Announcing The
Brooklyn Democratic Party's
Women's Caucus
Leadership Team
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March 2, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: James Christopher
(914) 482-4236 | james.christopher@bklyndems.com
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Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn at the start of Women's History Month announces the formation of the Kings County Democratic Women's Caucus (KCDWC) Leadership Team.
The Women's Caucus Leadership Team is comprised of a dynamic group of women District Leaders from the Democratic Party, representing diverse Assembly Districts (ADs) across Brooklyn.
The Women's Caucus Leadership Team
Committee Co-Chairs:
Hon. Lori Citron Knipel (AD 44)
Assembly Member Nikki Lucas (AD 60)
Committee Members:
Shaquana D. Boykin (AD 57)
Dionne Brown-Jordan (AD 46)
Jennifer Faucher (AD 41)
Margarita Kagan (AD 45)
Jacqui Painter (AD 51)
Nancy Tong (AD 47)
"While honoring Women's History Month, the Brooklyn Democratic Party is proudly taking another significant step towards uplifting Brooklynites through a Women's Caucus Leadership Team that's focused on empowering women at all levels," said Bichotte Hermelyn.
The Women's Caucus Leadership Team's mission is to further promote the participation of women in leadership, support issues that affect and benefit women and their families, and provide a network of support and resources for both the Executive Committee and Brooklyn.
"District Leaders serve as vital community liaisons, and through the new leadership of our Women's Caucus, District Leaders will tackle barriers, further elevate women and their families while serving as an essential resource across all corners of Brooklyn," Bichotte Hermelyn added.
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CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
& HONORING OUR BROOKYLN WOMEN LEADERS
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Our women District Leaders: Jennifer Faucher – AD 41; Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn – AD 42; Sarana Purcell – AD 43; Lori Citron Knipel – AD 44; Margarita Kagan – AD 45; Dionne Brown-Jordan – AD 46; Nancy Tong – AD 47; Ida Klein – AD 48; Victoria Kelly – AD 49; Dana Rachlin – AD 50; Jacqui Painter – AD 51; Lydia Bella Green – AD 52; Maritza Davila – AD 53; Arleny Alvarado-McCalla – AD 54; Darlene Mealy – AD 55; Kenesha Traynham-Cooper – AD 56; Shaquana Boykin – AD 57; Mercedes Narcisse – AD 58; Assemblymember Jaime Williams – AD 59; Assemblymember Nikki Lucas – AD 60; Mariya Y. Markh – AD 61.
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During Women's History Month - and every day - the Brooklyn Democratic Party celebrates women's remarkable contributions and achievements that have changed our borough, state, and the world.
As we honor women blazing a new trail and commemorate our past pioneers, we must also keep recognizing the adversities we've overcome and continue to face in order to better the lives of all Brooklynites.
This year, we are going to fight stronger than ever in unity to shatter glass ceilings.
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The Women's Caucus for the Party was originally co-founded in the early '90s by current Co-Chair Lori C. Knipel, who recently celebrated 30 years of service as a District Leader. “Women felt they were being excluded and recognizing the need to unite and having a voice was essential then and still is today,” Knipel said.
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HONORING PAST WOMEN PIONEERS |
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A former slave, Sojourner Truth became an outspoken advocate for abolition, temperance, and civil and women's rights in the nineteenth century. Her Civil War work earned her an invitation to meet President Abraham Lincoln in 1864.
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Brooklynite Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for President from a major political party. Her motto "Unbought and Unbossed" encapsulates her outspoken advocacy for women and minorities.
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Susan B. Anthony was a pioneer in the women’s suffrage movement in the United States and president of the National Woman Suffrage Association, which she founded with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Anthony’s work helped pave the way for the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg spent a lifetime flourishing in the face of adversity before being appointed a Supreme Court justice, where she successfully fought against gender discrimination and unified the liberal block of the court.
A native Brooklnyite, Justice Ginsburg became the second female justice (after Sandra Day O’Connor), the first Jewish justice since 1969, and the first female Jewish justice ever after being nominated in 1993.
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Genevieve B. Earle, a suffragist, business woman, civic advocate, social worker, and researcher, was the first woman elected to the New York City Council in 1937.
Earle began working in politics in 1907. She started doing municipal research and was one of the first women in this field. As a direct result of her early studies, salaries for police patrolmen were increased in New York. She also was president of the Brooklyn chapter of the League of Women Voters.
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CELEBRATING TODAY'S WOMEN TRAILBLAZERS |
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the nation’s first Black female Supreme Court Justice in June; a monumental moment, especially for Black women.
Jackson has been extremely vocal in the Court’s cases — having spoken more words in the first eight oral arguments than any other Justice.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul became the first elected female Governor of New York State in November.
Governor Kathy Hochul began her career in public service on her local Town Board before serving as Erie County Clerk, and then as a member of Congress for New York’s 26th Congressional District.
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Letitia “Tish” James is the 67th Attorney General for the State of New York. With decades of experience and a long record of achievements, she is a powerful, effective attorney and lifelong public servant.
When she was elected in 2018, she became the first woman of color to hold statewide office in New York and the first woman to be elected Attorney General.
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Sen. Iwen Chu was elected as the first Asian-American NYS Senator in November; representing the 17th Senate District in South Brooklyn.
Sen. Chu, a public school mom, community activist, and decade-long public servant, originally came to New York with 2 pieces of luggage and the drive to pursue her American Dream.
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As the first Latina and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor has made an impact in and out of the courtroom.
Justice Sotomayor was born in the Bronx, New York to working-class parents. She and her family lived in a low-income housing project and experienced financial hardship, but Sotomayor’s mother placed great emphasis on the importance of education—and it paid off.
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Joanne Seminara, Esq. was a lifelong community advocate and public servant with a strong moral compass who dedicated her life to uplifting the community as a longtime member of Community Board 10, and an active parishioner of Saint Andrew the Apostle RC Church.
Seminara was a tireless worker for human rights, especially human trafficking, using her three decades of legal acumen to help. She also altruistically aided the elderly in her community.
Seminara co-founded the Party's Women's Caucus as a long-time District Leader (AD 64), and her community will remember Joanne as a selfless champion.
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