The business owner and former Michigan Trump campaign co-chair is running for a competitive open seat in the U.S. House.
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Kimberlin Brown
The California soap opera star and entrepreneur made her political debut as a speaker at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Now, she’s challenging an incumbent Democrat for a U.S. House seat.
TSE Quick Take: Oprah’s Influence
Speculation is swirling that Oprah Winfrey might run for president of the United States in 2020. Whatever she decides to do, her leadership has already inspired millions — including many female entrepreneurs.
Crowdpac’s Funding Engine is Powering Women Candidates
Former Google executive Gisel Kordestani co-founded the nonpartisan crowdfunding platform to get big money out of politics. She may also help level the playing field for women candidates.
As Running Start Develops Future Female Politicians, It Faces a New Hurdle
Susannah Wellford, the founder of a youth leadership program, is confronting young women’s fears following a nasty year for women in politics.
VoteRunLead Wants Women in Power, Regardless of Party
Can Erin Vilardi, founder of nonpartisan nonprofit VoteRunLead, manage huge post-Trump demand for candidate training from progressive women, and bring Republican women along?
Emerge America is Embracing a 50-State Strategy
Amid a surge in blue activism this year, Andrea Dew Steele is expanding Emerge America, which today recruits and trains Democratic women to run for local, state and federal offices in 23 states. Now, she’s going nationwide.
Emily’s List Aims to Seize Its Moment
The 2016 electoral loss to Donald Trump was heartbreaking, but angry Democratic women are planning to run for office in numbers not seen before. Here’s how Emily’s List President Stephanie Schriock plans to turn a female candidate surge into an 2018 electoral wave.
Election 2017: U.S. Women Run Races Big and Small
Voters around the U.S. take to the polls on Tuesday. We take a look at women appearing on ballots from Virginia to Washington state — and explain why these off-year, mostly state and local races matter.
At the Women’s Convention, Ire, Information and Action Plans
Passionate calls for political action were at the heart of the inaugural Women’s Convention, where thousands of women inspired by January’s Women’s March gathered to learn, network and get busy.
Sydney Mayor Clover Moore on Heat, Trees and Women in Charge
The Australian mayor tells us about an increasingly hot Sydney, the urgent need to “hit the brakes on catastrophic climate change,” and how her city is thriving at a time of record female leadership.
Mayor Muriel Bowser on Heatwaves and Local Leadership
Washington, D.C.’s mayor talks about managing heatwaves and other effects of climate change — and how U.S. cities like hers will stand up for the environment during the Trump era.
Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille on Protecting Society’s Vulnerable
The South African mayor explains how her city is coping with severe drought — and declares it the responsibility of women mayors to safeguard vulnerable women from climate change.
Women of Congress to Take on America’s Many Challenges
What are female Senators and Representatives hoping to accomplish as their terms get underway? We took a look, and found an energized, focused group with a wide range of priorities.
TSE Quick Take: Entrepreneurs Have Embraced the ACA
The Department of Health and Human Services says one in five Obamacare enrollees is a small business owner or self-employed. What could a repeal mean for them?