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Mississippi

DATA POINT: With New Addition, Record Number of Women in Senate and Mississippi Sends First Woman to Congress

April 9, 2018

#WomenRun2016: State Legislative Outlook

October 28, 2016
Kelly Dittmar

In this post, we take a first look at women running for state legislative seats in 2016. The detail and predictability of our data is limited at this level due to the high number of candidates and races, but our outlook shows that we enter Election Day with a record-level number of female state legislative nominees, with enough poised to win that we expect...

#WomenRun2016: State Legislative Outlook

#WomenRun2016: U.S. House Outlook

October 25, 2016
Kelly Dittmar

What will the U.S. House of Representatives look like in 2017? Combining CAWP data with race ratings from the Cook Political Report reveals that women may well reach a new high in numerical representation in the 115 th House, but that outcome relies upon favorable breaks in the most competitive races. Moreover, the most positive outcomes in 2016 are likely...

#WomenRun2026: U.S. House Outlook

Mixed Results for Women in 2015 Elections

November 4, 2015

After Legislative Elections in Four States, Number of Women Remains Stuck; Stagnation Continues in Statewide Offices; Women of Color Gain in NJ

November 9, 2011

Election 2011: Record Number of Women Seek NJ State Legislature Seats; Four Other States Will Also Hold State Elections

September 20, 2011

Stennis Institute of Government Campaign Training

The Stennis Institute of Government provides day-long political education workshops designed to capture potential candidates, campaign volunteers, and regular citizens interested in the political process.  Training schedules are available at the Institute's website.

Mississippi NOW

Founded in 1966, the National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States whose goal is to take action to bring about equality for all women. NOW is a multi-issue, multi-strategy organization that takes a holistic approach to women's rights. The organization's official priorities are winning economic equality and securing it with an amendment to the U.S.

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