March Recap Senator Atkins' Women of the 39th Senate District honorees for 2023https://sd39.senate.ca.gov/2023/woman-districtWomen’s Museum of California LinksTo Visit:https://www.womensmuseumca.org/educationcenterTo Join:https://www.womensmuseumca.org/membership
Susan’s link: Who Runs San Diego?https://dwc-sd.org/?s=Who+runs+San+Diego+
Nadia’s Links Q& A follow up:
Club members are encouraged to share the California Women's List survey with any candidates they know who have run for office in California from 2016 to 2022: cawomenslist.us/wellnessresearch
FPPC funds can be used for childcare expenses. See FPPC Manual Chapter 1: Use of Campaign Funds at page 3 ("Campaign funds may be used to pay or reimburse a candidate for a dependent child’s reasonable and necessary childcare expenses resulting directly from engaging in campaign activities.")
There are a number of great efforts encouraging moms to run for office. Here's one article: This group wants to help more mothers run in elections : NPR
I have not identified any exceptions noting that Civil Harassment Restraining Orders (CHROs) are not available to elected officials. Information on CHROs is available here: Civil Harassment Restraining Orders | Superior Court of California - County of San Diego. This blog post presents the judge's explanation for why she thought that then-Carlsbad City Councilmember Cori Schumacher's allegations about threatening posts she received was "not enough": City Council Member’s Harassment Restraining Order Against Critics Reversed (reason.com)
Here are some of the articles I referenced in my presentation:
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