Five Democratic women are running for US Senate seats in 2012, and if they can win, it would boost the number of Democratic women in the Senate dramatically!
These candidates include:
Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts, against Senator Scott Brown.
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin, against former Governor Tommy Thompson.
Congresswoman Shelley Berkley in Nevada, against Senator Dean Heller.
Congesswoman Mazie Hirono in Hawaii, against former Governor Linda Lingle.
Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota, against Congressman Rick Berg.
All five would add to the progressive bloc in the Senate, and would be strong supporters of women’s rights, labor rights, consumer rights, civil rights, and gay rights.
And Warren and Berkley victories would add two seats to the Democratic side, at a time when the Senate only has a six seat edge, 53-47, and is losing seven incumbent Democrats who are retiring, and facing five competitive races in which Democrats are in danger of losing their seats.