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SIX REGIONAL PIPELINE COORDINATORS APPOINTED I am thrilled to announce the appointment of six (6) Regional Coordinators who will be tracking Primary and General Election results, and forwarding them so we can provide you, on a bi-monthly basis, up-to-date information on the campaigns of over 200 women running for congressional and gubernatorial positions. Cindy Young, Central Regional Coordinator, is based in Arkansas and is herself a candidate for a position on her County Quorum Court. Cindy works in global social compliance for a clothing importer. As such, she is responsible for human rights compliance in factories around the world where her company manufactures. Cindy is responsible for activities in Arkansas, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Janie F. Smith, an attorney in Illinois, is our Midwest Regional Coordinator. Janie is an attorney in private practice and for the past twenty years has concentrated in the areas of domestic relations and employment law. Janie is responsible for Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. Looking to the northeast, our Northeast Regional Coordinator is Jennifer Charron, who lives in the Albany capital of New York and has lived, worked and advocated for women in five of the states she is tracking. Jennifer is responsible for D.C., Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts. Moving south, Ana Gomez-Mallada, an attorney in Florida, is tracking candidates' campaigns as our Southeast Regional Coordinator Ana is responsible for Florida, Virgin Islands, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, North & South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. In the arid southwest, Kathie McKenna Kelly, based in Arizona, is our Southwest Regional Coordinator. Kathie is a coach and consultant who partners with individuals and businesses to create growth, navigate change and enhance communications. She delivers workshops and seminars as well as coaching clients in the art of creating and delivering speeches. Kathie is a past BPW/AZ President, current member of the BPW/USA Legislation Committee, and BPW/USA ERA Task Force Chair. Kathie is responsible for Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Hawaii, Utah and Guam. And lastly, in the beautiful northwest, Carolyn Leeper, an Advertising Executive and Assistant Editor for the Pacific Northwest Retirement Magazine, is our Northwest Regional Coordinator. Carolyn is responsible for Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska and North & South Dakota. Please take a moment to "Join the Revolution" now! Nancy Hurlbert Read Nancy's press release and biography. Get involved - contact Nancy here. In this issue. . .
We say that incumbency is one of the main obstacles to women being elected, yet this month we see four incumbent women winning re-election unopposed! Congratulations go to Florida's freshman Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D FL-20) and 7-term Congresswoman Corrine Brown (D FL-3). In the northeast, 8-term Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D) from Connecticut will be continuing to the 110th Congress. And, the U.S. Delegate to Guam, Madeleine Bordallo (D), first elected in 2002, also returns to Congress (from 1995-2002, she served two consecutive terms as Guam's first woman Lieutenant Governor). Michigan's 5-Term Congresswoman Carolyn Kilpatrick (D), representing District 13, also had no challengers and will be continuing to the 110th Congress! Did you know on May 10, 1872, Victoria Woodhull was nominated as the first woman candidate for U.S. president. This May, we rejoice in several more women – while not yet being nominated for the Presidency – have won their primaries and are inching one step closer to election! A new Washington Post-ABC News poll found that 55 percent of those surveyed said they are inclined to look around for someone new rather than support their incumbent members of Congress this fall, the highest level of anti-incumbency since the 1994 midterm elections that dethroned Democrats on Capitol Hill. Oregon pollster Tim Hibbits said that Republicans in Congress may be most at risk because they are in the majority but added that Democrats in some states with economic problems may suffer as well. "At the federal level, Republicans are in for between a bad night and a very bad night" in November, Hibbits said. "But at local and state level, whoever is in power in those localities where people are in trouble" could face problems, he said. >>READ MORE RELEVANCE & MAKING A DIFFERENCE Female Candidates' Fortunes Tied to District Data What state(s) can boast having both of its U.S. Senators being women? If you said California, Maine and Washington state, you are correct! And how bi-partisan can this be…both senators from California and Washington are democrats; both from Maine are republicans…. >>READ MORE
"Election Day is not just about candidates. It's not just about winning. It's a celebration of Democracy and of our most basic right as citizens – the right to vote," said Pennsylvania's Lt. Governor Catherine Knoll, the first woman ever elected to the state's second highest governmental office. Lt. Governor Knoll won her May primary. Women, Money and Politics: When women do give, they give primarily to women candidates: in 2004, democratic House female candidates received 39% of their contributions from women, whereas republican House female candidates received only 26% of their money from women. In the 2004 Senate cycle, democratic female candidates received 42% of their contributions from women, whereas republican female candidates received only 27% of their money from women. In contrast, in the same 2004 cycle, democratic House male candidates received 26% of their contributions from women, whereas republican House male candidates received only 22% of their money from women. In the 2004 Senate cycle, democratic male candidates received 37% of their contributions from women, whereas republican male candidates received only 23% of their money from women. Clearly, we need to change this mindset and have more women giving to women's campaigns! >>READ MORE Register here to receive notices of upcoming Pipeline Virtual Meetings. Francine Busby – Democratic candidate for California's 50th Congressional District
Bilbray, a former San Diego congressman, clung to a slim lead over businessman Eric Roach with most of the ballots tabulated. The returns showed Busby, a member of the Cardiff school board, running far ahead in the special election but well short of the majority she needed to win the Republican-leaning 50th Congressional District outright. Tuesday night the battle for the runner-up spot quickly settled into a contest between Bilbray, and Roach, a wealthy Encinitas businessman who spent more than $1.8 million of his own money. Three other Republicans – former Assemblyman Howard Kaloogian, state Sen. Bill Morrow and businessman Alan Uke – finished in the middle to high single digits and out of the running. The seat for the 50th District, which covers a number of North County cities and northern communities of San Diego, became vacant when Cunningham resigned as he pleaded guilty to tax evasion and conspiracy charges stemming from the acceptance of $2.4 million in bribes from defense contractors. >>READ MORE In Ohio's May 2nd Primary, three women candidates – all democrats - failed to make it through the Primary. In District 10, Barbara Ferris (D) ran an uphill battle against presidential candidate and incumbent Congressman Dennis Kucinich. District 12's Patricia Shaffer lost her Primary bid to Bob Shamansky (D), a former congressman, attorney and Korean War veteran. Jennifer Stewart loss in District 18 to Zack Space (D), a Dover law director & hotel developer, according to the Zanesville Times Recorder was due to her lack of issue knowledge. "Stewart, a Zanesville resident and member of the Ohio Board of Education, is certainly knowledgeable and passionate about schools. But she had little to offer in terms of national defense, immigration reform and the economy, other than to say they were complex issues." >>READ MORE Pipeline to the Presidency National Director Nancy Hurlbert has announced the appointment of six (6) Regional Coordinators who will be tracking Primary and General Election results, and forwarding them so we can provide you, on a bi-monthly basis, up-to-date information on the campaigns of over 200 women running for congressional and gubernatorial positions. >>READ MORE What is Pipeline to the Presidency™? The 21st century revolution to end "taxation without representation for women" by establishing proportionate women's leadership in U.S. politics. To learn more, please go to our USWCC Pipeline to the Presidency web portal here. The U.S. Women's Chamber of CommerceTM is the leading advocate for women on economic and leadership issues, the USWCC is creating economic and leadership opportunities for women by building a strong community voice, lobbying for you, and providing programs and benefits to support the growth of our women across America. If you are not a member, we hope you will consider joining to support our efforts to support you. U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce - http://www.uswcc.org Copyright © 2006 U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce™ |
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