2014 Women In Politics

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan today endorsed judicial delegates supporting Family Court Judge Margaret “Peggy” Walsh for state Supreme Court over the…

2014 has been a milemarker for women, especially when it comes to politics. While Western women have taken a step forward, headlines suggest women in many…

U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and a busload of fellow Democrats are on a tour promoting a minimum wage hike, paid sick leave, affordable…

U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi kicked off the first leg of a nationwide tour that included a stop Sunday in Albany."When Women Succeed, America…

Leader Nancy Pelosi kicked off her national bus tour in Seneca Falls Sunday and stopped in Albany. "When Women Succeed, America Succeeds" that is the…

Capital Region voters going to the polls this November will find many familiar names on the ballot.All of the Albany County Democratic party's sitting…

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, Saratoga Springs Mayor Joanne Yepsen and Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren — all new officeholders — participated Wednesday in an…

President Obama’s election in 2008 marked a landmark shift in American politics. But what if he had lost? What would life in America be like today, had…

Republican New York State Senator Hugh Farley was challenged in 2012 by Democrat Madelyn Thorne. The veteran politician coasted to reelection. Now, Thorne…

The public information officer for Rochester's new mayor says her driver was traveling at more than 80 mph when pulled over by a state trooper on the…