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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 [...]

By Brandy Bailey, Contributor ElectWomen Magazine
Christine Doody Doherty was elected to the Eastchester New York Town Council last November.  This might seem unremarkable except for the fact that the same party had ruled the town board since 1997.  Prior to her election the town board was composed of five Republicans (4 council seats and 1 [...]

By Brandy Bailey, ElectWomen Magazine Contributor
Louisville Kentucky businesswoman Kimberly Greenwell has announced that she is running for the office of state representative in the 33rd House District.  She is challenging an incumbent who has held the office since 1996.  Kentucky currently ranks near the bottom in terms of women in politics with just 15% in [...]

Focused on a positive message for Ohio, U.S. Senate candidate underdog, Jennifer Brunner is picking up support, endorsements and says unequivocally, “I’m staying in the race to the finish.”  When U.S. Senator George Voinovich announced he was not going to seek re-election in 2010, the Democratic power brokers in Ohio lined up one of their [...]

By Brandy Bailey, Contributor ElectWomen Magazine
In order to run a successful political campaign there are several key staff members that are crucial to the success of the campaign:  campaign manager, finance chairperson/consultant, treasurer, communications director or press secretary, field director, volunteer coordinator, and scheduler.
The campaign manager is responsible for overseeing the entire campaign and should [...]

Twelve-year-old Eliza Goehl  lives in Bloomington, Indiana, the home of Indiana University and she attends Harmony School. Eliza wrote this paper as part of her sixth grade graduation project on legislation and women in politics. She hopes to earn her college degree in journalism and hopes to attend Cornell for graduate school to earn a [...]

By Kathy Groob, Publisher, ElectWomen Magazine
2009 is an off year for elections in most states, but there are important statewide and municipal elections in several states.   Women are running for state legislative seats in Virginia and New Jersey and for the top executive post in a few of the nation’s largest cities.  Judy Chu was a [...]

Celinda Lake is one of the nation’s foremost experts on electing women candidates and on framing issues to women voters. It is her feeling that it is absolutely essential to elect more women to public office. “Women are an amazing group of people, and are amazing public servants who make a huge difference when they [...]

By DAVID M. HALBFINGER, New York Times
Christopher J. Christie, the Republican candidate for governor of New Jersey, picked a running mate in his own image on Monday, choosing another former prosecutor with a hard-charging reputation both in pursuing corruption cases and in advancing her political career.
Mr. Christie, former United States attorney in New Jersey, named [...]