Former Planned Parenthood head leaves door open to elected office

Cecile Richards has ‘thought about’ running, saying, ‘We’ll see what’s next.’

By REENA FLORES 10/10/2018 05:25 AM EDT

Cecile Richards is keeping the door open to a bid for public office.

When asked whether she’s ever thought about running, the former Planned Parenthood president told POLITICO’s Anna Palmer that she has “thought about it.”

“I’ve been an organizer and an agitator, and that’s always been kind of my place,” Richards said in the most recent Women Rule podcast episode, recorded live at the Texas Tribune Festival. “That’s what I’m doing now. … I’m helping every single woman in this country I can get elected in November, because I think it’s going to change our democracy, and I have enormous respect for the women who are in office.”

And then she added this teaser about her own political prospects: “So we’ll see. We’ll see what’s next.”

In the interview, Richards — who left Planned Parenthood in May after 12 years as its chief executive — also urged Democrats to put more women on the ballot.

more
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/10/women-rule-podcast-cecile-richards-885857