Posts Tagged ‘elect women’
Custer’s Last Stand?
By Kathy Groob, Founder ElectWomen.com While traveling the country promoting Pink Politics during this past year, I heard the same question over and over from women; “What are these men doing? What do you think is the reason so many men just keep trying to control our reproductive freedoms and rights?” I always replied, “It’s…
Read MoreThe Invisible War: Rape in the Military
Ariana Klay claimed she was raped by a senior officer and her civilian boss. “He hit me across the left side of my face … and my face hurt so bad. He screamed at me and he grabbed my arm and he raped me.” Kori Cioca’s heartbreaking account of her rape by a commanding officer…
Read MoreBoston Globe Endorses Elizabeth Warren
In Senate, Warren would lead where Brown has fallen short Ted Kennedy has been dead for more than three years, but his shadow hangs over the battle for his old seat between Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren. It’s the people’s seat, all right, and the citizens of Massachusetts deserve a senator who can represent…
Read MoreAAUW, Running Start Provide Campus Trainings to Increase the Number of Women Running for Office
Elect Her Initiative Will Expand to 39 College Campuses Next Year WASHINGTON — The American Association of University Women (AAUW) and Running Start will bring Elect Her–Campus Women Win, the only nationwide program that trains college women to run for student government and future office, to 39 sites across the country and Jamaica in spring…
Read MoreFresh Ideas for Maine’s State Legislature
Mattie Daughtry, a lifelong Brunswick Maine resident, graduated from Brunswick High School and Smith College. At 25, Mattie is the Democrat running for State Representative in Maine facing a Green Party male candidate. She boasts a long list of impressive endorsements including Senator George Mitchell, Planned Parenthood, Maine Education Association, Maine Conservation Voters and the…
Read MoreSchool Board Candidate Works Campaign Into Busy Schedule
By Kathy Groob, Founder ElectWomen.com Women can be deterred from running for public office because of demands upon their time and personal lives. Kerry Holleran has found a way to manage her responsibilities as a mom, attorney for the Innocence Project; commuting three hours a day and her involvement in her daughter’s school PTA. Holleran…
Read MoreMeet the Women Running for US Senate
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) was elected to the Senate in 2001, and she serves as chair of both the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety and Security, and the Senate Subcommittee on Energy. She is also a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, the Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee on Small Business…
Read MoreEight WUFPAC Candidates on Ballots Across the Country
Women under 40 are virtually absent from political power in The United States. The Women Under Forty Political Action Committee is a bi-partisan initiative dedicated to electing more young women. Hot off the win by former State Senator Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-9) in Arizona’s congressional primary, WUFPAC has eight endorsed candidates advancing to the November elections. Staying true to WUFPAC’s…
Read MoreKY Supreme Court Justice Attacks Female Opponent for Using her Maiden Name in Campaign
Kentucky Court of Appeals Justice Janet Stumbo is being attacked by her opponent for using her maiden name instead of her husband’s name in her race for Kentucky Supreme Court. Janet Stumbo has always used her maiden name in her previous five judicial elections and has never publicly used her husband Ned Pillersdorf’s last name, primarily to protect…
Read MoreHassan Sole U.S. Woman Running for Governor
(WOMENSENEWS)–Maggie Hassan’s quest for the governorship of New Hampshire puts her under the magnifying lens for those tracking women in politics. She is the only woman running for governor this year and if she loses there won’t be a single female Democratic governor left in the entire country. Democratic governors Christine Gregoire of Washington and…
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