Brette McSweeney's guest appearances

Brette McSweeney

Future Hindsight

Girl and The Gov, The Podcast

Lala Wu

Jocelyn Benson

Richard Fox

Richard Betts

Billy Bragg

Beto O'Rourke

Shoshana Zuboff

Martha Nussbaum

David Frum

Adrienne Bell

Andrea Miller

Bill McKibben

Scott Wiener

Saru Jayaraman

Melissa Lane

OwlTail

Pro-Choice Democratic Women Eleanor’s Legacy specifically helps pro-choice Democratic candidates for several reasons. First, due to a long-standing Republican majority in the state legislature, New York State had not codified Roe v. Wade protections until 2019. Second, not all Democrats are pro-choice, and Eleanor’s Legacy only supports candidates who are pro-choice. Lastly, clearly stating your values and building your brand always helps in politics. Importance of State and Local Office Controlling state and local office can mean huge differences for everyday voters. When Democrats took control of the New York State legislature in 2019, they significantly expanded access to voting, immediately protected abortion rights, began to address climate change, and protected survivors of childhood sexual abuse. None of these laws would have been passed if Democrats hadn’t won in local elections. Healthy Political Landscape Although things are improving politically in New York, there is still work to be done to create a truly healthy political landscape. For instance, voter turnout needs to climb beyond the usual 20%. Just as important, more women need to be elected to executive roles. The gains made by women in local and state offices are promising. However, electing a woman mayor of NYC would go a long way in creating a healthier political landscape. FIND OUT MORE: Brette McSweeney is the president of Eleanor’s Legacy, the only statewide organization in New York focused on recruiting, training, and funding pro-choice Democratic women candidates at the state and local level. She was a member of the New York Leadership Council for Hillary for America in 2016 and the deputy New York State director for women’s outreach in 2008. Brette is a graduate of Georgetown and Columbia. You can follow her on Twitter @blmcsweeney.

Pro-Choice Democratic Women Eleanor’s Legacy specifically helps pro-choice Democratic candidates for several reasons. First, due to a long-standing Republican majority in the state legislature, New York State had not codified Roe v. Wade protections until 2019. Second, not all Democrats are pro-choice, and Eleanor’s Legacy only supports candidates who are pro-choice. Lastly, clearly stating your values and building your brand always helps in politics. Importance of State and Local Office Controlling state and local office can mean huge differences for everyday voters. When Democrats took control of the New York State legislature in 2019, they significantly expanded access to voting, immediately protected abortion rights, began to address climate change, and protected survivors of childhood sexual abuse. None of these laws would have been passed if Democrats hadn’t won in local elections. Healthy Political Landscape Although things are improving politically in New York, there is still work to be done to create a truly healthy political landscape. For instance, voter turnout needs to climb beyond the usual 20%. Just as important, more women need to be elected to executive roles. The gains made by women in local and state offices are promising. However, electing a woman mayor of NYC would go a long way in creating a healthier political landscape. FIND OUT MORE: Brette McSweeney is the president of Eleanor’s Legacy, the only statewide organization in New York focused on recruiting, training, and funding pro-choice Democratic women candidates at the state and local level. She was a member of the New York Leadership Council for Hillary for America in 2016 and the deputy New York State director for women’s outreach in 2008. Brette is a graduate of Georgetown and Columbia. You can follow her on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/blmcsweeney" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blmcsweeney</a>.

Electing New York Women: Brette McSweeney

If there’s one word that describes this past election, it’s chaos. Seriously, it seems as though there’s a new avenue or news update to unpack just about every 30 seconds. What’s perhaps most frustrating about this -- outside of the amount of screen time our Iphones are mocking us for -- is that election firsts aren’t getting their moment in the spotlight. From the election of Cori Bush (MO) to Sarah McBride (DE), there’s much to celebrate and, dare we say unpack in a positive light? So, we did just that with President of Eleanor's Legacy,  Brette McSweeney. We chatted ‘firsts,’ and their relation to the mission of Eleanor’s Legacy, and then, even dove into the classic confusion that are ‘political endorsements.’ We covered a lot in this can’t miss, must-download, rate, review, and subscribe-worthy episode.  Links:https://www.eleanorslegacy.com/   ---   Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girl-and-the-gov-the-podcast/supportAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy &amp; Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

If there’s one word that describes this past election, it’s chaos. Seriously, it seems as though there’s a new avenue or news update to unpack just about every 30 seconds. What’s perhaps most frustrating about this -- outside of the amount of screen time our Iphones are mocking us for -- is that election firsts aren’t getting their moment in the spotlight. From the election of Cori Bush (MO) to Sarah McBride (DE), there’s much to celebrate and, dare we say unpack in a positive light? So, we did just that with President of Eleanor's Legacy,  Brette McSweeney. We chatted ‘firsts,’ and their relation to the mission of Eleanor’s Legacy, and then, even dove into the classic confusion that are ‘political endorsements.’ We covered a lot in this can’t miss, must-download, rate, review, and subscribe-worthy episode.  Links: <a href="https://www.eleanorslegacy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.eleanorslegacy.com/ </a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/girl-and-the-gov-the-podcast/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/girl-and-the-gov-the-podcast/support</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Electing Women & 2020 Election "Firsts" with Eleanor's Legacy President Brette McSweeney