The History of Women in Public Office
By Madison Troyer, Stacker News
On 2/28/21 at 7:00 AM EST
On Jan. 20, 2021, a new chapter in American history began when Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the country s first female vice president, were sworn into office. Harris role in the position is certainly monumental, but her nomination, while significant, was not a first. That honor, of being the first woman nominated by the Democratic party for the role of vice president, belongs to Geraldine A. Ferraro. In 1984, Ferraro, a congresswoman from Queens, strode on stage alongside Walter F. Mondale to accept the nomination, telling attendees at the Democratic National Convention, If we can do this, we can do anything. While the duo lost to Reagan, the
February 09, 2021
Governor Sununu balked at the idea of creating a Lieutenant Governor in New Hampshire after House Republicans introduced a constitutional amendment to do just that.
Subscribe We re good, we re good. We don t need a lieutenant governor, Sununu said when NHJournal asked about the proposal on Tuesday. New Hampshire s gone without a lieutenant governor for over 200 years. If you asked me what lieutenant governors in other states do, I don t know. I gotta be honest, Sununu added. I ve asked them. I m not 100 percent sure what they do, but we have a great system in New Hampshire.
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The amendment introduced in the House would pose the question to voters in November 2022 for approval and would require a two-thirds majority of those voters.