WIN's 47 newly endorsed candidates, including gubernatorial candidate Cathy Cox at podium, were introduced one by one.

Stacey Godfrey Evans, WIN List Vice Chair, and Melita Easters, WIN List Founding Chair, introduce the outstanding women candidates.

Caroline Moise, WIN List Vice Chair, shows her new "I like to Win" button.

 

Candidates Melanie Eyre (left) and Jan Hackney (right) are ready to run for the House of Representatives. RuthE Levy (center) seeks a Senate seat.

From left, Kathy Ashe and Michele Henson, House candidates, and Jim Martin, candidate for Lt. Governor, join Peggy Whitaker, WIN List board member.

Earlier in the day, many of the endorsed candidates took advantage of the candidate "mini-boot camp" to review campaign strategy with several experts.

From left, board members, Melita Easters and Patrise Perkins-Hooker, and Mary Long, Chair of Georgia's WIN List, share a moment.

 
Dee Yearty, candidate for House District 144 from Eastman, talks about her message with Kay Scott, Executive Director of Planned Parenthood, at  the campaign mini-boot camp.

 

Incumbents Senator Horacena Tate (left) and Representative Sheila Jones review the campaign materials of new candidates.

 

"Sgt. Jaki" Johnson, former Georgia State Trooper from Waycross (left), discusses her race for House District 177 with incumbent Representative Pat Gardner.

Lauren Benedict (left), candidate for House District 140 in Macon, and Joan Martin, wife of Jim Martin, candidate for Lt. Governor, share stories from the campaign trail.

 

Our heroes Jan Hackney (left), candidate for House District 48, and Dawn Randolph, candidate for Public Service Commission, lost close races in 2004 and are back to try again this year.

 

Lauren Benedict (left), candidate for House District 140, and Jane Kidd (right), candidate for Senate District 46 in Athens are just two of the candidates WIN List Chair Mary Long is excited about supporting this year.

First-time candidates, Robbin Shipp (left) House District 58 in Atlanta, Dee Yearty (center), House District 144 in Eastman, and Beth Perera (right), House District 136 in Centerville, talk about the ups and downs of campaigning.

 

RuthE Levy (left), who is a candidate for Senate District 32 in Marietta, tells Elena Kaplan, candidate for House District 58 in Atlanta, that she has already worn out a pair of her campaign shoes going door to door.

Margaret Kaiser (left), shown here with Valerie Martin, is an exciting new candidate for House District 59 in Atlanta.

 

Cathy Cox, at left, is greeted by supporter Stephanie Bass.

 

Allie Bell (left) chats with WIN List board members Kathy Floyd (center) and Stacey Godfrey Evans at the donor reception before the event.

Veteran Representative Kathy Ashe gives advice to Stacy Abrams, first time candidate for House District 84.

 
June 13, 2006 

The Selig Center

 

Steve Leeds and Melissa Mullinax Abbott discuss the geographic diversity among the newly endorsed  women candidates and what this means for the Democratic party in November.

Mary James (left) and Laura McNeill were among the WIN List supporters who served as hosts for the event.

WIN List supporters, Susie Butler (left), Flo Dawson (center), and Pat Walsh look forward to supporting the outstanding women running for office in Georgia with checks and votes.