'Marie Claire' Women Presidential Candidates Photo Shoot and Questions

Marie Claire went to the Capitol to capture the historic moment by interviewing and photographing the female politicians vying to be leader of the free world...

(I highlighted Kamala for this post, but Elizabeth Warren, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, and Kirsten Gillibrand are also featured in the article. photographs by Heather Hazzan)






On her number-one issue:

“My number-one issue is making America work for working families. In particular, their needs in terms of economic support and equal access to opportunity. One of my signature initiatives is the Lift Act, which would give families making less than $100,000 a year a $6,000 tax credit that they can receive at up to $500 a month, because in America today, the majority of families are a $400 emergency away from complete catastrophe. And that's not how it should be.”

On her advice to young women:

“What I want young women and girls to know is: You are powerful and your voice matters. You're going to walk into many rooms in your life and career where you may be the only one who looks like you or who has had the experiences you've had. But you remember that when you are in those rooms, you are not alone. We are all in that room with you applauding you on. Cheering your voice. And just so proud of you. So you use that voice and be strong.”

On why more women should run for office:

“More women should run for office, and more women are running for office, and this is so exciting. We have broken previous records—[we now have] more than 100 women in the United States Congress. And more women should run because women are leaders in their families, in their communities, in their neighborhoods, and in society. So we want to see those numbers reflected in the United States Congress, and that means not only that women should run, but that folks should support and encourage women to run for office. Because when we have an equal number of representatives in Congress—equal number meaning representative of who the population is as a whole—we will be better and stronger.”


view this and other women candidates questions and answers here: https://www.marieclaire.com/politics/a26412575/women-running-for-president-2020/

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