Sentences with phrase «woman elected state»

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Known as the first openly transgender black woman to be elected to political office in the United States, Jenkins made history this year when she was elected to the Minneapolis City Council.

Landrieu was a Delta Gamma at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge before becoming the youngest woman ever elected to Louisiana's House of Representatives at age 23.

In last night's elections two states passed gay marriage laws, two states legalized marijuana for recreational use, and an openly gay woman was elected to the US Senate.

The separation between church and state is slowly being dissolved, an atheist will NEVER be elected president, Christians believe that a woman should not be able to make decisions about her own body, religion is responsible for untold amounts of hate, violence, and bigotry.

Sobbing for the thousands of hate crimes committed against immigrants, women, Muslims, and people of color since Trump was elected; for the inevitable incursions into women's rights; for the mass deportation of Latino immigrants; for the likely return of a «law & order» police state that penalizes men simply for having black or brown skin; and, for the fact that young girls may be indoctrinated to think that their worth is determined solely by their looks.

The League of Women Voter's website can put you in touch with your federal and state elected officials.

Venneman and colleagues5 recently demonstrated that infants who are formula fed are twice as likely to die of SIDS than breastfed infants based on a case control study of 333 SIDS cases compared to 998 aged matched controls in Germany, from 1998 - 2001, consistent with previously published reports.35 While no studies show that co-sleeping in the form of bedsharing, specifically, is imperative for breastfeeding enhancement, many studies have shown that in order to get more sleep and to ease caring for their infants the decision to breastfeed often leads mothers to adopt routine bedsharing for at least part of the night36 - 40 even where they never intended to do so.41, 42 Indeed, nearly 50 % of breastfeeding mothers in the United States and Great Britain adopt bedsharing for some part of the night,38,43 - 45 and breastfeeding women are twice as likely to sleep with their babies in the first month relative to mothers electing to bottle - feed.39

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

A little march to and rally outside where he was staying, in support of the action being taken to preserve the eight indigenous ethnic groups, the small but very ancient and entrenched Jewish community, the Gulf's only synagogue and Jewish cemetery, the black community that is part of the East African diaspora, the fifth of the population that is non-Muslim, the half of that fifth which is Christian, the strictly optional status of the women's headscarf, the Sunni third of Bahraini Muslims, the requirement that all legislation be approved by both Houses of Parliament, the election of the Lower House by universal suffrage, the regular appointment of women to the Upper House to make up for their dearth in the elected Lower House, the presence in the Upper House of a Jewish man and a Christian woman (the latter the first woman ever to chair a Parliament in the Arab world), the present position of a Jewish woman as Ambassador to the United States, the very close ties to Britain, and the fact that all of this is perfectly acceptable even to Salafi Members of Parliament.

Stewart - Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat, was first elected leader of the conference in 2012 and is the first woman to lead a legislative conference in state government history.

If elected, Nixon would be the state's first woman governor, and its first openly gay statewide elected official.

«Women For Cain» is an online national fellowship of women dedicated to helping elect Herman Cain as the next President of the United StWomen For Cain» is an online national fellowship of women dedicated to helping elect Herman Cain as the next President of the United Stwomen dedicated to helping elect Herman Cain as the next President of the United States.

Some of the elected officials present at the Equality Day rally — Public Advocate Letitia James and State Senator Liz Krueger — have been vocal in their support of the Working Families Party, though neither chimed in when Brewer expressed her feelings on the Women's Equality Party.

For women candidates, many of them seeking elected office for the first time, the success of women in early primary states has provided them with confidence that their sometimes - unexpected runs aren't so far - fetched.

The Baker Project is dedicated to Martha Baker, a lifelong advocate for women's rights and a founding director of Eleanor's Legacy, and to Constance Baker Motley, the first African - American woman elected to the New York State Senate.

Join the movement to recruit, train, and elect the next generation of Democratic women leaders across New York State.

Some women serving in the Legislature have called for a new, uniform policy covering all elected officials and state employees, instead of the current patchwork of policies in the executive and legislative branches.

Rozic, elected in 2012, is the youngest woman serving in the State Legislature.

Queens Democrat Cathy Nolan in a radio interview on Thursday said electing a woman speaker of the state Assembly would bring a more «collaborative style» to the chamber's leadership.

Considering that Roy Moore, who's leading the polls for the election in Alabama, has been accused of being a sexual predator targeting underage women, and considering that the elected president of the USA, Donald Trump, is himself someone who has admitted to groping and spying on naked, underage models, and even said that he would like to have sex with his own daughter, my question is, to what extent is pedophilia an accepted sexual orientation in the United States?

«If you look at the New York State legislature, there's been an uptick of women that are elected and many of them came from New York City and particularly Brooklyn,» Carr said, referring to the Assembly.

Schneiderman, elected in 2010 out of the state senator, had increasingly been handed a national profile in part of his push against the policies of President Donald Trump's administration as well as his public advocacy for women's issues.

If elected, James would not only be the first African - American attorney general in New York state history, but also the first woman to be elected to the position.

«At the same time, as the state's highest ranking elected woman and the Chair of the Commission celebrating this historic occasion, I am inspired by the next generation of young women who will carry the torch and fulfill our vision of equality and create a culture of respect and inclusion for all women, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender at birth, or sexual orientation.»

The women's advocacy group said Sunday that it's «proud» to support what it says is a «historic» effort to elect the state's first female governor.

Hassan said of her state becoming the first to elect a woman governor and an all - female congressional delegation, «In New Hampshire we don't need binders full of women, we have ballots full of women.»

«The WFP line is what's going to elect the state senators who will actually pass the Women Equality Act.»

While Hillary Clinton has made history by becoming the first woman chosen as a major party's presidential nominee, the number of women in elected office in the United States has plateaued.

But the key passage of the resolution is this: «Be it resolved that any elected official or potential candidate who does not support marriage as defined between one man and one woman, shall not have their name appear on Row C, the New York State Conservative Party position on election ballots, in any election.»

Founded in 2001, ERLC's mission is to support pro-choice Democratic women running for elected offices across New York State.

«I am honored to serve my colleagues as State Director and will focus on growing the membership of this remarkable organization and encourage women to step into elected positions across our state.&rState Director and will focus on growing the membership of this remarkable organization and encourage women to step into elected positions across our state.&rstate.»

Instead, Democratic operatives say the field of Senate candidates could include Attorney General Kathleen Kane, the first woman elected to the role in the state's history.

«The governor's backroom deals have left us with a situation where Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the leader of the Senate Democrats, the highest - elected woman in New York state, is not in the room, but the king of the eight - member IDC — Jeff Klein, who is accused of sexual misconduct himself — is,» Nixon said.

After November's General Election, Adriano Espaillat will be a Member of the United States Congress and two women Espaillat supported in the Primary will serve as elected officials in the New York State Legislature.

Just out of curiosity, I ran the numbers to see how many states have elected women to major statewide office, which I'm defining as governor...

For the first time in my life, I witnessed New York elected officials pound their chest proudly while cutting nearly $ 7 billion in funding for the people they serve, tripping over themselves to cut taxes for millionaires while simultaneously cutting healthcare services for seniors, women, and the disabled and killing jobs across the state.»

«The men, women and children living in NYCHA housing deserve better than what they're getting from their elected leaders, and with the selection of an independent construction manager and a record $ 250 million state investment, we will deliver the support needed for families to lead quality, healthy lives in New York City.»

The EMILY's List community — now more than three million members strong — is thrilled to be part of supporting Senator Stewart - Cousins» historic leadership, electing new women to the State Senate, and igniting change in New York.»

The state Conservative Party has now codified its threat that any lawmaker who votes «yes» on gay marriage will be politically punished, passing a resolution that states «any elected official or potential candidate who does not support marriage as defined between one man and one woman» won't get Row C «in any election».

«There's only one woman in the northeast of our United States who is a federal elected official who still supports Donald Trump, and that is Elise Stefanik,» said Derrick in an early exchange that drew cheers from the standing room - only crowd at SUNY Adirondack.

Queens State Senator James Sanders, left, and Brooklyn Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte, two elected officials involved in the effort to get more contracts for minority - and women - owned businesses and enterprises.

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.

As the only female Republican elected official in New York City, it is painful for me to hear the constant political mudslinging that takes place regarding which party stands up for women in our state.

State Senate candidates Amber Small and Sara Niccoli on Thursday announced endorsements from EMILY's List, a group that backs pro-choice Democratic women for elected office.

Republicans have picked up three seats here — Long Island's NY - 1, where state Sen. Lee Zeldin ousted Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop; Central New York's NY - 24, where former federal prosecutor John Katko defeated Democratic Rep. Dan Maffei; and the North Country's NY - 21, where Elise Stefanik became the youngest woman ever elected to the House.

«I want to thank these fine men and women, and all the people who will take up the task of public service in our administration, for their hard work and sacrifice on behalf of the people of the state of New York,» Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo said.

«The party that supported and campaigned with open arms for child sex abuser Roy Moore, that elected Grabber - in - Chief Donald Trump, and which has blocked protections for women right here in New York, does not get to lecture anyone, anywhere, anytime about sexual harassment,» said state Executive Director Geoff Berman.

Democratic state Senate candidate Sara Niccoli in a fundraising email last week pledged to support and strengthen women's rights if elected to the chamber.

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

NOW, the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States, was founded in 1966 and has hundreds of chapters in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. NOW - NY and NOW - NYC, the New York City chapter, have advocated on a number of issues affecting girls and women, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic violence and child marriage — issues it has worked on with Cuomo and other elected offiStates, was founded in 1966 and has hundreds of chapters in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. NOW - NY and NOW - NYC, the New York City chapter, have advocated on a number of issues affecting girls and women, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic violence and child marriage — issues it has worked on with Cuomo and other elected offistates and Washington, D.C. NOW - NY and NOW - NYC, the New York City chapter, have advocated on a number of issues affecting girls and women, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic violence and child marriage — issues it has worked on with Cuomo and other elected officials.