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Johnson aims to unseat veteran Charles Rangel
This week in The Loop 21: I come from a political family. My dad was the first black elected to public office in Poughkeepsie as a council member in ’68. My parents were steeped in community, and started the Poughkeepsie Voter’s League. In their 30s, I watched these young folks take their lead in community [...]
In race for 13th District, it’s Rangel vs. them
Today in the Columbia Daily Observer: Joyce Johnson, a former local Democratic district leader, is running again after coming in third to Rangel and Adam Clayton Powell IV in the 2010 primary. That year, only 18 percent of voters turned out for the primary. Johnson said she was even more concerned by turnout this year, [...]
Amid Racial Shift in Harlem, Political Pulpit Is in Play
Today in The New York Times: Ms. Johnson said the fact that more than half the district was female should not be overlooked, especially at a time when Democrats felt that Republicans were attacking women’s rights. Though she is primarily promoting her background in politics and community advocacy, Ms. Johnson said, “there is a benefit, [...]
Joyce Johnson on President’s Declaration of National Equal Pay Day
2012 Congressional Candidate Joyce Johnson on President Obama’s Declaration of April 17 as National Equal Pay Day New York, NY – ”I applaud President Obama for officially declaring today,April 17 ’Equal Pay Day,‘ a day on which we champion the fundamental right of all women to fair and equal compensation in the workplace. Even in the 21st Century achieving equal pay [...]
Joyce Johnson Seeks to Unseat Rangel
Today in the Columbia Daily Spectator: Johnson is running to represent Manhattan’s 13th Congressional District, which is centered in Harlem and also covers parts of the Bronx. So far, the field of candidates includes incumbent Rep. Charles Rangel and four other Democrats: State Sen.2012/04/02/state-senator-espaillat-officially-enters-congress-race” target=”_blank”>Adriano Espaillat; Clyde Williams, a former advisor to President Bill Clinton; Vince Morgan, [...]
Republican MD Primaries, Latinos, and Women in Politics
Today on Fox News Channel (fast forward to 7:23 mark):
Joyce Johnson Makes 2nd Attempt Against Rangel
Today in Capital Tonight: Joyce Johnson, a longtime civil rights/women’s rights advocate and former executive who was one of five Democrats to unsuccessfully challenge Rep. Charlie Rangel last year, has formally decided to make a second attempt at unseating the veteran Harlem congressman, and just announced her campaign via a statement on the Huffington Post. [...]
Pushing for Progress, Together
Today from Joyce in the Huffington Post: I’m running for Congress again in 2012 because I continue to believe what I did then: that a brighter future is possible for all of us when we work together and have strong, efficient leaders in place to support us. We need leaders that understand the value of [...]
Rematch Time?
Today in the NY Daily News: Johnson said she decided to jump into the race for the re-drawn 13th CD because she was tired of “lackluster leadership focused on catering to the self-interests of a small constituency,” she said in a press statement. She had tried to unseat Rangel in 2010, and though she failed, [...]
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