The 2014 election cycle is an off year for political races but Obamacare and economic issues may bring out more voters than expected and once again the women vote could be the key to many wins for the elections in 2014. Some of the most interesting elections I’ll be watching are the few that women are actually trying to win. So far the list is short for all political parties but the names follow: (as of 1/20/2014)
House:
Jessica James (R), AL
Congressman Martha Roby (R), AL
Lisa Moore (I), AL
Congressman Terrycina Andrea “Terri” Sewell (D), AL
Congressman Ann Kirkpatrick (D), AZ
Shelley M. Kais (R), AZ
Martha E. McSally (R),AZ
Gabriela Saucedo “Gabby” Mercer (R), AZ
Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema (D), AZ
Wendy Rogers (R), AZ
State Representative Ann V. Clemmer (R), AR
Congressman Doris K. Matsui (D), AR
Janis Kent Percefull (D), AR
Heidi Hall (D), CA
Elizabeth Emken (R), CA
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D), CA
Congressman Barbara Lee (D), CA
Karen Mathews Davis (R), CA
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D), CA
Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (D), CA
State Senator Ellen M. Corbett (D), CA
Former Pleasanton Mayor Jennifer Hosterman (D), CA
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D), CA
Joanna Lynn Garcia Botelho (R), CA
Loraine Goodwin (D), CA
Amanda Renteria (D), CA
Congresswoman Lois G. Capps (D), CA
Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D), CA
Marianne Williamson (No Party), CA
Congresswoman Judy Chu (D), CA
Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D), CA
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D), CA
Congresswoman Gloria Negrete McLeod (D), CA
Congresswoman Janice Hahn (D), CA
Congresswoman Karen R. Bass (D), CA
Congresswoman Grace Flores Napolitano (D), CA
Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D), CA
Kerri Condley (D), CA
State Senator Mimi Walters (R), CA
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D), CA
Congresswoman Susan A. Davis (D), CA
Congresswoman Diana L. DeGette (D), CO
Tisha Trinette Casida (Unaffiliated), CO
Leslie Annette Summey (D), CO
Congressman Rosa L. DeLauro (D), CO
Congressman Elizabeth H. Esty (D), CO
Rose Izzo (R), DE
Congresswoman Corrine Brown (D), FL
Gloreatha “Glo” Scurry-Smith (R), FL
Thuy Lowe (R), FL
Carol Platt (R), FL
Laura Janay (I), FL
Congresswoman Katherine Anne “Kathy” Castor (D), FL
Jessica D. Ehrlich (D), FL
State Rep. Kathleen M. Peters (R), FL
Former Chief Financial Officer Adelaide Alexander “Alex” Sink (D), FL
Gabriel Rothblatt (D), FL
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D), FL
April June Freeman (D), FL
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D), FL
Congressman Lois J. Frankel (D), FL
Andrea Leigh McGee (R), FL
Jean Landfair Enright (D), FL
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R), FL
Elsa Gonzalez (No party affiliation), FL
Lesli Rae Messinger (D), GA
State Representative Donna Hortman Sheldon (R), GA
Susan Maechell Davis (R), GA
Tricia Pridemore (R), GA
Diane Elizabeth Swanson Vann (R), GA
Congresswoman Colleen Wakako Hanabusa (D), HI
State Senate president Donna Mercado Kim (D), HI
Hannah Stephanie Miyamoto (D), HI
Kathryn Xian (D), HI
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D), HI
Shirley G. Ringo (D), ID
Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (D), IL
Sharon M. Brannigan (R), IL
Diane M. Harris (R), IL
Karen M. Johnson (R), IL
Alexandra Catherine Eidenberg (D), IL
Nancy Lynn Wade (Green Party), IL
Congresswoman L. Tammy Duckworth (D), IL
Congresswoman Janice D. “Jan” Schakowsky (D), IL
State Representative Darlene Senger (R), IL
Paula Bradshaw (Green), IL
Ann E. Callis (D), IL
Erika Natali Louise Harold (R),IL
Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D), IL
Congresswoman Jackie Swihart Walorski (R), IN
Congresswoman Susan W. Brooks (R), IN
State Representative Anesa Kajtazovic (D), Iowa
Cedar Rapids City Councilwoman Monica W. Vernon (D), Iowa
Staci Appel (D), Iowa
Congressman Lynn Jenkins (R), KS
Elisabeth Jensen (D), KY
Cassie Erin Felder (R), LA
Congresswoman Chellie M. Pingree (D), ME
State Senator Emily Ann Cain (D), ME
Congresswoman Donna Fern Edwards (D), MD
Congresswoman Nicola S. “Niki” Tsongas (D), MA
Congresswoman Katherine M. Clark (D), MA
State Senator Karen E. Spilka (D), MA
Marisa A. DeFranco (D), MA
Former State Representative Pam Byrnes (D), MI
Congresswoman Candice S. Miller (R), MI
Southfield Mayor Brenda Lulenar Lawrence (D), MI
Jessica Lynn McCall (D), MI
Paula Mirare Overby (D, Farm Labor), MN
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D), MN
Trish Causey (D), MS
Congressman Ann L. Wagner (R), MO
Congresswoman Vicky Jo Hartzler (R), MO
Barbara Hamill Stocker (D), MO
Congresswoman Alice Costandina “Dina” Titus (D), NV
Erin Bilbray-Kohn (D), NV
Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (D), NH
Congresswoman Ann McLane Kuster (D), NH
State Representative Marilinda “Mari” Garcia (R), NH
Aimee Belgard (D), NJ
Angela Marie Gandolfo (D), NJ
Anna C. Little (R), NJ
Dr. Alieta Eck (R), NJ
Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (D), NM
Leslie Endean-Singh (D), NM
Roxanne “Rocky” Lara (D), NM
Congresswoman Grace Meng (D), NY
Congresswoman Nydia Margarita Velázquez (D), NY
Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D), NY
Congresswoman Carolyn Bosher Maloney (D), NY
Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D), NY
Former Congresswoman Nan Hayworth (R), NY
Elise M. Stefanik (R), NY
Congresswoman Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D), NY
Congresswoman Renee Jacisin Ellmers (R), NC
Congresswoman Virginia Ann Foxx (R), NC
Danielle Adams (D), NC
Laura Fjeld (D), NC
Asheville Mayor Terry M. Bellamy (D), NC
State Representative Alma Shealey Adams (D), NC
State Representative Beverly M. Earle (D), NC
Theresa L. Corcoran (D), NC
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D), OH
Former state Representative Jennifer D. Garrison (D), OH
Congresswoman Marcia Carolyn “Marcy” Kaptur (D), OH
Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (D), OH
Marilyn Rainwater (D), OK
Corporation Commissioner Patrice Douglas (R), OK
Congressman Suzanne Bonamici (D), OR
Clackamas County Commissioner Tootie Smith (R), OR
Tanya Elizabeth Bond (D), PA
Erin Rochele McClelland (D), PA
Congresswoman Allyson Y. Schwartz (D), PA
Valerie Ann “Val” Arkoosh (D), PA
Former Congresswoman Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (D), PA
Beverly A. “Bev” Plosa-Bowser (R), PA
Dee Adcock (R), PA
Janis C. Brooks (D), PA
Former state Representative Gloria Bromell Tinubu (D), SC
Congresswoman Kristi Lynn Noem (R), SD
Corinna Robinson (D), SD
Lori Stacey (Constitution), SD
Congresswoman Diane Lynn Black (R), TN
Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn (R), TN
Charlotte Bergmann (R), TN
Shirley J. McKellar (D), TX
Cami Dean (R), TX
Lisa Squiers (D), TX
Tawana Walter-Cadien (D), TX
Congresswoman Kay N. Granger (R), TX
Pamela Lee “Pam” Barlow (R), TX
Elaine Hays (R), TX
Emily Pivoda (Libertarian), TX
Congressman Sheila Jackson Lee (D), TX
Jennifer Whelan (Libertarian), TX
Roxanne Simonson (Libertarian), TX
Former state Reprepresentataive Barbara Len Mallory Caraway (D), TX
Katrina Lanette Pierson (R), TX
Former Mayor of San Marcos Susan Narvaiz (R), TX
Patricia “Pat” Kasprzak (R), TX
Donna M. McAleer (R), UT
State Senator Luz Robles (D), UT
Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia B. Love (R), UT
Suzanne D. Patrick (D), VA
State Delegate Barbara J. Comstock (R), VA
Suzanne Scholte (R), VA
Congresswoman Suzan Kay DelBene (D), WA
Congressman Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler (R), WA
Congresswoman Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers , (R), WA
Congressman Shelley Moore Capito (R), WV
State Delegate Meshea L. Poore (D), WV
Charlotte R. Lane (R), WV
Congresswoman Gwendolynne S. “Gwen” Moore (D), WI
Janet Hinz (R), WI
Congressman Cynthia Marie Lummis (R), WY
(The Green Papers: 2014 General Election)
Senate: (35 seats up for election and 11 women have signed up to run)
Michelle Nunn (D), GA
Karen Christine Handel (R), GA
Allison Lundergan Grimes (D), KY
Senator Susan M. Collins (R), ME
Shenna Bellows (D), ME
Dr. Monica Wehby (R), OR: I highly recommend her and if you have a few dollars to give send it her way as well as social media exposure you can give. She’s in a tough primary and if she wins the Republican Primary she’ll have a tough Senate race. Dr. Wehby’s website: http://www.monicafororegon.com/–
Jo Rae Perkins (R), OR
Nancy Mace (R), SC
Brenda Shivon Lenard (R), TN
Lakesha D. “Kesha” Rogers (D), TX
Maxey Marie Scherr (D), TX
Linda Vega (R), TX (The Green Papers: 2014 General Election)
Governors: (28 women have filed to run for governors)
Gov. Brewer (R), AZ
Cindy Sheehan, Peace & Freedom, CA
Jessica Lana Stewart (D), FL
Nan H. Rich (D), FL
Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder (R), FL
Yinka Abosede Adeshina (R), FL
Attorney General Martha Coakley (D), MA
Juliette Kayyem (D), MA
Heather Mizeur (D), MD
Gov. Susana Martinez (R), NM
Linda M. Lopez (D), NM
Gov. Mary Fallin (R), OK
Gov. Maggie Hassan (D), NH
Katie McGinty (D), PA
Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D), PA
Jo Ellen Litz (D), PA
Governor Nikki Randhawa Haley (R), SC
Lora Hubbel (R), SD
Linda Perry (I), TN
Gina M. Raimondo (D), RI
Wendy Davis (D), TX
Lisa Fritsch (R), TX
Miriam Martinez (R), TX
Katherine Youngblood “Kathie” Glass (Libertarian), TX
Mary Burke (D), WI
Kathleen Vinehout (D), WI
Cynthia Jo “Cindy” Hill (R), WY
(The Green Papers: 2014 General Election)
There may be more women to enter races across the Nation before deadlines for filing. Each state election rules are similar but also different. For more information on your state or other states review the Secretary of State/Division of Elections web site.
Ladies, if the sand in your backyard ‘Political Sandbox’ needs filtered you must participate in the primary elections or nothing changes. Do not ignore the primary season (for men or women candidates) as many politicians count on it, need an example of change; Sen. Ted Cruz (R), TX.
The above lists are for general information to follow women candidates in political races across the country in National races. I rarely tell anyone who to support that’s a decision only you can make it.
Reference: The Green Papers: 2014 General Election. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G14/House.phtml?v=a