Recent POP News
READ MY LIPSTICK, November 4, 2009
Exciting news in the Houston mayoral race! EMILY's List Political Opportunity Program candidate Annise Parker was one of the top two vote-getters, meaning she's headed to a Dec. 12 runoff election.
Annise garnered the most votes last night, bringing in 31 percent of the vote. Speaking to excited supporters at her post-election rally, Annise reminded them that they still have work to do.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS, November 4, 2009
St. Louis-area voters have picked a new state House member to replace one who resigned over the summer. According to results on the Web site for the Missouri secretary of state's office, Democrat Stacey Newman beat Republican Daniel O'Sullivan Jr. in Tuesday's election, with all precincts reporting.
Newman, an EMILY's List POP candidate, is the former executive director of Harriet's List, a Missouri organization modeled after EMILY's List to help elect progressive women candidates to state office.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 29, 2009
Annise Parker does not talk much about her sexual orientation on the campaign trail. She prefers to focus on issues like drainage and balancing the budget
But it has escaped no one’s notice here in the nation’s fourth-largest city that Ms. Parker, the current city controller known for her low-key manner, stands an even chance of becoming the first openly gay woman to be elected mayor of a major American metropolis.
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