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Women's History Month Linkage
New Hampshire Women Make Herstory
House Joint Resolution 3:
This house joint resolution recognizes the historic milestone represented by the New Hampshire senate being the first legislative body in the United States with women as the majority of its members:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HJR0003.html
p.s. and don't forget it was New Hampshire who gave Hillary Clinton her historic primary win: the first woman to win a major presidential primary in U.S. history. New Hampshire voters rock!
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And we have a Woman Speaker and Woman Senate President
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two women U.S. Senators (if Gregg hadn't changed his mind about commerce)
Speaker Terie Norelli and Senate President Sylvia Larsen
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I still haven't mastered transferring pics -- but I will learn sometime when I'm not so busy with other stuff!
seriously!! Let's bring this nationwide!
And I don't like the reality and hope we change. Here goes.
We have the second largest legislature in the world and they are unpaid, volunteers. The reps get $100/year plus expenses.
So, how many normal working folks can afford to do the job? Yeah, Zero.
I would love to be a rep. but the job needs you in Concord Tues-Thursday from January to March when it's in session. Then there are the committees and other functions that are year round.
Our legislature is made up of retirees, self employed folks and non-working women who's kids have grown. Sorry, don't shoot me it's the truth. Rather than return to their pre-kid professions I think they go for the fun and glory of politics. Just conjecture on my sexist part.
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about NH's pay scale, Hampy. This is interesting information; thanks for posting the initial story, Sharyn.
yes, here in NH, our representatives are essentially considered unpaid volunteers (who do get reimbursed for mileage to and fro to Concord). that's why we have so many women, of course -- women are willing to work for no pay; men, not.
so the answer to catfish's question is the other states ought to take away their reps' salaries! save on the budget too!
a lot more women are willing to work for free. just like there are a lot more women volunteers for party and campaign work.
so if the other states want more female representation, they ought to save themselves some money and take away their state reps' salaries!
Yeah, I don't like the answer. Oh well.
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my reply to bj is for you too!