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The Future of the Elected Official Is a Black Woman Co-Sponsored by the Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey 2019 NJSBA Annual Meeting The Future of the Elected Official is a Black Woman Co-sponsored by the Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey Moderator/Speaker: Suzette Price, Esq. Association of Black Women Lawyers of NJ (ABWL) Speakers: Assemblywoman Linda S. Carter (District 22) New Jersey General Assembly Assemblywoman Shavonda E. Sumter (District 35) New Jersey General Assembly Estina Baker CWA (AFL-CIO) Freeholder Ashley R. Bennett Carolyn V. Chang, Esq., President, Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey Marilyn Davis, Area Director of Government Affairs Altice USA The Impact of Black Women In Federal Elections The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey 19.4% 3.4% 20% 0.0% 19.3% 4.1% 24.6% 3.5% 27.1% 0.8% The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court More Black Women are Voting in the U.S. compared to White Women The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court Yet only one-third of those seats were contested by Black women. The proverbial glass ceiling is at the point of entry – more Black women running can break it! The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court Three Black Women Have run in major party primaries for President of the US 1972 Shirley Chisholm 2004 Carol Moseley Braun All Democrats 2020 Kamala Harris The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey Shirley Chisholm estimated that her campaign for president raised $300,000 from the time she started her campaign until the last vote counted at the convention Carol Moseley Braun raised and spend $628,000 before suspending her campaign and endorsing Dean The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey 2020 Fundraising How Democrats Are Stacking Up The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey Where the Money Is Coming From? The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey Black Americans Who Have Chaired Standing Committees in the U.S. House, 1949–Present This table is based on information drawn from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Congress Name House Committee House Committees 116th (2019–2021) JOHNSON, Eddie Bernice Science, Space, and Technology 116th (2019–2021) WATERS, Maxine Financial Services 110th (2007–2009) JONES, Stephanie Tubbs Standards of Official Conduct 110th (2007–2009) MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Juanita House Administration Select Committee on the House 95th (1977–1979) BURKE, Yvonne Brathwaite Beauty Shop Select Committee on the House 94th (1975–1977) BURKE, Yvonne Brathwaite Beauty Shop The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey Black Women Currently Serving In the US Congress % of Black Population in District They Represent Rep. Alma Adams North Carolina Rep. Karen Bass California 25% Black Rep. Joyce Beatty Ohio 33 ¼ % Black Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester Delaware 21% Black Rep. Yvette Clarke New York 49% Black Rep. Val Demings Florida 11.9% Black Rep. Marcia Fudge Ohio 52% Black Rep. Jahana Hayes Connecticut 5% Black Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Texas 43% Black Rep. Robin L. Kelly Illinois 55% Black Rep. Brenda Lawrence Michigan 58% Black Rep. Barbara Lee California 19% Black Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Texas 36% Black Rep. Lucy McBath Georgia 14% Black Rep. Gwen Moore Wisconsin 36% Black Rep. Ilhan Omar Minnesota 16% Black Rep. Ayanna Pressley Massachusetts 26% Black Rep. Terri Sewell Alabama 63% Black Rep. Lauren Underwood Illinois 3% Black Rep. Maxine Waters California 23.6% Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman New Jersey 17.6% Black Rep. Frederica Wilson Florida 56% Black The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey The Impact of Black Women In Statewide Elections The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey There have been 2 Black Women U.S. Senators 1. Carol Mosley Bran 2. Kamala Harris The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey In 2018 there were 276 Black Women Black women are State Legislators out of 7,383 underrepresented State Legislators in State Legislatures 3.74% The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey Black Women Who Have Ever Held Statewide Elected Executive Office The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey Party Affiliations of Black Women Statewide Of the 13 Black Women Ever Elected to Statewide Elected Statewide Elected Executive Office 8 have been Democrats & 5 have been Republicans The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey Stacey Abrams – Lessons Learned Georgia has been a red state since 1984 except for Clinton Y e 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 a r Georgia Nixon Carter Carter Reagan Bush Clinton Dole Bush Bush McCain Romney Trump The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey Keisha Lance Bottoms Sharon Weston Broome Katherine E. Pugh - Baltimore, MD Vi Alexander Lyles Atlanta, GA Baton Rouge, LA White: (29.6%); Black: (63.7%); American Indian and Alaska Native:(0.4%); Asian: (2.3%); Other Charlotte, NC Black or African American: 54% Black or African American: 50.4% race: 11,303 (1.9%); Two or more races: (2.1%); 41.7%White, 35.2% Black, White: 38.4% Asian: 3.1% White: 40.8% (non-Hispanic: 37.8%) Hispanic/Latino: (4.2%) and 13.8% Hispanic Native American: 0.2% Other race: 2.2% Asian: 3.5%Native American: 0.5% Two or more races: 2.0% Two or more races: 1.3% Hispanic of any race: 5.2% Hispanic or Latino of any race: 3.5% Black Mayors of the 100 Muriel Bowser London Breed Washington, DC Largest Cities San Francisco, CA 47.1% Black or African American, La Toya Cantrell White: 47.2% (non-Hispanic: 41%) 45.1% White (36.8% non- Asian: 34.3% Hispanic White), 4.3% Asian, New Orleans, LA African Americans: 5.3% 0.6% American Indian or Alaska African American: 60.2% Native Americans: 0.4% Native, and 0.1% Native White: 33% Asian: 2.9% Pacific Islanders: 0.4% Other: 6.6% Hawaiian or Other Pacific Two or more: 5.1% Hispanic or Islander. Latino of any race: 15.3% The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey “Black women have been the most loyal supporters of the Democratic Party, through thick and thin,” Avis Jones- DeWeever, an adviser to the Black Women’s Roundtable, said during September’s Congressional Black Caucus conference. She said the party has focused more on wooing back “white male voters who have not supported the Democratic Party for 50 years” rather than “watering the garden in your own back yard.” The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey New Jersey Afro-American Female Population in New Jersey Population Totals Total Population African American Population in New Jersey 1,204,826 Male Population: 565,706 Female Population: 639,120 The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey Westampton, New Jersey Mayor Emeritus The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey The future for Black Women Representation? The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Ret.) American Inn of the Court The Association of Black Women Lawyers New Jersey Biographies Estina Baker is a nationally recognized Actress, Poet and Storyteller. Ms. Baker is a Second generation graduate of Howard University and a third generation graduate of a Historically Black College.
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