Politically minded women and those looking to get more involved in politics met Saturday morning to talk campaigns, running for office and how to support those who share similar views.
The seminar was titled Ready to Run, and was sponsored by The League of Women Voters of East Alabama at Auburn First Baptist Church.
President of LWVEA Cory Unruh explained the importance of the event brought on by the recent elections in America.
“With the presidential election there’s been a huge uptick, to put it mildly, of interest in getting reps in office who reflect your views and can represent how you feel,” Unruh said. “A lot of women in Alabama and Auburn feel like their elected reps aren’t necessarily representative of themselves and their community.”
Pat VanderMeer, member of American Association for University Women and head of Ready to Run, led the seminar which started with a history of Ready to Run.
“Ready to Run comes from Rutgers University, specifically the center for women in politics, and is 20 years old,” VanderMeer said. “They saw how few women were in office and said ‘We need to change this.’”
Click here to read the rest of the article published by The Plainsman on 17 June 2017.
Politically minded women and those looking to get more involved in politics met Saturday morning to talk campaigns, running for office and how to support those who share similar views.
The seminar was titled Ready to Run, and was sponsored by The League of Women Voters of East Alabama at Auburn First Baptist Church.
President of LWVEA Cory Unruh explained the importance of the event brought on by the recent elections in America.
“With the presidential election there’s been a huge uptick, to put it mildly, of interest in getting reps in office who reflect your views and can represent how you feel,” Unruh said. “A lot of women in Alabama and Auburn feel like their elected reps aren’t necessarily representative of themselves and their community.”
Pat VanderMeer, member of American Association for University Women and head of Ready to Run, led the seminar which started with a history of Ready to Run.
“Ready to Run comes from Rutgers University, specifically the center for women in politics, and is 20 years old,” VanderMeer said. “They saw how few women were in office and said ‘We need to change this.’”
Click here to read the rest of the article published by The Plainsman on 17 June 2017.