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FIVE REGIONAL PIPELINE COORDINATORS APPOINTED
Pipeline to the Presidency
National Director
 Dear friends:
I am thrilled to announce the appointment of five (5) 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.
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.
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Pipeline to the Presidency™ News
August 2006 Edition
In this issue. . .
PIPELINE VIRTUAL MEETINGS & EVENTS
You're Invited to a Party! September 13, 2006: Special Guest: Christy R. Agner, Women's Vote Center, Democratic National Committee
Ever wonder how the National Parties affect - impact - elections? Is the national Party where new candidates start...or is it really on the state and local level? What does the National Democratic Party do for candidates, for voters, for women specifically? When you contribute to the DNC, how is your money spent? Would women be better "Influencers" if they gave directly to candidates rather than the Party?
Join us in this first of two "Parties" (our second Virtual Meeting will be with a guest from the Republican National Party), as we get down to basics within the Parties and see how we all can better support women in the Pipeline.
Join us as we speak with Party Leaders. Learn the ins and outs of building influence. >>READ MORE
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CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT
Claire McCaskill – Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Missouri
Claire McCaskill (http://www.claireonline.com/) is vying to challenge Republican Senator James Talent in the November general election. She won the August 8th, Democratic primary against Bill Clinton Young and Mikhail Tsukerman. >>READ MORE
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PRIMARY WATCH
Read about Georgia, Utah and Oklahoma. >>READ MORE
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RELEVANCE & MAKING A DIFFERENCE
It's Kilpatrick vs. Lee in race to Chair the Congressional Black Caucus
Now in her fifth term serving Michigan's 13th Congressional District, Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick's hard work and thoughtful political style have earned her the confidence and respect of her peers, who have appointed her to the powerful House Appropriations Committee. Congresswoman Kilpatrick is unopposed in November and will start her 6th-term in the 110th Congress. >>READ MORE
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
"My creed is that public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation with full recognition that every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration, that constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought, that smears are not only to be expected but fought, that honor is to be earned, not bought." --Margaret Chase Smith
In 1963, when Margaret Chase Smith declared her candidacy for the Republican nomination for President of the United States, she was continuing her role as political pioneer. She was the first woman elected to both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate and the first Senator to criticize and challenge the tactics of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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 DOWN, BUT NOT OUT!
In the South Dakota State Elections
Thought we would take a moment to look at the South Dakota state races, since South Dakota has been in the news so much these past few months. I received an e-mail from a small group of women, who describe themselves as, "We're just a little ad hoc collective of women/pals who wanted to help support women in South Dakota; two of us are from South Dakota. One runs WomenRun! SD, a SD-only PAC (www.womenrun.org). >>READ MORE
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NEXT ISSUE: End of August, 2006
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The 21st century revolution to end "taxation without representation for women" by establishing proportionate women's leadership in U.S. politics.
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