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Yándary Chatwin and Nina Barnes are the hosts of the new Real Women Run podcast. For the first season, they’re taking you across Utah and to introduce you to some of the amazing women serving in municipal government in our state. Join us as we go behind the scenes with women from Logan to St. George to learn about the work they are doing as mayors, council members, county clerks, and more. Whether you are interested in running for office or just want to better understand the ins and outs of ...
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For our last episode, Nina and Yándary are talking to two of the women with experience running elections for the largest counties in Utah—Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen and Utah County Commissioner Amelia Powers Gardner. We are so excited for you to learn more about the innovative work they have done to support voters in our state. Clerk Sw…
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In episode five Nina and Yándary are taking a look at two positions in county government that require candidates to have a more specialized background than most other elected positions do—county sheriff and county attorney. Our first guest is Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera is the first and only woman in all of Utah to be elected as a county …
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The first half of our season focused on municipal-level government. For the second half, we’re taking a look at some of the positions that make up county-level government. In Utah, there are two forms of county government. Some counties are governed by a three-person county commission and other counties have a mayor-council form of government, simi…
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Building a legacy of female leadership: A conversation with Helper Mayor Lensie Peterman about her city’s majority-female council
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In 1911, Utah’s first all-female town council was elected in Kanab. Although there is still a long way to go, female representation in municipal government is improving across the state. Many city or town councils in Utah are majority-female. And although there isn’t an all-female council anywhere in the state right now, the city council in helper …
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Yándary and Nina started this season in Salt Lake County where Yándary lives. In episode two, they head south to interview the former mayor of Cedar City and the current mayor of Hilldale. Former Mayor Maile Wilson Edwards (Cedar City) and Mayor Donia Jessop (Hildale) are both the first female mayors of their communities. In this episode, Nina and …
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“Don’t be afraid of your ambition:” Perspectives on city council service from Salt Lake County
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Welcome to the first episode of the first season of the Real Women Run podcast! In this episode, you'll meet our hosts Yándary Chatwin, a former chair of Real Women Run from Salt Lake County, and Nina Barnes, the vice-chair of Utah Systems of High Education and a former elected official from Southern Utah. Our guests are Natalie Pinkney, who serves…
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Yándary Chatwin and Nina Barnes are the hosts of the new Real Women Run podcast. For the first season, they’re taking you across Utah and to introduce you to some of the amazing women serving in municipal government in our state. Join us as we go behind the scenes with women from Logan to St. George to learn about the work they are doing as mayors,…
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