Posts Tagged ‘politics’
Wyoming Women Increase Leadership Potential
Over 100 women from across Wyoming gathered at the state Capitol in Cheyenne last week to learn about serving in the state legislature, create new connections, and improve their own leadership strengths. The second annual Leap into Leadership event was hosted by the bipartisan Wyoming Women’s Legislative Caucus on Thursday and Friday, February 12 and…
Read MoreMARCH IS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH – Honoring the Trailblazers
by Senator Sharon Grosfeld Since 1987 when Congress extended National Women’s History Week into a month long observance to be held in March, women’s contributions to the social, economic, political, and cultural fabric of society have been celebrated. Beginning with women protesting the inhumane treatment of factory workers in New York back in March of…
Read MoreKansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius Accepts Cabinet Post
By Michael A. Fletcher and Ceci Connolly Washington Post Staff Writers Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius accepted President Obama’s request to become his Health and Human Services secretary, stepping into a central role in the new administration’s ambitious effort to overhaul the nation’s health care system. Sebelius’s nomination comes just days before the White House is scheduled…
Read MoreCampaign Technique: Meeting Voters Face-to-Face Doesn’t Require Going Door-to-Door Anymore
By Dan Bevarly, Ahead of Ideas After winning your election, instead of bronzing that pair of shoes used to walk the campaign trail, you may want to consider bronzing your computer mouse. It’s a new day in political campaigning. With the explosion of online social networks affecting and responding to changing preferences and expectations for…
Read MoreFreshman Congresswoman Kilroy Talks with ElectWomen Magazine
Mary Jo Kilroy won the election for Ohio’ 15th Congressional District by 2,311 votes, more than the 0.5 percent margin that would trigger a recount. An election challenged resulted in delays and Mary Jo Kilroy was certified as the winner on December 7, 2008 as the first Democrat to represent any part of Franklin County…
Read MoreCandidate Resource: Campaigns & Elections Training Scheduled for June in Washington, D.C.
In 1983, Campaigns & Elections (Politics Magazine) launched a campaign training program that has gone on to help more than 10,000 politicos win campaigns around the world. The flagship program, conducted in Washington every June, draws several hundred visitors. The diverse crowd comes from all over the ideological spectrum and from about fifteen…
Read MoreFemale Candidates Line up for 2010
By: Josh Kraushaar for Politico A slew of formidable female candidates, mostly Democrats, are lining up to run for the Senate in 2010, enough to raise the prospect of a surge of women into a chamber that currently has just 17 women senators. Even at this early point in the election cycle, two prominent statewide…
Read MoreCandidate Interview: New Ohio State Legislator Connie Pillich
ElectWomen.com contributor Vicki Prichard sat down in a television interview for Intercommunity Cable’s Community Report with Ohio’s new State Representative Connie Pillich. Pillich was elected in November 2008 and has just begun her service to Ohio’s 28th House District. Watch Vicki’s interview with Connie Pillich: Pillich is an Air Force veteran, attorney, mom, and…
Read MoreMeet North Carolina’s First Woman Governor, Beverly Perdue
North Carolina elected Beverly Perdue (D) as its first female governor on November 4th, 2008. A former hospital administrator, Beverly entered politics in 1986 when she was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives. After serving two terms in the House, Beverly was elected to the state Senate and then Lt. Governor in…
Read MoreFemale Candidate Fights for Women’s Healthcare
Sara Feigenholtz took bold steps today when she vowed to fight for mandatory coverage of mammograms for all women 40 an older. Feigenholtz is one of two women running in the primary campaign of 12 Democrats for the open 5th Congressional District seat formerly held by Rahm Emmanuel. To read about this Illinois special election,…
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