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You get elected, often, if you're a woman, on the strength of the women's vote; then you get into office, and you have to adapt to an overwhelmingly male environment.

~Eleanor Clift

Topics: Adapt Elected Environment Get Male Office Often Strength Then Vote Woman Women You

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When I was elected to Congress, I made a commitment to my constituents that my office would set the standard to be open and transparent.

~Elise Stefanik

Topics: Commitment Congress Constituents Elected Made Office Open Set Standard Transparent Would

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As the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, I certainly would not be here today without the passion, dedication, and activism of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

~Elise Stefanik

Topics: Activism Certainly Congress Dedication Elected Elizabeth Ever Here Passion Today Without Woman Would Youngest

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One of my ideas is that we post every vote on Facebook and on social media so that voters have an opportunity to hold their elected official accountable.

~Elise Stefanik

Topics: Accountable Elected Every Facebook Hold Ideas Media Official Opportunity Post Social Social Media Vote Voters

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Part of the problem you have is that you don't have a dialogue between elected officials and their constituents. They've built these barricades, these barriers around themselves and tried to avoid interaction with their constituents.

~Elizabeth Emken

Topics: Around Avoid Barriers Between Built Constituents Dialogue Elected Elected Officials Interaction Officials Part Problem Themselves Tried You

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If elected members of any body - whether it's a state house or Congress - were not willing to take career-ending or at least election-losing votes, I would not have the right to vote today.

~Elizabeth Esty

Topics: Any Body Congress Elected House Least Members Right State Take Today Vote Votes Were Whether Willing Would

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When I was elected to Congress, this was the No. 1 issue businesses brought up. They said that if we want this country to succeed, we need immigration reform.

~Elizabeth Esty

Topics: Brought Businesses Congress Country Elected Immigration Immigration Reform Issue Need Reform Said Succeed Up Want

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It took us 200 years to elect the first Democratic woman to the Senate in her own right, and that's Barbara Mikulski. Six years later, we had a grand slam: We elected four new Democratic women to the Senate. Sen. Mikulski now has some company.

~Ellen Malcolm

Topics: Barbara Company Democratic Elect Elected First Four Grand Grand Slam Had Her Later New Now Own Right Senate Six Slam Some Took Us Woman Women Years

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As co-chair of the Iraqi Women's Caucus in the House, I've enjoyed the opportunity to collaborate with and hear from Iraqi women elected to serve in the new National Assembly.

~Ellen Tauscher

Topics: Assembly Caucus Collaborate Elected Enjoyed Hear House Iraqi National New Opportunity Serve Women

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In the Philippines, Gloria Arroyo is the daughter of Diosdado Macapagal - but his term ended in 1965, and she was elected in 2001. Hardly a hand-off.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Daughter Elected Ended Hardly His Philippines She Term

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