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Why I'm running for Senate• Daily Kos endorses Donna Edwards for Senate in Maryland• Carol Moseley Braun'The Dean of Senate Women' Is Leaving Washington Godspeed, Senator Barbara Mikulski
Edwards touts historic significance of Senate campaign :: Speaking at what was her first major public event of the campaign, Edwards repeatedly noted the historic significance of electing an African American woman to the seat that will be left vacant in 2017 by Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski's retirement."I can tell you, today, that the voice that’s missing -- my voice, our voice that’s missing -- is the voice of an African American woman who has raised a son on her own," Edwards said at an event to announce the endorsement of seven members of the Prince George’s County Council.
"It's the voice of an African American woman who understands what It means to juggle the electric bill and the mortgage and the rent and pay for day care," she continued. "When that voice is missing from our decision-making table, it means that all of our voices are not heard when it comes to public policy making."
Edwards, if elected, would be the first African American to represent Maryland in the Senate and only the second black woman to serve in the chamber. The first, Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois, has endorsed Edwards.
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