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Illinois Campaign Season Opens Tuesday

NPR ILLINOIS • By BRIAN MACKEY • SEP 3, 2019
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Tuesday marks the official beginning of campaign season in Illinois — the day potential candidates can start circulating petitions to get their names on the ballot.  In Illinois, people can’t really be political candidates until they collect enough signatures — anywhere from hundreds to thousands, depending on the office. State election law dictates when READ MORE>

Young Republican Hopes More Women Follow Her Into The GOP

WGLT • By RYAN DENHAM • FEB 15, 2019
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Women are underrepresented at almost all levels of elected office.
In the Illinois General Assembly, only 36 percent of lawmakers (64 of 177) are women. In Congress just under 1 in 4 members are women. The shortage is even more pronounced in the Republican Party. Following the 2018 election, the number of GOP women in office fell in Congress (from 29 to 20) READ MORE>


Press Releases

First Female Lt. Governor of IL Corinne Wood Paved Way for Women in Politics
The Lincoln Series Elects a New Executive Board
The Lincoln Series Debuts Empowerment Track Calendar for 2020
The Lincoln Series Congratulates Female GOP Candidates for 2020
The Lincoln Series Announces 2020 Leadership Program
The Lincoln Series Builds Republican Women Farm Team
Illinois Mirrors National Trends for Women Officeholders

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