Memphis Woman Gets a Second Chance
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine When Carol Chumney ran for mayor of Memphis in 2007, she knew it was an uphill battle. Running against any incumbent is always a challenge, and…
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The Place of Women on the Court
By EMILY BAZELON, The New York Times In late February, three weeks after she had an operation for a recurrence of cancer, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg went to Barack Obama’s first address to Congress. Given…
Read MoreWhere Have All the Governors Gone?
Will 2009 Go Down as the Year of the Disappearing Women Governors? By Kathy Groob, Publisher, ElectWomen Magazine With Sarah Palin’s recent announcement that she is resigning her post as Governor of…
Read MoreThe Fix Reports Lisa Madigan to Run Again for Illinois Attorney General
Was Considered a Contender for Governor or U.S. Senate By Chris Cillizza,The Fix, Washington Post Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) will run for re-election to her current post in 2010,…
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Jenny Sanford for South Carolina Governor–Women Pols Have Fewer Sex Scandals
If you want leaders for whom the people not power comes first, women are the best bet By Christine Jahnke, ElectWomen Contributor, Courtsey of U.S. News & World Report Want fewer embarrassing,…
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State Representative Ellen Cohen a Fighter for Texans and for Cancer Research
Texas State Representative Ellen Cohen didn’t waste any time after her election in 2006 to take on cancer. With Rice University and Texas Medical Center in her district, an affluent area of…
Read MoreCALIFORNIA CAMPAIGN WATCH: Judy Chu Campaign Gears Up for the Home Stretch
By Brandy Bailey, Contributor ElectWomen Magazine With one week left before the general election Dr. Judy Chu is working hard to get her message and her name out to the voters in…
Read MoreORGANIZATION PROFILE: Women’s Policy Inc., Important Women’s Issue Watchdog Group
The Women’s Policy Inc. (WPI) is a D.C. based women’s organization that operates as a nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to insuring that women’s issues are first and foremost. The organization produces The…
Read MoreSTORY UPDATE: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin Speaks Out
(AP) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Sarah Palin says she’s not a quitter, she’s a fighter, but adds that, politically speaking, “if I die, I die. So be it.” The Alaska governor spoke in taped…
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