Missouri Women's Political Caucus

The National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC) is a grassroots organization dedicated to increasing women’s participation in the political process. The Caucus recruits, trains and supports prgressive women candidates for elected and appointed offices at all levels of government.

State Caucus Supports Women Candidates

In the November election, Robin Carnahan was re-elected as Secretary of State by a huge margin. She is shown below speaking at a St. Louis rally for Barack Obama.

The Missouri Caucus endorsed Carnahan, Judy Baker in the 9th Congressional District and Kay Barnes in the 6th Congressional District. In the primary, the Caucus endorsed Margaret Donnelly for Attorney General and Andria Danine Simckes for Treasurer.

The Caucus is working with incoming Governor Jay Nixon to appoint qualified women to state positions.

State Convention Highlights

Congressional candidate Judy Baker was greeted with hugs and cheers when she attended the Aug. 9 state convention. She encouraged other women candidates to trust their instincts and take the high road.

Other candidates and two women from the Obama campaign in Missouri spoke over lunch at Boone's Tavern. Other speakers included Mary O'Halloran on dealing with the media, Diana Kander on talking about progressive values and Crystal Williams on recruiting candidates.

Officers announced that Missouri will soon have a chapter in Springfield to join its other chapters: Capitol (Jefferson City/Columbia), Kansas City and Metro St. Louis.

Click  below for the Web sites
for Missouri's largest chapters:

Kansas City