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Woman Battles to Become America’s 4th Largest City Mayor
Annise Parker to Seek Houston’s Top Spot The United States’ fourth largest city could elect its second female mayor in 2009. Veteran city official, Annise Parker is running for mayor in Houston, Texas in the November 3rd election. Parker is currently serving as city controller which is the second highest elected position in the city. …
Read MoreTen Years Making a Difference for Georgia Women
by Kathy Groob They are businesswomen, psychologists, attorneys, activists and government officials. Strong, smart women from Georgia came together 10 years ago this fall to provide support and funding for Democratic women candidates. Georgia’s WIN List has grown to over 5,000 donors and contributed $60,000 to endorsed female candidates in the 2008 election cycle. “Early…
Read MoreReady to Run Nebraska Gearing Up for Fall Program
Women in Nebraska will come together on October 10th for Ready to Run, a political campaign school for women. Ten women who have participated in Ready to Run™ workshops over the past few years were elected to office in Nebraska. Bonnie Coffey, former director of the Lincoln-Lancaster Women’s Commission and the current president of the National…
Read MoreWUFPAC Empowers Young Women to Succeed
WUFPAC stands for Women Under Forty Political Action Committee. Driven by a board of high-powered, politically active young women in Washington, D.C. WUFPAC is the only non-partisan, non-issue based organization focused on electing young (under 40) women to state and federal office. “Young women have a hard time breaking into the long-time political party establishments…
Read MoreTerri Sewell Continuing A Family Legacy for Public Service
Attorney Terri Sewell is running for the open seat in Alabama’s 7th Congressional District. If elected, Terri would become the first woman elected to Congress from Alabama as well as the first African American woman elected to congress from the state. Terri has been a strong advocate for women, including serving as the co-chair of…
Read MoreMinnesota Research Shows Programs are Increasing Political Ambition among Women
By Debra Fitzpatrick, Associate Director, Center on Women and Public Policy, University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute and Lead Researcher on Women’s Path to Political Office research collaborative. Good news out of a new Minnesota data collection and research collaborative designed to improve gender equality in political representation: efforts to increase political ambition are working, especially…
Read MoreCarmen Robinson Seeks the Democratic Nomination in Primary Election This May
On Tuesday, May 19th, the Democratic primary election for Pittsburgh, PA’s mayoral election will be held and one woman has entered the race, attorney Carmen Robinson. A Pittsburgh native, Ms. Robinson is a former police officer and now serves as a private practice attorney and judicial clerk. Carmen was born and raised in the City…
Read MoreVirginia’s Political Champion: Senator Yvonne B. Miller
By Jessica Smocer, Virginia’s Farm Team Senator Yvonne B. Miller’s resume is nothing short of remarkable. The eldest of 13 children, she was born in Edenton, North Carolina, but moved to Norfolk, Va. Faced with segregation and the massive resistance of the times, she earned her teaching degree from Virginia State College in 1956; her Master’s degree from…
Read MoreMadeleine Kunin Ignites Energy in Indiana Women
100 Indiana Women Celebrate Spring With Politics Amid the spring blossoms and stately halls of the Indiana University campus in Bloomington, nearly 100 members and guests of the Indiana Democratic Women’s Caucus Political Action Committee enjoyed an evening of politics on Saturday, March 28th. Former Vermont Governor and author of Pearls, Politics & Power, Madeleine…
Read MoreDiscover America’s Real First Lady – Our First Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin – WATCH THE TRAILER
Kamala Lopez Produces Movie About America’s First Congresswoman A Single Woman is about the first U.S. Congresswoman and lifelong pacifist, Jeannette Rankin. She ran for Congress in Montana in 1916 and won, against all odds. Women in Montana were given the right to vote in 1914, six years before the U.S. Congress ratified the 19th…
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