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Navajo Wenona Benally Baldenegro Wants to Be 1st American Indian Woman to Congress
Written by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents
Equipped with a law degree from Harvard Law School, two master's degrees, a whole lot of energy and sheer determination, 34 year-old Wenona Benally Baldenegro is first Navajo woman to ever run for Congress.
Sitting at the table in her in-laws' dining room in Tucson, Wenona Benally Baldenegro begins like she would any campaign interview, discussing where she grew up and the road that led her to public service.
Navajo Congressional Candidate Focused on Jobs
Written by News Taco
Wenona Benally Baldenegro would be the first Navajo woman to serve in Congressif elected to congressional district 1, in 2012. The district encompasses Flagstaff, as well as 11 Indian tribes. We spoke to Benally Baldenegro recently, and she told us there were several factors influencing her to seek this office.
Sheyman Raises $180,000 to Challenge Dold
Written by Steve Sadin | Highland Park Patch
Benally Baldenegro’s Bid for Arizona’s CD-1
Written by Adriana Maestas | Politics 365
Politic365 had an opportunity to chat with Wenona Benally Baldenegro, a Democratic candidate running in Arizona’s newly redrawn 1st Congressional District.
A Progressive Victory on Israel, as Hardliners Fail to Mount Campaign Against Donna Edwards
Written by Justin Elliott | AlterNet
Hardline activists sought to unseat Rep. Donna Edwards over her Mideast views, but failed to raise enough money.
Glenn Ivey Quits Race Against Donna Edwards
Written by Miranda S. Spivack | Washington Post
Glenn F. Ivey, the former Prince George’s County prosecutor who had announced plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) is quitting the race, his spokesman said Wednesday.
Senator Mikulski Endorses Congresswoman Edwards for Re-Election
Written by Andrea Miller
Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (D-MD) announced today that Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) is endorsing her candidacy for re-election in Maryland's 4th Congressional District.
U.S. Rep. James McGovern Looks Ahead to New Term that Includes Western Mass
Written by Dan Ring | The Republican
U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern said he will never forget a tip he received from an old boss about the way things work on Capitol Hill.
Representative John Conyers, Jr., a Detroit Democrat, was re-elected to represent the 14th Congressional District in November of 2010, to his 24th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. The district covers all of Highland Park and Hamtramck, as well as large portions of Detroit, Dearborn and the Downriver communities of Melvindale, Allen Park, Southgate, Riverview, Trenton, Gibraltar and Grosse Ile.
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Jim McGovern's Constitutional Amendments To Repeal Citizens United Gain Steam On Reddit (VIDEO)
Written on Friday, 01 February 2013 20:05 Read more...
Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern last Tuesday proposed two Constitutional amendments on the House floor that would overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, which lifted limits on political spending and unleashed a flood of funding into political organizations starting in 2010.
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U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern Introduces Two Constitutional Amendments To Overturn Citizens United
Written on Tuesday, 22 January 2013 20:31 Read more...
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) today introduced two Constitutional amendments to overturn the Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United case, which unleashed a flood of corporate and special interest money into the American political system.
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'We the People’ Can Overturn Citizens United
Written on Saturday, 21 January 2012 18:29 Read more...
THE FIRST three words of the preamble of our Constitution are “We the People.’’ Two years ago today the US Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission upended that promising vision. Corporations — which do not have mouths, minds, or consciences — won a “free speech’’ right to spend unlimited money to influence elections.
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U.S. Rep. James McGovern Looks Ahead to New Term that Includes Western Mass
Written on Wednesday, 04 January 2012 14:39 Read more...
U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern said he will never forget a tip he received from an old boss about the way things work on Capitol Hill.