Posts Tagged emily’s list

U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin during the recent labor demonstrations in Wisconsin. (Photo: Flickr/RepTammyBaldwin)

Democratic U.S. Rep. Baldwin will run for Kohl’s Senate seat in Wisconsin

By Lynda Waddington | 09.06.11 | 1:56 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin More…, a Wisconsin Democrat, will pursue the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democrat Herb Kohl.
In an email message sent to supporters Tuesday morning, Baldwin cited Wall Street reform, economic justice for the middle class and withdrawal from Afghanistan as issues on which her

Rep. Allen West, R-Fort Lauderdale (Pic by Debra Todd)

Rep. West fires intern for pro-gay retweet

By Ashley Lopez | 06.13.11 | 1:51 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Rep. Allen West, R-Fort Lauderdale, fired an intern this past Friday for re-tweeting a message supportive of gays on West’s Twitter account. West earlier this month called gay marriage an “oxymoron.” #

Roll Call reports More… that the message the intern sent out was “a tweet from the Scissor

Rep. Allen West, R-Fort Lauderdale (Pic by Debra Todd)

Emily’s List endorses former West Palm Beach, Fla. mayor against Rep. West

By Ashley Lopez | 06.09.11 | 10:41 am | More from The Florida Independent

Emily’s List has endorsed former West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel to challenge Rep. Allen West, R-Fort Lauderdale, in his upcoming reelection bid. Emily’s List is a progressive organization that works to get Democratic and pro-reproductive rights candidates elected to public office. #
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Frankel is the term-limited mayor of West

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Rep. West vulnerable, will receive financial backing from National Republican Congressional Committee

By Ashley Lopez | 06.01.11 | 4:15 pm | More from The Florida Independent

U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fort Lauderdale, will be getting some financial backing from the National Republican Congressional Committee for his reelection campaign. West is among a handful of freshman Republican congress members believed to be particularly vulnerable in the upcoming election. #
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Politico reported that the NRCC launched its “Patriot

Abortion-rights groups target candidate to replace former U.S. Rep. Lee in upcoming N.Y. special election

By | 05.02.11 | 12:34 pm

In about three weeks, upstate New Yorkers will decide who should replace former U.S. Rep. Chris Lee, who in early February resigned after Gawker exposed scandalous e-mails between Lee and an unidentified woman on Craigslist More… in which the Republican congressman lied about his age, occupation and marital status. Leading up to

Rep. Allen West, R-Fort Lauderdale (Pic by Debra Todd)

Emily’s List is putting Allen West ‘on notice’

By Ashley Lopez | 04.06.11 | 2:07 pm | More from The Florida Independent

As of yesterday, the pro-choice political action committee Emily’s List has started gearing up for the 2012 election by putting five GOP freshman “on notice.” On the list: Rep. Allen West, R-Fort Lauderdale. #
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West made it to a list of five conservative freshman representatives who meet a “special criteria”

Screenshot from Rep. Chip Cravaack's campaign website: chipcravaack.com

Abortion rights advocates to target Rep. Chip Cravaack

By Andy Birkey | 04.05.11 | 3:21 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Rep. Chip Cravaack is a top target of Democrats and reproductive rights advocates in 2012 even if the Republican freshman has yet to draw a challenger. Cravaack is one of 14 vulnerable Republicans the Democrats hope to unseat in 2012, and EMILY’s List has announced that Cravaack is one of More…

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DC: Did outside groups ‘fail’ to disclose with the FEC?

By Jesse Zwick | 08.13.10 | 3:10 pm | More from The Washington Independent

The trendy way to influence elections this cycle is through “independent expenditure committees,” and as I wrote yesterday, these committees are, in most cases, failing to disclose their receipts and expenditures to the FEC. But is “failure” the proper way to describe this reticence? Turns out there’s an active debate More…