Posts Tagged ‘campaign’
The White House Project Announces 2009 Campaign Training Schedule – Go Run!
Get Trained! Go Run! The 2009 Go Run season will launch with Rural Go Run on May 1st – The White House Project’s second annual training specifically tailored to women in rural America will take place on Minnesota’s Iron Range. Last year, community excitement was so high that applications had to close a month in…
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 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 MoreUp Close with a Candidate: Sara Feigenholtz ***Special Election March 3rd***
Sara Feigenholtz is a candidate for Illnois’ 5th Congressional seat in Northwest Chicago; the seat recently vacated by President Obama’s Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel. The primary election is March 3, 2009 and the general election is on April 7, 2009. Sara took a few moments off from the campaign trail to sit down with…
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