Minnesota and their female subordinates.

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Minnesota doesn't have any women elected to the Senate or the governer's office, but the state leads in having female lieutenant governors. (btw a lieutenant governer is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor.) So they have a lot of subordinate women. Oh wait that doesn't sound very good. . .

Women have held the No. 2 spot in Minnesota state government since 1983, a streak that is unmatched according to the Council of State Governments. Lou Wangberg, a school superintendent from Bemidji, was the last man to hold the post when he won on the ticket with Gov. Al Quie in 1978.
There's a strong chance this year's elections will follow the pattern. All three of the endorsed major-party candidates for governor have chosen female running mates.

State Sen. Becky Lourey, who is challenging Mike Hatch in a primary for the DFL Party's nomination, has picked a man as her running mate.

None of the men who have chosen a women in this year's elections says gender played a large role. But former Gov. Arne Carlson and some political analysts say it does matter.

Gender always matters. Why is it even significant that we notice women to be in this number 2 position? eh eh?

Finally,

Still, the director of Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University acknowledges that No. 2 selections only go so far and probably don't sway the electorate.
Some experts believe Minnesota's tradition of electing women as lieutenant governors started in part because voters were annoyed that the men running the state weren't letting women in.

Still, women haven't had much luck cracking into the top office. In other states, the lieutenant governor's office has been a springboard to the top job.

via AP.

Posted by Samhita - July 06, 2006, at 07:50AM | in Politics

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July 6, 2006 7:08 PM

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Tom Head said:

Same story in Mississippi. We've had two women as lieutenant governor--Evelyn Gandy and Amy Tuck--but none as governor. Or senator. Or, as far as I can recall, even serving in the House delegation. Or as state House speaker. Or as state Senate president. Or as chief justice of the state Supreme Court. Or as mayor of Jackson. Or... [etc.]

Cheers,

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July 10, 2006 1:11 AM

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Dave said:

Samhita, (just to be clear) are you saying that it is better for a woman to have a seat in the state senate or state assembly rather than the Lt. Governor's seat?

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July 12, 2006 3:27 PM

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azgoddess said:

arizona has a female gov - and janet rocks!!

http://www.governor.state.az.us/

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