A growing number of women are vying for seats in the Kentucky General Assembly this year.
Of the 220 candidates running for either the state House or Senate in the 2014 election cycle, about 20 percent are women.
About Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, United States Senator from New York
About Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, United States Senator from New York
If someone would have told me five years ago that I’d be co-directing a website with a state representative, connecting with progressive women leaders from around the country, and going to conferences to speak on young women in politics in 2014, I would have started laughing hysterically.
There's still an opportunity for women to in increase their representation during this year's mid-term elections.
It’s only been a few days, but already the crutches are getting on Kirsten Gillibrand’s last nerve. A mid-October misstep on the squash court has left the famously energetic senator with a torn calf muscle that prevents her from putting weight on her heel without grimacing.
While President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech on Jan. 28 fell short of the peroration about economic inequality that partisans had either hoped or feared, it did offer women's groups a chance to showcase political and legislative priorities.
Last night, CBS introduced us to Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who delivered the Republican response to the State of the Union Address, with just three sentences: “She chairs the House GOP conference, which means she ranks fourth in the House leadership. She’s married to a retired naval officer.