Inspired to Run

by Jen Nedeau · 2009-08-15 11:29:00 UTC
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During the Netroots Nation conference this week, I got the opportunity to meet two wonderful women who are running for office: Ohio Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner who is running for U.S. Senate and Krystal Ball who is running for Congress in Virginia.

They are two very different candidates. Brunner is a mom of three kids, who has over 30 years of experience in the public sector. Ball is a 27 year old mom of one who wants to bring change to the ballot in Virginia's King George County and be the first woman under 30 elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. But both are Democrats who have decided to challenge the status quo and run for elected office.

Today, I am asking you all to help these women succeed and donate to their campaigns. They are both facing really tough races and one of the biggest challenges of every campaign is raising money.  I am going to reach into my pocket and support them financially - I hope you will consider doing the same. If we truly want to see more women in elected office, we have to not only get the word out, but help them prove that they are competitive candidates early on with enough money to win the race.

Donate to Jennifer Brunner

Donate to Krystal Ball

Jen Nedeau Jen Nedeau is a media relations professional and a writer based in New York City.
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