NWPC-CA “Celebration and Conversation” – November 12 in San Jose
More than [60] members of National Women’s Political Caucus from all over California gathered the Saturday after the 2016 General Election in San Jose to attend a “Celebration and Conversation.” Members of the Silicon Valley caucus hosted the event, with members attending from Orange County, Fresno, Monterey, Sacramento, and several local caucuses in Los Angeles County.
Although it seemed that the “celebration” part was not to be, the speakers and members turned what might have been a wake into a wake-up call to turn defeat into future victory. Speakers shared their deep sense of loss over the defeat of Secretary Hillary Clinton for President. But they also sounded calls to carry the work forward and to increase our efforts for women to be full partners in America’s democracy. Read more here -
A Message from Outgoing President, Sherri Loveland
One week ago the majority of voters voted for Hillary Rodham Clinton to be our next Commander in Chief, yet the Electoral College vote allocation reflects otherwise and like it or not, Donald Trump will be this country's 45th Commander-in-Chief. I know, I don’t need to remind you of that awful day when many of us actually had physical reactions to the fallout from this election. As strong women do though, we wept and then we rolled up our sleeves and got to work!
In the week since the election, I have received emails and phone calls from women who want to get involved. They’re not going to wait 4 years to elect another president; they’re going to work hard NOW, to ensure that women’s reproductive rights and LGBT rights remain intact for the next 4 years. They’re working hard on a number of issues that they care deeply about and they won’t give up as long as Donald Trump is President.
We have 2 years to flip Congress in order to block Trump’s agenda and we need your help!
In sisterhood,
Sherri Loveland, President
National Women’s Political Caucus of California
Office: (714) 479-0253
p.s. Our National President, Donna Lent, released a statement the day after we received the stunning Presidential election results. Read more here
Election Download:
Women decline in CA Legislature after 2016 general election
Not only was 2016 NOT the year of the first female U.S. President, it’s also a year in which the number of women in the California Legislature declined, in spite of vigorous effort by NWPC and other groups to recruit and support top-notch women candidates. Women in California’s Congressional delegation also declined by two, pending the outcome of one close race. Read more here
