Posted by Bettina Duval

Parental Notification, From Juno to Juneau
in MyDD Direct Democracy

Parental Notification, From Juno to Juneau
in Open Salon

Title IX: From High School Gyms to Beijing
in Mother Talkers

The Term Dance - One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
in The Bayne of Blog

The California Term Dance - One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
in OpEdNews.com

SD-19: Hannah-Beth Jackson - A Tireless Advocate
in The Bayne of Blog

Bettina Duval, writing at the Huffington Post cheers Debra Bowen
in BlogHer

Debra Bowen’s Profile In Courage Award
in The Huffington Post

Reverse The Decline!
in The California Majority Report

Reverse The Decline!
in The Bayne of Blog

A Lesson From California
in The Huffington Post

Clinton’s Victory
in SacBee.com

Hillary’s Victory
in The Bayne of Blog

Hillary’s Victory
in Seeing The Forest

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CALIFORNIA LIST is modeled after the highly successful EMILY’s List that supports Democratic women running for office by providing early funding through their donor network.

Does it seem too early to start work so soon? CALIFORNIA LIST is already starting to work on the 2010 election because we continue to lose women to term limits. In 2010, will lose six legislators; two in the Senate and four in the Assembly. Early support is necessary because the 2010 election will include statewide races like governor, lieutenant governor, and treasurer that require large fundraising and visibility models. The time is now to begin working to help women win those statewide offices. We have already identified a few women in the pipeline to run statewide and are beginning to work with their campaigns to increase their viability.

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