Women's Foundation of Minnesota

ECONOMIC	SAFETY &	HEALTH &	HUMAN	POLITICAL

JUSTICE	SECURITY	REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS	RIGHTS	REPRESENTATION

CORNERSTONE | EXPANDING WOMEN'S POLITICAL
REPRESENTATION

Vision Statement: Women will enjoy equal influence at all levels of government bringing new perspectives and expertise that advance equality and justice.

Outcomes:

More women running for office.
More women voting.
More women elected to office.
More self-confidence by women in their qualifications and liklihood of success.
Greater leveraging of resources for women candidates, e.g. money, childcare, training.
Increased percentage of women chairing legislative committees.
Increased percentage of composition of women on legislative committees.
Increased percentage of women of color running, voting and being elected to office.
Demographics of gender and race would be tracked at all levels of government.

Fast Facts

Seventy women now serve in the 2007 Minnesota legislature, a gain of seven seats from the 2006 session. This is an historic high (34.8%).
In the Nov. 2006 elections, Minnesota elected its first woman U.S. senator, Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
Minnesota has never elected a woman governor.
Of 457 county commissioners in Minnesota, 52 (11.4%) are women.
No woman of color has ever served in Minnesota’s congressional delegation or in a statewide elected office.