Application process begins January 1
Running Start is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to inspiring young women and girls to run for political office. The goal is to increase the number of women in the United States who serve in elected office by planting the seed early that women are needed in politics. The application [...]

With the approaching deadlines for 2010 statewide elections, women are poised increase the number of female governors next year. Currently there are six female governors representing Michigan, North Carolina, Arizona, Washington, Connecticut and Hawaii.
Highly qualified women have declared their candidacy and are running for their state’s highest executive office.  Among the 29 female candidates, the [...]

Terri Sewell is breaking away from her fellow challengers in the Democratic primary race for Alabama’s 7th Congressional District.  Sewell leads the challengers in fundraising by almost 3-1 with over $300,000 cash on hand, and has just picked up the endorsement and support from NOW, the National Organization for Women Political Action Committee.
“NOW PAC is [...]

by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine
Author, writer, political analyst, researcher, blogger, mother and community activist, Jill Miller Zimon, has thrown her hat into the ring of politics.  A mother of three school-aged children, Jill is using her motherhood status as part of her platform.  As the only council candidate with children attending the Orange [...]

Former Investigative Reporter Vows to Bring Watchdog Attitude to Council Chambers
by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine
When former WCPO, I-team investigative reporter Laure Quinlivan looked over the political landscape in Cincinnati, she believed she could do better.  Throughout her media career, when Laure saw waste or abuse in government, she shined a spotlight on it.  Democrat [...]

by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine
A replacement has been named to hold the Massachusetts senate seat of the late Edward Kennedy.  Paul Kirk, longtime Kennedy family friend and adviser, will hold the seat until a special election is held on January 19, 2010.
In its 220-year history, Massachusetts has never sent a woman to serve in [...]

Former Lexington, Kentucky, Mayor Teresa Isaac likes to keep things moving. As mayor she presided over measures that previously had been stalled by controversy:
•Enactment of an indoor smoking ban
•Increased pay for police, firefighters and corrections personnel
•Budget cuts to every other area of government, including significant cuts to her own office budget
After a few years absent [...]

By Elizabeth Ross
After about a quarter of a century watching and participating in the political process as a concerned citizen, campaign worker and writer, I honestly had lost hope that I would ever find what friends and colleagues used to refer to as a “dream candidate.” This classification was reserved for individuals who had a [...]

by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine
Some women feel the call to public service because of a specific issue.  Very few are called to service because of a life or death matter.  But that is exactly what drew Rosemary Palmer in the political arena.  Rosemary’s son, Lance Corporal Edward “Augie” Schroeder was killed in Iraq in [...]

By Erika Lovley, Politico
Are women more effective lawmakers than men?
That’s the preliminary conclusion of a study conducted by researchers at Stanford University and the University of Chicago, who say that on average, women in Congress introduce more bills, attract more co-sponsors and bring home more money for their districts than their male counterparts do.
The study, [...]