New York

In a state infamously governed by “three men in a room,” three women want to take the helm of upstate cities.

Constituents around the state have been receiving mail declaring that the state Senate has passed historic women's legislation.

Before Anthony Weiner cannonballed into the 2013 New York City mayoral race, the storyline of the election had been whether mayoral frontrunner and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn would become the city's first female mayor (and its first openly gay mayor to boot).