PoliticalPearl: Who's Winning?: October 2013

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Black, Female and Republican: Four 2014 GOP Candidates to Know

According to a September article published by the Young Conservatives Blog, there are nearly 25 Black Republicans running for significant national, statewide and major city wide positions. In today's blog, I want to focus on four African-American women running for Republican congressional seats in the respective states. Representing states in the Midwest and South, these women are sure to catch the eyes of many over the next year.

Some may remember Mia B. Love from her 2012 run or Erika Harold who was crowned Miss America in 2003 and went on to earn a law degree from Harvard University. Both are returning to the limelight as 2014 congressional candidates in what should be a very, very interesting year of politics. Although I am a registered Democrat and supporter of moderate to liberal candidates, I am a firm believer that everyone should do their research and support candidates that share their same beliefs and values. With that said, check out these four candidates below and let me know what you think. There's clearly so much to learn!

Erika Harold

Illinois' 13th District

Website: http://www.erikaharold.com/home

Fun Fact: Erika earned a law degree from Harvard University and is Miss America 2003.

Diane Harris

Illinois' 3rd District

Website: http://www.harrisforcongress3.com/

Fun Fact: Diane was raised a Democrat.

Mia B. Love

Utah 4

Website: http://love4utah.com/

Fun Fact: Mia is the first Black female Mayor in Utah.

Katrina Pearson

Texas' 32nd District

Website: http://www.katrinaforcongress.com/

Fun Fact: Katrina is a member of the Tea Party.

Saturday, October 5, 2013

2014: The NEW Year of the Woman

Although 1992 is currently known as the Year of the Woman, 2014 is determined to give 1992 a run for it's money. With Wendy Davis' recent gubernatorial candidacy announcement in Texas, Alison Lundergan Grimes senate run in Kentucky and the vacating West Virginia Senate seat most surely to go to a woman, and Michelle Nunn virtually tied with all Republican candidates in the open Georgia Senate race, 2014 will hopefully result in an increased number of women in the United States Senate as well as various statewide positions seeing as nearly every state in the nation could use more women in statewide offices.

If you haven't heard of these women, here's your chance to learn about them now just in case you're interested in donating to or volunteering with their campaign. Although you may not live in their state, you may have friends or family residing there that you want to ensure have great leaders. And we all know it's extremely important to have good leaders in place in ever city and town in every state within this great nation. Let's do our part to make sure everyone is represented by the best candidate!