Meet Oregon’s New Governor, Kate Brown, Being Sworn in Today
The Statesman Journal – Secretary of State Kate Brown will be sworn in asOregon’s 38th governor at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning in a relatively brief inauguration ceremony following Gov. John Kitzhaber’s Friday decision…
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How to Be Young and Female in Congress
By Elizabeth Holtzman – POLITICO Magazine – In January 1973, I was sworn in as the youngest woman ever elected to Congress—even though, at the time, I had no idea that I…
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Running Start Accepting Applications until Feb. 15th
Running Start, the organization dedicated to empowering and training high school women to be future leaders, is accepting applications through February 15, 2015 for its 2015 YWPL class of 50 high school…
Read More9 political campaign tips – The Campaign Workshop
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN TIPS: #WINNING Good political campaign advice can help get a campaign a good start. Here are 9 essential bits of political campaign advice to get your campaign moving in the…
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Alison Lundergan Grimes Announces She Will Run Again for KY Secretary of State
During a formal press conference today, just one day before the filing deadline, Kentucky’s Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes announced she will run again for a second term as Secretary of…
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Iowa Politics News: First Democrat Jumps Into Targeted Race
By Emily Cahn, Roll Call – Cedar Rapids City Councilwoman Monica Vernon announced her candidacy for Iowa’s 1st District on Thursday, she announced Thursday, marking the first Democrat in a race that will…
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California Atty. Gen. Harris to announce U.S. Senate bid on Tuesday
LA Times – California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris will announce Tuesday that she is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Boxer, according to a Harris advisor. Lt. Gov.…
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POLITICO Magazine: The Secret History of Women in the Senate
Kay Hagan just wanted to swim. It was late 2008, and the Democrat was newly arrived on Capitol Hill as North Carolina’s junior senator-elect. But Hagan was told that the Senate pool…
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Washington D.C.’s Power Women on Meet the Press
The women who are running Washington D.C. were on Meet the Press on Sunday. The new Mayor Muriel Bowser, Chancellor Kaya Henderson and Chief of Police Cathy Lanier talked about their roles…
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