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The State of Gender Parity in Minnesota Politics

Insights and data from Nevada Littlewolf of Women Winning, Beth Peterson of Vote Run Lead, and a report from Center for Women, Gender, and Public Policy. Such as:

• When women candidates run, their chances of winning are as good as those of male candidates, especially since “women who run for office tend to be more qualified than the men they run against." 

• "Research indicates that women in office tend to pass more legislation, bring more resources home, and be more active advocates for communities."

• "This year is a House election year — all of those seats are open, and we only need 15 of those seats to reach gender parity. So we're out in those districts that you see on this map, having conversations with who's there."

• "We all know in this room that when pro-choice women are in the seats of leadership, they’re making decisions thinking first about the health and well-being of individuals, families, and our community as a whole."

“If you don’t want affordable housing in your backyard, you’re going to end up with homeless people in your front yard.”

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