Posts Tagged ‘elect women’
Special Election Watch: Janice Hahn Picks Up Endorsements
BROWN, NEWSOM ENDORSE JANICE HAHN FOR CONGRESS – Democratic leaders unite to support Hahn, echo call for green jobs, clean energy, and ending wars abroad. Janice Hahn announced a bevy of endorsements from Democratic luminaries today, demonstrating broad party unity and underscoring her agenda to create green jobs and focus on clean energy in the 36th…
Read MoreObama Campaign of 2012: Not such a boys’ club
POLITICO- The 2008 Obama campaign may have epitomized racial diversity, but gender was another story. While Hillary Clinton was defining a new place for women in politics two decades after a woman ran Michael Dukakis’s 1988 presidential campaign, the three most visible figures for Barack Obama — David Plouffe, David Axelrod and Robert Gibbs — were…
Read MoreLeague of Women Voters: Still Relevant….Needed Now More Than Ever
By Kathy Groob, Founder ElectWomen.com – The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, has fought since 1920 to improve our systems of government and impact public policies through citizen education and advocacy. The League’s enduring vitality and resonance comes from its unique decentralized structure. The League is a grassroots organization, working at the…
Read MoreFemale Physicians Changing the Politics of Medicine
New York Times – AUGUSTA, Me. — With Republicans in complete control of Maine’s state government for the first time since 1962, State Senator Lois A. Snowe-Mello offered a bill in February to limit doctors’ liability that she was sure the powerful doctors’ lobby would cheer. Instead, it asked her to shelve the measure. “It was…
Read MoreHigh School Student Amy Myers Takes Her Case to Television
New Jersey high school sophomore, Amy Myers, who in April challenged Representative Michele Bachmann to a debate or fact test on the U.S. Constitution, appeared this evening on MSNBC on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell show. 16-year-old honor student, Amy Myers, made the case for the basis of her letter to Rep. Bachmann that…
Read MoreElizabeth Smart, a Women of Courage, Confronts Kidnapper in Court
The world followed the story of Elizabeth Smart nine years ago. A young beautiful girl kidnapped while sleeping in her bed. Grown up now and at age 23, Elizabeth Smart displayed poise and courage yesterday when she confronted her kidnapper and rapist during his sentencing hearing. ABC News – Elizabeth Smart confronted her abductor and…
Read MoreAMY WINS! 16-year-old Amy Myers Elected Class President
By Kathy Groob – Thrust into the national spotlight for challenging Representative Michele Bachmann to a debate on the constitution, 16-year-old Amy Myers accomplished what she originally set out to do. On Wednesday she was elected class president of the 2011-2012 junior class at Cherry Hill High School East in New Jersey. The student body of…
Read MoreElection Upset; Democrat Kathy Hochul Wins Conservative District Special Election
New York Times – Democrats scored an upset in one of New York’s most conservative Congressional districts on Tuesday, dealing a blow to the national Republican Party in a race that largely turned on the party’s plan to overhaul Medicare. The results set off elation among Democrats and soul-searching among Republicans, who questioned whether they should rethink…
Read MoreNew York Special Election Has Kathy Hochul Facing Off Against Jane Corwin
Huffington Post – BUFFALO, N.Y. – Today’s tight race in New York’s 26th Congressional District has become a referendum on the Republican plan to transform Medicare. The western New York district is among the most conservative in the state. Nevertheless, the latest poll shows Democrat Kathy Hochul with a slight lead over Republican Jane Corwin…
Read MoreCultivate 2012 Summit Begins Today – The White House Project Forms Partnerships for Food Justice
A three-day summit beginning today, May 23, 2011 brings together distinguished activists, thinkers and organizers to change the face of leadership in sustainable agriculture. Sponsored by The White House Project (TWHP), Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), Women, Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN). The White House Project, MOSES and WFAN begin today with the…
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