Sentences with phrase «woman elected»

Some black women elect to stop dating black men after they've experienced too much bull crap.

, calls on political parties to take «positive action» to ensure the number of women elected to parliament increases.

Earlier this month, when I became the first woman elected president of New York State United Teachers, I knew that she would be proud.

«Being the first African - American woman elected statewide in New York could at least provide some measure of redemption for an office still reeling from the fallout of Eric Schneiderman's abrupt departure.»

Feinstock believes that the number of wet nurses will increase as more women elect cosmetic breast surgery.

She was only the fifth woman to be elected to the Royal Society, our Academy of Science; she was awarded four of the society's medals, including the Royal Medal, and is still the youngest woman elected FRS, at the age of 36.

The nomination was seconded by women elected officials from Erie and Suffolk counties, who stressed Cuomo's commitment to creating jobs upstate and reducing property taxes.

For St. Lewis, a civil liberties expert and the first black woman elected as a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Rancourt's explanation rings hollow.

We have seen labours idea of getting women elected, thats failed, they were hand picked by Blair to vote for him not to question him.

In 1985, she became the first woman elected president by the New Jersey Society of Architects.

Election of the six part - time members: three men and three women elected by the National Congress from an Ethics Council - approved shortlist.

Clarke said New York State has yet to have a black woman elected statewide, noting that state Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins should be «supported to move to majority leader.»

Lavine would be the first Republican woman elected and Hawkins would be the city's first Green Party mayor.

If Democratic mayoral candidate Juanita Perez Williams is elected, she will be only the second woman elected as mayor of Syracuse and the first Latina mayor in the state.

Mendez, the first Puerto Rican woman elected to the state Legislature in New York history, was defeated that year by Sen. Jose Serrano.

But there are also opportunities this year, and little seems to be in motion in terms of major collective efforts by the Democratic establishment to see more women elected through the 2017 voting cycle (48 of the 51 Council members elected in 2013 are Democrats).

When Nadine Dorries gets the answer to her question, she may well trumpet it as proof that women elected on AWS are not taken seriously, compared to other MPs.

4:00 PM — Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul holds news conference with Women Elected Officials to launch Women's History Month and new exhibit.

In 1972, she became the first woman elected from Austin to the Texas House of Representatives.

Leroux's list of accomplishments is impressive — she's the first woman elected chair and the first one to hold the title of president and CEO at her company.

(The military veteran was also the first disabled woman elected to Congress and the first Asian American elected to Congress in Illinois.)

At 4 p.m., Hochul holds a press conference will fellow women elected officials to launch Women's History Month and a new exhibit at the state Capitol, Blue Room, Albany.

She is the first woman of color to serve in a statewide elected executive office in New Jersey and the first Democratic black woman elected nationwide.

She worked on the successful campaign of Public Advocate Letitia James — the first black woman elected citywide — in 2013, and as strategic advisor to Brooklyn State Senator Kevin Parker.

Elsewhere, Andrea Jenkins became the first African - American transgender woman elected to office, winning a seat on the Minneapolis City Council, as did trans man Phillipe Cunningham.

Stavisky, the first Queens woman elected to the Senate in 1999, has emphasized the need to tackle ethics and campaign finance reform in Albany.

Nolan, who could become the first woman elected speaker, is seen as a dark horse candidate among the group.

Dr. June St. Clair Atkinson (NC EPFP) was the first woman elected state superintendent of public schools in North Carolina and served in this position from 2005 to 2016.

She has earned every inch of both her official and her off - the - record titles, and recently she's decided to go after another: to become the first woman elected Prosecutor of Erie County.

She is the first First Nations woman to earn a law degree in Canada, the first non-Parliamentarian to be appointed an ex-officio member of a special House of Commons committee, the first Indigenous Commissioner of the Indian Commission of Ontario, the first woman appointed Ontario's Ombudsman and the first woman elected Chief of the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory.

She was the first Jewish woman elected to the House of Representatives (1970) and one of only 12 women in the House at the time, founding the National Women's Political Caucus and authoring numerous bills aimed at preventing sex discrimination and improving women's status.

Letitia «Tish» James is New York City's third Public Advocate and was the first African American woman elected to citywide office in 2013.

One of his first congratulatory calls came from U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R - Willsboro, who is the youngest woman elected to Congress.

Ms Megan Davis is the first Australian Indigenous woman elected to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Looking back on the last century one is struck by just how slow the progress was in getting women elected and in government gaining ministerial office.

In addition to Stefanik, Winning Women supported two other Republican women elected to the House in 2014: Arizona's Martha McSally and Virginia's Barbara Comstock.

The potential historic significance of the Presidential vote should not be overlooked: Hillary Clinton could become the first woman elected President of the

Velazquez, the first Puerto Rican woman elected to Congress, said she shared in the despair of those who have been unable to reach relatives on the island, noting that days after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico she has still not had success in getting hold of her family.

Gillibrand, a national leader in the push to elect more women, praised the efforts of 21 in» 21, making the point that in order for more women to get elected on the federal level it is imperative for there to be a pipeline of women elected officials at the local level.

In 2000, Hillary Clinton made history as the first first lady elected to the U.S. Senate, and the first woman elected statewide in New York.

Emanuel, 51, the former chief of staff to President Barack Obama, is competing against rivals who include two Hispanics — Gery Chico, a former Daley chief of staff, and City Clerk Miguel del Valle — and Carol Moseley Braun, who was the first black woman elected to the Senate.

I have the distinct privilege this year of being the first president of NAR to serve with not one but two women elected by our national Board of Directors to the Leadership Team: First Vice President Cathy Whatley and Treasurer Pat Kaplan.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- A group of women elected officials on Monday called for immediate action on the New York City bill that would require sick days for all those employed in New York City.