ICYMI: 100 YEARS AGO AMERICAN WOMEN SEIZED THE MOMENT—Women Attorneys General Support Biden-Harris Ticket

August 18, 2020

 In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Suffrage Amendment, current and former Attorneys General from 22 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands are proud to support the Biden-Harris Ticket, and former colleague, Kamala Harris.

“We are so proud of Kamala’s many accomplishments and take particular pride that one of “ours” —a former distinguished state attorney general— has been tapped as the candidate for the second highest office in the land”, said Ellen Rosenblum, Oregon Attorney General.

“Many of us have worked with Kamala and observed her up close and personally. We know about her dedication and her tenacity as a consumer advocate”, stated Patricia Madrid, former New Mexico Attorney General.

Currently holding office are: Attorneys General Kathleen Jennings, Delaware; Clare Connors, Hawaii; Maura Healey, Massachusetts; Dana Nessel, Michigan; Letitia James, New York; Ellen Rosenblum, Oregon; Denise George, U.S. Virgin Islands; Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada; Governor Janet Mills, Maine; and Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, Indiana.

Many of these women listed below were the first to hold the office of Attorney General in their respective states and also held higher office.

The list of signatories by state are:

 

ALASKA

Jahna Lindemuth

ARIZONA

Janet Napolitano

DELAWARE

Attorney General Kathleen Jennings

CONNECTICUT

Clarine Nardi Riddle

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Linda Singer

HAWAII

Attorney General Clare Connors

Margery Bronster

ILLINOIS

Lisa Madigan

INDIANA

Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson

Pam Carter

IOWA

Bonnie Campbell

MAINE

Governor Janet Mills

MASSACHUSETTS

Attorney General Maura Healey

Martha Coakley

MICHIGAN

Attorney General Dana Nessel

Jennifer Granholm

MINNESOTA

Lori Swanson 

NEVADA

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto

Frankie Sue Del Papa

NEW JERSEY

Anne Milgram

NEW MEXICO

Patricia Madrid

NEW YORK

Attorney General Letitia James

NORTH DAKOTA

Heidi Heitkamp

OHIO

Nancy Rogers

OREGON

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum

UTAH

Jan Graham

U.S.VIRGIN ISLANDS

Attorney General Denise George

VIRGINIA

Mary Sue Terry

WASHINGTON

Christine Gregoire

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