Women to Watch: Paulette Jordan running for Idaho governor
State Representative Paulette Jordan, a 38-year-old member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, is running to be the first Native American woman elected as governor. Jordan says her campaign is based on the notion…
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Roll Call: Amy McGrath Announces $3.65 Million Quarterly Haul in Kentuck
Roll Call – Democrat Amy McGrath announced Monday that her campaign raised $3.65 million in the third quarter for her bid against GOP Rep. Andy Barr in Kentucky’s 6th District. The $3.65 million haul…
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A surge of female veterans running for office in “pink wave”
A record number of women are running for the U.S. Senate and House this year, presenting a possible shift in a Congress that is currently only 20 percent female, according to Rutgers’ Center for American Women…
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Women to Watch: Rachel Roberts, Enterpreneur, Small Business Owner Steps in to Run for Kentucky Senate
Newport, KY–Rachel Roberts, a Democrat and local business leader, is on the ballot this November to become Northern Kentucky’s first Democratic woman elected to the Kentucky State Senate. Rachel is from a…
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Stacey Abrams Wins Georgia Primary for Governor
New York Times – By Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns Georgia Democrats selected the first black woman to be a major party nominee for governor in the United States on Tuesday, choosing Stacey Abrams, a…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Defeats Joseph Crowley in Major Democratic House Upset Image
New York Times – Representative Joseph Crowley of New York, once seen as a possible successor to Nancy Pelosi as Democratic leader of the House, suffered a shocking primary defeat on Tuesday,…
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Stacey Abrams could become the nation’s first African American woman governor
ATLANTA (AP) — Stacey Abrams won Georgia’s Democratic primary in the gubernatorial race Tuesday, becoming the state’s first woman nominee for governor from either major party. If the former state House minority leader…
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Former Marine Fighter Pilot Amy McGrath Wins Hotly Contested Congressional Primary in Kentucky
Ready to face incumbent Congressman Andy Barr, Kentucky’s Amy McGrath won an overwhelming victory Tuesday evening in Kentucky’s hotly contested primary for Congressional District 6 in Central Kentucky, which includes Lexington. McGrath…
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