Posts Tagged ‘elections’
WUFPAC Announces New Six State Strategy to Elect Women
WUFPAC (Women Under Forty Political Action Committee) is implementing a Six State Strategy in a grass-roots effort to forcefully build, maintain, and support a pipeline of dynamic young women running for office on the state and local level. WUFPAC’s goal is to help increase the number of young women running in their home state with…
Read MoreMemphis 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 Chumney’s opponent had served for 16 years as the leader of Tennessee’s largest city. Serving as an elected city councilmember, Carol gave up…
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, according to a Democratic source aware of the decision, ending months of speculation about whether she might make the leap to a Senate…
Read MoreJenny 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, distracting sex scandals? Elect more women. Ann Richards said it best when she admonished the leadership of the Democratic Party with her line,…
Read MoreState 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 Houston, pushed for legislation and funding for cancer research and to develop a statewide blueprint for cancer prevention and control. A breast cancer…
Read More4th of July – Celebrating America’s Day of Independence, for Candidates a Declaration of Candidacy
by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine What would 4th of July be without hotdogs, fireworks and parades? And what would parades be without elected officials and political candidates? For many, the true meaning of the 4th of July is forgotten until the patriotic music and flags go by in a neighborhood parade that reminds us…
Read MoreA Woman is Poised to Make History in Alabama Politics
Shelia Smoot Launches Bid for U.S. Congress By Brandy Bailey, Contributor ElectWomen Magazine Shelia Smoot is a woman of many talents. She is the Jefferson County Commissioner in Birmingham Alabama, a consumer advocate, radio talkshow host, businesswoman, and mother. Now she is hoping to add to that impressive list of accomplishments as U.S. Congresswoman for…
Read MoreShould She Run for State Office? South Carolina Woman Asks for Help in Making Decision
South Carolina politics is the focus of much of the national news media attention these days. But Marjorie Johnson, a potential Democratic candidate for Secretary of State in South Carolina, isn’t a top draw on television, but she’s drawing attention by hosting a campaign exploratory picnic at her home in Columbia on Friday, July 3rd. …
Read MoreRunning Start’s Path to Politics Series Continues June 30th
Running Start, the D.C. based organization dedicated to inspiring and education young girls and women to run for political office is hosting Leading at the Local Level luncheon on June 30th from noon -1:30 p.m. at 700 12th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. The Path to Politics program is a nine-part series. For information or to…
Read MoreBreaking Up the Boys Club – Ohio Democrat Jennifer Brunner Seeks U.S. Senate Seat
When U.S. Senator George Voinovich announced he was not going to seek re-election in 2010, the Democratic powers at be in Ohio lined up one of their own to seek the party’s nomination. Governor Ted Strickland endorsed his Lt. Governor, Lee Fischer pronouncing him as “the most qualified” Democrat. But not so fast, Ohio Secretary…
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