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FIVE REGIONAL PIPELINE COORDINATORS APPOINTED 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. In this issue. . .
The August 1st Primary in Kansas, found incumbent Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D), facing a challenger in November in Jim Barnett (R), a State Senator and physician, who has chosen a woman as his running mate for Lt. Governor, Susan Wagle (R), also a State Senator. Governor Kathleen Sebelius won election as the 44th Governor of Kansas in November 2002, becoming the first daughter of a U.S. governor (John Gilligan, Ohio, 1971-75) to serve in that same position RELEVANCE & MAKING A DIFFERENCE The 2004 U.S. Census indicates D.C. is almost 53% female, 80% of which are over 18 (voting age). Citizens of Washington, D.C. are represented in the US House by a non-voting delegate who may vote in committee and participates in debate, but cannot vote on the House floor. Incumbent Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), faces challenger Andy Miscuk (D) in the democratic Primary on September 12th. By the time Norton was elected to Congress in 1990, she was recognized nationwide as an accomplished civil rights and feminist leader, a tenured professor of law, and board member of three Fortune 500 companies. >>READ MORE
"You're invited to a Party!" September 13th from 12:30 PM to 1:30PM EDST 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 Party and see how we all can better support women in the Pipeline. >>READ MORE and REGISTER “To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for that which could have been their finest hour.” Sir Winston Churchill
By Jeff Fleischer
– Women’s ENews correspondent
TRIVIA...or TRIVIAL and DISCRIMINATORY?? Church Fires Teacher for Being Female WATERTOWN, N.Y. (Aug. 21) - The minister of a church that dismissed a female Sunday School teacher after adopting what it called a literal interpretation of the Bible says a woman can perform any job - outside of the church.>>READ MORE
NEXT ISSUE: End of September, 2006 Register here to receive notices of upcoming Pipeline Virtual Meetings. 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.
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