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West Virginia Women Announce Endorsements for Obama
Leaders praise Obama's ability to unite people for change
CHARLESTON, WV-The day after his decisive win in North Carolina and a tight finish in Indiana, women across West Virginia have announced their support for Senator Barack Obama citing his advocacy of women's issues, successful record of fighting for working families and unique ability to bring people together for change. From the mountains to the Capitol, in small towns and large cities, women are working hard to galvanize support for Senator Obama. Endorsers include Sharon Rockefeller, wife of Senator Jay Rockefeller and Melinda Rahall, wife of Congressman Nick Rahall.
The West Virginia Women for Obama held a kick off reception this week in Charleston, where women gathered to talk about why Obama is the best candidate for women in West Virginia and throughout the country.
"Across the country, we've seen Barack Obama's ability to bring all types of voters together," said Sharon Rockefeller. "Come November, we will need a candidate who can and will unite this country, not divide it. Barack Obama has proven that he is the right leader for the voters in West Virginia and in America."
Senator Obama has a long record of standing up for women. As a State Senator in Illinois, Obama co-sponsored and passed the Equal Pay Act, which provided that no employer may discriminate between employees on the basis of sex by paying ages solely on the basis of the employee's gender. Addressing the needs of more than 19 million women who are uninsured in the country, Barack Obama is committed to ensuring that all Americans have health care coverage by the end of his first term in office as President. In addition, Barack Obama is an original co-sponsor and passed Johanna's Law, which educates women and increase awareness of ovarian cancer -- the fourth-leading cause of cancer-related death among women in the United States.
West Virginia Women for Obama, consisting of elected officials, activists, local community leaders, teachers, attorneys, doctors, mothers and grandmothers, will continue to help organizing support for Senator Obama in the days leading up to the May 13 primary. The women will hold Women for Obama phone banks and will feature a "mother daughter" canvassing events on Mother's Day.
The following list is more than 130 West Virginia women who today announced their support of Obama, joining thousands of other women across the country who proudly support Barack Obama: (see jump)
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