She's Running

She's Running

By Emily JacksonNewsGovernmentPolitics
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She's Running episodes

  • Episode 68 - Interview with Lauren Friedman
    Lauren Friedman is a US Naval Academy graduate, a veteran, an activist, and one tough cookie who's determined to work hard for the people and community in Ohio that she loves. Plus, Emily's decided on her New Year's resolution. #AugustIntention
    22 min
  • Episode 67 - Interview with Kim Olson
    You might think that the Agricultural Commissioner isn't that big of a deal. Well, Kim Olson is here to tell you how you're wrong, but in an informative way that won't make you feel bad about yourself at all. Then she'll inspire the crap out of you and make you believe you can do anything.
    Not too shabby for a country mouse from Texas.
    24 min
  • Episode 66 - Interview with Raquel Teran
    Raquel Teran is going from community activist to elected official and she's taking all the knowledge she's gained working to make Arizona better with her to the State House. Every day's another lesson and Raquel isn't done learning yet.
    Recommended reading: Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to Women Who Will Run the World by Jennifer Palmieri
    19 min
  • Episode 65 - Interview with Kerri Evelyn Harris
    Kerri Evelyn Harris may not look like the politicians of the past, but she's the politician of the future and exactly who you want fighting for you. And how's this for a motto for the current political wave: we won't out raise them, but we will out work them.
    33 min
  • Episode 63 - Interview with Leslie Cockburn
    Leslie Cockburn is an award-winning investigative journalist who has covered drug cartels, the financial meltdown, and multiple wars. Now she's running for Congress. Who knows what she'll uncover once she gets to Washington.
    24 min
  • Episode 62 - Interview with Beth Bowen
    While her platform sounds more like a New Deal Democratic from the 1930s, Beth Bowen is a progressive candidate through and through. She just knows exactly what the people of her Michigan district value because she. is. listening.
    29 min
  • Episode 61 - Interview with Kelda Roys
    Kelda Roys may be known right now for her viral campaign video, but she will be known for being a fierce advocate for women's rights, her commitment to the people of Wisconsin, and the sheer will and determination that all badgers proudly claim as their own.
    29 min
  • Episode 59 - Interview with Julie Oliver
    It takes Julie Oliver hours to drive from on part of her district to another, but that's how it goes when you're campaigning for Congress in Texas. (Guess what Julie and Emily end up talking about - it starts with T and ends with exas.) #TexasProbsYall
    25 min

About She's Running

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Women make up more than 50% of the U.S. population, but hold only 19.4% of the seats in Congress, 24.8% of the seats in state legislatures, 23.7% of state executive seats, and 20.7% of mayoral seats. Let's see if we can do something about that.