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...both sides of the political fence, women candidates have garnered much attention in this year's campaign. In part, their sheer quantity is enough to turn heads. Record numbers of women are running for Federal offices, and the trend continues on the state level. According to Karen L. Uminski, a Democratic candidate for the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 73 women are running for the State's lower house this year--twice as many as ran two years...
...local numbers may be even more significant, Uminski says. "State representatives are the farm team," she says. "It's where a lot of people cut their teeth...
Abortion, too, catalyzes female political involvement. Uminksi, 27, a former aide to Rep. Peter Vellucci, decided to run after Vellucci announced his retirement this spring. Uminski says she wanted to ensure that the abandoned seat remained a strong voice for abortion rights...
Both May and Uminski question Toomey's promise that he will remain a Cambridge City Councillor if elected to the State House...
...Uminski says, "I have seen Peter work at this job 24 hours a day, seven days a week." Though the pay "isn't the greatest," the job requires a full-time commitment...