Seneca Falls Anniversary

Statement

American women have always been on the front lines of voting rights, civil rights, and human rights. Today in 1848 women gathered in Seneca Falls, NY for the first women's rights convention where they discussed the social, civil, and religious rights of women.

We have come a long way in the fight for women's rights in America but we still have a ways to go. Today women still make less than their male counterparts in the workplace and aren't always able to take maternity leave. These and other issues that affect women and working families could be addressed more often if we had more women in elected office.

One way to achieve this goal is to have citizen-owned elections, it's been proven in places like Connecticut that once you give average Americans the ability to run and win seats in office their voices are heard and legislation can be passed to benefit the broader society.

That's why I authored the Government By the People Act, and am a strong supporter of the Disclose Act and the effort to overturn Citizens United.

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