Marshall in Nevada
By Kathy Groob, Publisher – With a victory in September, Kate Marshall (D-Reno) could become the third Democratic woman to win a special election this year by running on a pro-Medicare and pro-jobs agenda in a heavily red congressional district. Nevada Democrats are betting on State Treasurer Kate Marshall to pull an upset in the…
Read MoreWhy Don’t We Have More Women in Public Office? Look at Who’s Running the Campaigns
By Yashar Ali for Huffington Post – Every election season, I ask myself the same question: Why aren’t more women running for public office? Over the past ten years, I have been hopeful for the prospect and rise of women political candidates. While I never studied the numbers, I felt like we were heading in…
Read MoreIf there aren’t enough women running in California, we’re in trouble
By Kathy Groob, Publisher – Even in California, where 19 women serve in Congress and both United States Senators are women, there are fewer women running for office than in the past. Emerge California Executive Director Kimberly Ellis is working to recruit and train more women to run for public office. “Politics is considered a blood…
Read MoreIs ABC Quickly Becoming the Network for Women?
ABC announced that Katie Couric would join the network to host a new talk show and conduct news features. Couric recently resigned from CBS Nightly News as the first female anchor of a major news network program. Couric joins other strong female journalists now working at ABC – Diane Sawyer, Barbara Walters and Christiane Amanpour.…
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