Women's Campaign Forum Endorses Didi Barrett
By Mike Connery on 05/25/2010 @ 11:26 AM
The Women's Campaign Forum, a non-partisan national network dedicated to achieving parity for women in public office, endorsed Didi Barrett in her race to unseat twenty-year incumbent Republican Steve Saland.
This is a fitting endorsement. Didi has spent her life working on behalf of women and girls. She was the founder of Girls Inc. of New York and is spearheading the development of the new Dutchess Girls Collaborative. She has served on the boards of the New York Women’s Foundation, the Women’s Campaign Fund, NARAL-NY, and Planned Parenthood NY.
It's also a supremely necessary endorsement. Only 9 of 62 New York State Senators are women, a disparity that Barrett noted in her acceptance of the endorsement:
“I am extremely pleased to receive WCF’s endorsement,” said Barrett. “For all too long, the New York State Senate has been an old boys club that is out of touch with the needs of most New Yorkers, particularly women. The incumbent has been part of that club. Rather than his father-knows-best approach, I believe in an inclusive political process that encourages and empowers all New Yorkers.”
Didi is one of many strong women candidates who are running for Senate this year - including Susan Savage, Joanne Yepsen, Regina Calcaterra, and Kathleen Joy.
You can follow the lead of the Women's Campaign Forum and support Didi's candidacy by signing up on her website and contributing to her effort on her Act Blue page.
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