Senator Erica Smith is a former School Board member and has served in the NCGA since 2014. She earned her B.S. Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University and also has a M.A. in Religious Studies from Howard University School of Di...
In 2019 we ramped up our training programs to meet the needs of North Carolina after seeing so many women deciding to run for office this year. Who are the amazing women in your life who you think should run for office? Maybe you have a friend who is actu...
As we reflect on women’s history this month, I am reminded that Lillian Exum Clement, the first woman elected to the North Carolina General Assembly, did not begin her service until 1920. She was elected by an all male electorate as women did not yet ha...
In the last two years, women have really changed the political game and we want to talk about it. We’ve seen women run against establishment men accused of sexual assault and win. We’ve seen women be out-raised by their opponent and win. Overa...
Get Ready to Run is a half-day seminar designed for women who are champions of reproductive freedom interested in running for office in the next five years of their life. The training will cover finding your office and building your team, crafting person...
We’re always excited to come to Asheville because it’s where our namesake, Rep. Lillian Exum Clement, is from! She was the first woman ever elected to a state legislature in the South, blazing a trail for the women who would follow in her foot...
In the last two years women have really changed the political game and we want to talk about it. We hope you’ll join us on March 28th from 6:30-8:00PM in Charlotte for our second Women in Politics Town Hall! We’re excited to host this informat...
We know the progressive pro-choice women elected to the legislature are already hard at work for our shared values. Lillian’s List spent Monday afternoon with these women, talking about the state of reproductive freedom in North Carolina. Thanks to an e...
The Legislative Leader is a monthly interview with one of the pro-choice, progressive women currently serving in the North Carolina General Assembly. Representative Sydney Batch grew up in North Carolina and attended UNC-Chapel Hill. Following law schoo...
In 2018, we helped elect nine new women to the NCGA. In 2020, we’re going to work to protect the women currently serving and elect pro-choice women to the Council of State. But, we’re also scouting for women to run for the NCGA and local off...
