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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 200a 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.
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"I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.' I think I'd like them to remember me by saying, 'She opened government to everyone.'" Former TX Gov. Ann Richards (1933-2006)- Said shortly before leaving office in January 1995 Guam’s September 2nd Primary found no challengers…A lifetime public servant, in 2003 Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D), became the first woman to represent Guam in the U.S. House of Representatives. Bordallo brings to Congress over forty years of public service experience in the executive and legislative branches of the Government of Guam and numerous non-governmental organizations. The 110th Congress will be Bordallo’s third term. >>Read More We have held three (3) Virtual Meetings since the Pipeline launch in May and all three have been eye-openers, even for seasoned political wonks! If you missed our live meetings, you can still access both the audio and powerpoint presentations online. If you are interested in “money’s impact on elections”, view Larry Nobel’s presentation…until women decide to participate seriously – monetarily – in the election of candidates, I am afraid we will continue to make slow progress in representation equity. >>Read More
Relevance & Making A Difference Primaries Behind, November Ahead… We began this mid-term election cycle with approximately 200 women running for Governor, Lt. Governor, U.S. Senate and Congress. We say that incumbency is one of the main obstacles to women being elected, yet we saw five (5) 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. Michigan’s 5-Term Congresswoman Carolyn Kilpatrick (D), representing District 13, also had no challengers and will be continuing to the 110th Congress! Lastly, the U.S. Delegate to Guam, Madeleine Z. 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). >>Read More Trivia..."Clinton Shouldn't Give Up on Running for President" By Joe Caruso and Douglas Lonnstrom (First published: Sunday, September 3, 2006) In his recent article for the Los Angeles Times, Ezra Klein of the American Prospect suggests that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton should give up her interest in running for president and seek a leadership position in the Senate. As an independent, academic polling organization that does not take sides or support agendas, we at the Siena College Research Institute feel an obligation, nonetheless, to point out what we see as the inconsistencies and fallacies in Mr. Klein's arguments. >>Read More ”...remember the ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the Laidies, we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation.” Abagail Smith Adams, the second First Lady of the United States During the first week of September, Forbes released their list of the 100 most powerful women in the world, noting some progress…this year's list includes 30 women in the upper ranks of government, up from 24 in last year's list. Angela Merkel, the first woman to become chancellor of Germany, has displaced Condoleezza Rice (now ranked No. 2) as No. 1 on Forbes’ list of the 100 Most Powerful Women. American “politicians” who made the list include Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton >>Read More Next Issue: Late October, 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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