The Feminist Majority PAC supports candidates that will fight for women's issues, reproductive rights and family planning, civil rights, lesbian and gay rights, to end the war/occupation in Iraq, and for economic and environmental justice. We are proud to support so many dedicated and committed individuals. Here are our feminist candidates from November 2008:
All Congressional candidates the Feminist Majority supported in 2008 are Democrats.
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Judy Baker: MO-9 Baker is running for an open seat against right-wing Republican Blaine Leutkemeyer. The seat was vacated by Republican incumbent Kenny Hulshof, who is running for Governor. Read more >> |
Kay Barnes: MO-6 A former mayor of Kansas City and former city legislator, Barnes is challenging Sam Graves, a Republican incumbent Bush rubber stamp. Read more >>
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Siobhan "Sam" Bennett: PA-15 Bennett is running against two-term incumbent Charlie Dent. She is currently the Statewide Director and CEO of Properties of Merit of PA, which is a non-profit Bennett founded to revitalize communities. Rating: Possible Upset. Read more >>
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Darcy Burner: WA-8 Burner is running against anti-abortion Republican incumbent Dave Reichert. Until leaving to run for Congress, Burner worked for Microsoft as a lead manager for an initiative to change the way software is made. Rating: Toss-up Race. Read more >>
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Jill Derby: NV-2 Derby is making her second run for Nevada's 2nd Congressional District against one term Republican incumbent Congressman Dean Heller. She is a career educator who has also served 18 years on the Nevada Board of Regents. Rating: Possible Upset. Read more >> |
Judy Feder: VA-10 Feder is running against long term, antichoice incumbent Republican Frank Wolf. Feder, a professor at Georgetown University, stepped down as Dean of Georgetown’s Public Policy Institute in December 2007 to focus on her campaign. This could be an upset. Read more >>
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Marcia Fudge: OH-11 Fudge is running for the open seat vacated by Stephanie Tubbs Jones, who died suddenly this summer, against Republican Thomas Pekarek. Fudge was Tubbs Jones' Chief of Staff and has served in a number of public positions. Read more >> |
Debbie Halvorson: IL-11 This seat is currently occupied by Republican Jerry Weller, who is retiring this fall. Halvorson has served in the Illinois State Senate since 1997, and is the first woman elected to be Senate Majority Leader. She is leading in the polls. Read more >>
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Christine Jennings: FL-13 Active in many civic and charitable organizations, Jennings is running a close race against anti-abortion incumbent Republican Vern Buchanan. This is the former seat of Secretary of State Katherine Harris. Read more >>
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Linda Ketner: SC-1 Ketner is running against incumbent Republican Henry Brown. She is the founder of KSI Leadership & Management Development as well as a number of philanthropic organizations. Read more >>
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Mary Jo Kilroy: OH-15 Kilroy, President of the Franklin County Commission, is in a toss-up race. She has also served as a Columbus School Board member for 8 years. Read more >>
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Ann Kirkpatrick: AZ-1st Kirkpatrick is running for an open Republican seat and is now leading in the polls. She is currently a Democratic State Representative. Read more >>
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Suzanne Kosmas: FL-24 Kosmas is running against anti-choice Republican incumbent Tom Feeney. Kosmos served four terms in the Florida State House of Representatives. Read more >>
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Alice Kryzan: NY-26 Kryzan is running for an open seat against Republican businessman Christopher Lee. She is an environmental lawyer who previously worked for the Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law. Read more >>
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Betsy Markey: CO-4 Markey is running against right-wing Republican incumbent Marilyn Musgrave in a toss-up race. She is the founder of the Northern Colorado Democratic Business Coalition. Read more >> |
Jill Morgenthaler: IL-6 Morgenthaler is running against antichoice Republican Peter Roskam, a one-term incumbent. She is a retired Army Colonel who has served as the llinois Homeland Security Director. Read more >>
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Sharen Swarz Neuhardt: OH-7 Neuhardt is a lawyer who is running for an open seat vacated by Republican David Hobson, who is retiring. She faces a tough challenge from Republican Steve Austria, the current Ohio State Senate Majority Whip. Read more >>
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Chellie Pingree: ME-1 Pingree is running for an open Democratic seat against Republican Charlie Summers. She is a former State Senate President and is winning in this solid Democratic state. Read more >>
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Linda Stender: NJ-7 After a narrow loss in 2006, Stender is running for an open seat in a toss-up race against current State Senate Minority Leader Leonard Lance. She is currently a sitting state assembly member. Stender is the odds-on favorite to win this race. Read more >> |
Annette Taddeo: FL-18 Taddeo is running against antichoice incumbent Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. She has served as Chair of the Coalition of Dade County Chambers of Commerce and Chair of the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Miami-Dade County. Read more >>
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Dina Titus: NV-3 Titus is running against Republican incumbent Jon Porter. She has previously served as Minority Leader of the Nevada State Senate and has been a political science professor at the University of Nevada. Read more >>
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Victoria Wulsin, MD: OH-2 Dr. Wulsin is running against right-wing incumbent Republican Jean Schmidt for the second time, after losing in 2006 by a slim margin. Dr. Wulsin is a pro-choice physician specializing in Public Health and is a leader in women's health issues. Read more >> |
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Donna Edwards: MD-4 Edwards defeated incumbent Al Wynn in the Democratic primary. Wynn resigned after this loss and Edwards won a special election to fill his seat June 17th. Edwards is a longtime feminist activist, organizer, and speaker who also founded the National Coalition on Domestic Violence. Read more >> |
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Jackie Speier: CA-12 Speier won a special election in April 2008. This seat was previously occupied by Democratic Congressman Tom Lantos, who died in early February 2008. Speier has been a leading feminist in the California State Senate since 1998. Read more >>
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Kay Hagen: NC Hagen is running against Republican incumbent Elizabeth Dole. She is serving her fifth term as a member of the North Carolina State Senate representing the 27th district. Hagan is leading in the polls. Read more >>
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Jeanne Shaheen: NH Shaheen is running against anti-abortion Republican incumbent John Sununu. She stepped down as Director of the Harvard University Institute of Politics to run for the Senate. Shaheen is leading in the polls. Read more >>
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