March 5, 2024

Ready to Run® New Jersey 2024 is fast approaching; our flagship campaign training program will take place March 15 and 16th on the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus. In addition to our agenda of workshops and panels designed to help prepare you to run for office and deepen your political engagement, our keynote speakers will give you a glimpse into the real world of New Jersey politics. Among the most powerful leaders in our state’s government, these six speakers have decades of combined experience holding political office in New Jersey and can help Ready to Run® attendees understand how to gain, hold, and wield power in the Garden State. In addition, in honor of Women’s History Month, generous donations have made it possible to reduce the registration fees by 25%! Register now for just $150 to hold your spot!

Day One - Diversity Initiative Welcome Lunch and Opening Keynote

• New Jersey Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State Tahesha Way
• Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson

Day Two - Luncheon Keynote Panel: Women, Power, and the Future of New Jersey Government

• Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz
• Senator Angela McKnight
• Assemblywoman Aura Dunn, Assistant Minority Whip
• Assemblywoman Shama Haider, Deputy Majority Leader

Learn more about Ready to Run® 2024 speakers, panels, and workshops happening on March 15th and 16th here.

With primaries for congressional, statewide, and state legislative elections beginning TODAY, CAWP shares resources for understanding women in the 2024 elections.

• 2024 Summary of Women Candidates: All the numbers on women running for Congress, governor, statewide executive offices, and state legislatures with accompanying data visualizations. See 2024 numbers compared to historical records and recent election cycles.
• 2024 Potential and Filed Women Candidates: This list of announced and potential women candidates for Congress, governor, and statewide executive offices will update throughout election 2024 as filing deadlines pass and will become the full, final list of all filed candidates for these offices in 2024.
• Election Analysis: Find results for women candidates in every primary election in 2024 at our election analysis page, as well as deeper examinations of emerging trends and themes in election 2024.
• Women as Percentage of 2024 Major-Party Candidates and Nominees: See the raw numbers on women’s candidacies in additional context, as CAWP experts explore how women are represented among all candidates and nominees by office and party affiliation with comparisons to recent election cycles.

In addition to all these resources, stay tuned to CAWP for an upcoming release in our Women, Money, and Politics Series covering campaign finance in this year's elections, Women, Money, and Politics Watch 2024. Find additional resources and all of our elections data at CAWP’s Election Watch.

CAWP Senior Scholar and Director of Research Kelly Dittmar has compiled an early analysis of emerging trends and races to watch in the 2024 election. In What to Watch for Women in 2024 Congressional and Gubernatorial Elections, Dittmar examines our candidate data and discovers that:

• The number of women running for the U.S. House is down.
• Women continue to be significantly underrepresented in the candidate pool.
• The number of incumbent women not running for re-election is at a high.

In addition to this data analysis, Dittmar also looks at key races in the 2024 elections, including contests that could lead to:

• The first openly trans person in Congress.
• The first Latina to represent Arizona in Congress.
• The first Asian American woman to represent Oregon in Congress.
• The first woman to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Senate.
• The first woman to represent North Dakota in the U.S. House.



Read the full piece on CAWP’s Election Analysis page.