| February Wed, 2024
New Rutgers Eagleton Institute of Politics director shares her vision for organization
Effective September 1, Elizabeth Matto, an associate research professor in the Department of Political Science, took over as the director of the Rutgers Eagleton Institute of Politics, according to a press release.
| February Wed, 2024
Long Beach Politicans mourn Sen. Feinstein, reflect on her legacy
When Feinstein and Boxer took office, they grew the number of women in the Senate to seven. There were 47 women in the House of Representatives at the time, according to the Center for American Women and Politics.
| February Wed, 2024
With New Jersey Legislature on ballot, candidates debate parents’ rights
“We used to say all politics is local, and now really all politics is national,” said Ashley Konig, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University. “We’ve seen that seeping into New Jersey increasingly in the past several years now, where issues that are at the forefront on the national stage are now coming into New Jersey politics.”
| February Wed, 2024
Laphonza Butler Will Be Just the 3rd Black Woman Senator in U.S. History
“This just shows how long it’s taking for us to get Black women to the point where they can even launch viable campaigns,” said Kimberly Peeler-Allen, a visiting practitioner at the Center for American Women and Politics. “That has a lot to do with how leadership is viewed in this country — still predominantly white, predominantly male.”