Join us July 23!

Please join us for our first-ever virtual event!  

How women can win elections in Montana: A conversation with Celinda Lake, Allison Dale-Riddle, and Denise Juneau

Thursday, July 23

6:30 pm

Suggested contribution: $50

Register here:

 https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kdu2sqzwoGtPnGz86ZjufjXRjmUL-iLlY 

We'll kick things off with a short presentation from Celinda, and then we'll open it up for discussion and YOUR questions for Celinda, Allison, and Denise.

Here's a bit more about our panelists:

Celinda Lake is a prominent pollster and political strategist for progressives. She currently serves as President of Lake Research Partners. Lake’s polling and strategic advice has helped candidates such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jon Tester, Senator Debbie Stabenow, and Governor Bob Wise defeat incumbent Republicans and her expertise guided Senator Mark Begich to victory, making him the first Senate candidate in Alaska to oust the incumbent in 50 years. She has focused on women candidates and women's concerns, having worked for Speaker Pelosi, Governor Janet Napolitano, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Senator Barbara Mikulski, Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Mayor Annise Parker, and over a dozen women to the House and Senate. Celinda worked for the largest independent expenditure to take back the House and has been a key player in campaigns launched by progressive groups such as the AFL-CIO, SEIU, Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood, Vote Vets, HRC, and EMILY's List. Lake co-authored the book What Women Really Want with Republican pollster Kellyanne Conway, which examines the way women are changing the political landscape in America, and she also served as pollster for Senator Joe Biden's 2008 presidential bid. She worked with innovative message projects that helped redefine language on the economy, inequality, big money in politics, climate change, public schools, teachers, and criminal justice reform.

Allison Dale-Riddle has worked on campaigns around the country and for national political organizations like EMILY's List and Analyst Institute. She has a PhD from the University of Michigan with focuses on American voter behavior, political psychology, and research methods. Allison grew up in Helena which is where she now lives with her husband and two kids. Her hobbies include playing hockey, working to elect Democrats in Montana, and driving her kids around to their various activities. 

Denise Juneau is the most recent progressive Montana woman to have been elected to statewide office -- she was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2008 and again in 2012. Her 2008 election was the first time a Native American woman had ever been elected to an executive statewide office. As superintendent, Denise developed a statewide initiative, Graduation Matters Montana, which brought schools, business leaders, community members, students and families together to work toward a common goal – that every student graduate from high school ready to succeed. In just a few years, the state’s graduation rate increased to its highest level ever recorded. Denise has served as Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools since 2018.

A big thank you to these three smart, talented women for sharing their insights. And thank *you* for being part of our work helping Montana women win.

To submit questions for our panelists, or if you have questions about the event, please email us at info@carolslistmt.org.