Word: picus
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...California alone, 14 women jumped into campaigns: for Governor, lieutenant governor, state treasurer and insurance commissioner, and the mayoral races in Berkeley and San Jose. Five women ran for the U.S. House of Representatives and two for California secretary of state. Says Los Angeles City Councilwoman Joy Picus: "Women have been helping men get elected for years. We just decided to do it for ourselves...