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The Forum (Fargo) Article, Political notebook: Every plans on running for office, Women numbers stall

Political notebook: Every plans on running for an office
By Janell Cole and Don Davis
The Forum - 08/11/2003

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Women numbers stall

A trend that saw increases in the number of female legislators in Midwestern states has stalled, the Council of State Governments’ Midwestern office says.

In North Dakota, the percentage is about 15 percent -- 21 of 141. That is down a hair from 10 years ago but still up markedly from 1983.

North Dakota and South Dakota share the status of having the lowest percentage of female legislators. All of the other 11 Midwest states have more, with Minnesota and Kansas tied at about almost 30 percent.

Deborah Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, tells the CSG’s Midwest Stateline newsletter that both political parties simply are not making enough of a concerted effort to recruit potential female candidates.

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