Women and Politics

This post was submitted by Jamie Bence, one of WCF’s Summer 2009 Fellows.

Women Count Radio spoke to WCF-endorsed Ohio Secretary of state and 2010 Senate candidate Jennifer Brunner on Thursday night.  To listen to the show, click here.

Secretary Brunner is the first woman in Ohio to hold her position, and seeks to become the state’s first female senator.  The show points out how much work Brunner has done to reform the state’s election system, and how she sets herself apart from other candidates by making her goals for Ohio clear.

“If we tell our daughters, and girls and young women that they can be whatever they want to be, then somebody ought to prove it to them,” Brunner said during her interview.

Brunner was also featured in Elect Women Magazine this week.  Read “Breaking Up the Boys Club” here.

WCF-endorsed candidate Jennifer Brunner currently leads her Republican opponent in the upcoming Ohio senate race, according to a recent Public Policy Polling Survey.  The current Secretary of State will face a primary election on May 4, 2010.

For more on Jennifer Brunner’s Campaign, visit her website and read what WCF President Sam Bennett has to say about her.

It’s time to get ready for more elections! Here at WCF, we’re always looking down the road for the next woman to support. We hope the recent surge of women running for office only grows in the coming years. To jump start the next cycle of women, WCF has made the following endorsements for the 2009 elections:

Dr. Judy Chu (D) is running for U.S. House of Representatives (CA-32) in a special election to fill the seat vacated by newly appointed Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis.

Carolyn Comitta (D) is running for Mayor of West Chester, Pennsylvania, and currently serves on the Borough Council as Chair of the Council’s Public Safety Committee.

Jeanette Rishell (D) is running for the Virginia House of Delegates, District 50.

Leslie Crocker Snyder (D) is running for Manhattan District Attorney.

And many woman are already throwing their hat into the ring for 2010. WCF’s current endorsements for the 2010 election cycle include:

Jennifer Brunner (D) is running for U.S. Senate in the state of Ohio, and currently serves as Ohio Secretary of State.

Robin Carnahan (D) is running for U.S. Senate in the state of Missouri, and currently serves as the Missouri Secretary of State.

Kirsten Gillibrand (D), recently appointed to the U.S. Senate, is running for full-term election in the state of New York.

Visit WCF’s candidates page on our website to read more about our endorsed candidates.

In the coming weeks, we’ll be giving you the opportunity to get to know these candidates better, so stay tuned!

If you or a woman you know wants to run for office, make sure to fill out our endorsement application.