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Democrats work to raise number of female governors
Dec 22, 8:48 AM EST
Democrats work to raise number of female governors
NEW YORK (AP) --
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Republicans, four women: Jan Brewer in Arizona, Susana Martinez in New Mexico, Mary Fallin in Oklahoma and Nikki Haley in South Carolina. Democrats: Maggie Hassan in New Hampshire.
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Democratic leaders, backed by national women's groups, are trying to turn it around in gubernatorial elections next fall that feature no less than six high-profile female candidates. Their goal is to give Hassan, who faces re-election in 2014, some company
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Raimondo is a leading contender in the crowded Democratic primary to succeed Lincoln Chafee, the Democratic incumbent who's not running for a second term.
In Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Texas, there also are strong female candidates.
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Full article here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DEMOCRATS_FEMALE_GOVERNORS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-12-22-08-48-44