Eleanor Jordan

	Eleanor Jordan Eleanor Jordan (born May 18, 1953) is an American politician who served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1996 to 2001 before becoming the Executive Director of the Kentucky Commission on Women. Politics Jordan won a special election for her House seat in February 1996 and won the general election in November, as well as re-election in 1998. In 2000, she ran for Kentucky's Third Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives but lost against the incumbent, though she "raised more than $1.7 million, engaged scores of volunteers, and attracted national attention," including endorsements from President Bill Clinton, New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, former Texas Governor Ann Richards, and 35 members of Congress, who traveled to Louisville to make the endorsements. She was the state's first black candidate for Congress or any national office. In 2001, Governor Paul E. Patton appointed her executive director of the Office of the Ombudsman for the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leonard Gray (politician) Leonard W. Gray is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. Gray was first elected in 1988, defeating incumbent Democratic representative Ben Handy in the May primary election. He resigned from the house in December 1995 in order to become a legislative liaison in the administration of governor Paul E. Patton Paul Edward Patton (born May 26, 1937) is an American politician who served as the 59th governor of Kentucky from 1995 to 2003. Because of a 1992 amendment to the Kentucky Constitution, he was the first governor eligible to run for a second ter .... References Living people 20th-century American politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives {{Kentucky-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Title IX Title IX is the most commonly used name for the federal civil rights law in the United States that was enacted as part (Title IX) of the Education Amendments of 1972. It prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or any other education program that receives funding from the federal government. This is Public Law No. 92‑318, 86 Stat. 235 (June 23, 1972), codified at 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681–1688. Senator Birch Bayh wrote the 37 words of Title IX. Bayh first introduced an amendment to the Higher Education Act to ban discrimination on the basis of sex on August 6, 1971 and again on February 28, 1972, when it passed the Senate. Representative Edith Green, chair of the Subcommittee on Education, had held hearings on discrimination against women, and introduced legislation in the House on May 11, 1972. The full Congress passed Title IX on June 8, 1972. Representative Patsy Mink emerged in the House to lead efforts to protect Title IX against attempts to weaken it, and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Democratic Party Members Of The Kentucky House Of Representatives Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. A member of a Democratic Party: Democratic Party (United States) (D) Democratic Party (Cyprus) (DCY) Democratic Party (Japan) (DP) Democratic Party (Italy) (PD) Democratic Party (Hong Kong) (DPHK) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Democratic Party of Korea Democratic Party (other), for a full list A member of a Democrat Party (other) A member of a Democracy Party (other) Australian Democrats, a political party Democrats (Brazil), a political party * Democrats (Chile), a political party Democrats (Croatia), a political party Democrats (Gothenburg political party), in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden Democrats (Greece), a political party Democrats (Greenland), a political party * Sweden Democrats, a political party * Supporters of political parties and democracy movement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Women State Legislators In Kentucky A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardless of age. Typically, women inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and are capable of pregnancy and giving birth from puberty until menopause. More generally, sex differentiation of the female fetus is governed by the lack of a present, or functioning, SRY-gene on either one of the respective sex chromosomes. Female anatomy is distinguished from male anatomy by the female reproductive system, which includes the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, and vulva. A fully developed woman generally has a wider pelvis, broader hips, and larger breasts than an adult man. Women have significantly less facial and other body hair, have a higher body fat composition, and are on average shorter and less muscular than men. Thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]