Last week’s census announcement has political punditry in overdrive over control of the US House in 2022—and despite better-than-expected numbers, things are not looking good for Democrats. New analysis from the Cook Political Report predicts Republicans could gain as many as eight...
You’ve probably heard by now, but we just wanted to make sure you knew the results from last weekend’s special election in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. Karen Carter Peterson—who would have been the first Black woman elected to Congress from...
Now that Cheri Beasley has announced she's running for NC Senate in 2022, we are ready to debut our first slate of the cycle that includes the most competitive Senate races for incumbents and non-incumbents. Right now we have two vulnerable incumbents,...
Karen Carter Peterson is 10 days away from possibly becoming the first Black woman to represent Louisiana in Congress. And now, just as early voting gets under way, she’s facing a barrage of misleading attack ads faulting her for missing...
The heinous murders of eight people—six of whom were women of Asian descent—in Atlanta last week shocked us all. It was the latest in a rising wave of attacks on Asians and Asian Americans, attacks fueled by the right wing’s...
It’s not every Women’s History Month that we get the opportunity to help a specific woman make history, but this year we do—in just five days. Karen Carter Peterson is running to be the first Black woman to represent Louisiana’s...
We’re back with another update from our member survey and another slate of Women’s History Makers (WHM) for Women’s History Month. This week’s new slate is all about governors, because 50 percent of you chose governors as one of the...
The last two election cycles have been historic for women, with a record number running for and winning seats in Congress. But in that time, women’s representation in Congress has only gone from 24 percent to 27 percent. That ranks...
Note: BHM: 2021 Governors is the last slate in our Black History Month series, but it definitely won’t be our last new slate featuring Black women. This cycle, promoting Black women candidates for all levels of elected office will be something we’re...
Mayors have a critical role in public policy, as elected officials standing on the front lines of crises—mitigating climate change, furthering racial justice, and of course, managing the coronavirus pandemic. They're also an important part of the political pipeline: Mayors...
