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Friday, 10 October 2008 |
(Webster, NY) - Paloma Capanna, candidate for the NYS Senate (D, WFP, Webster) today announced that her campaign has been endorsed by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
"It is an honor to receive the endorsement from Senator Hillary Clinton in this historic year for women in politics," said Capanna. "I look forward to working with Senator Clinton in areas that we share a passion, such as health insurance and public education."
Capanna credits Clinton with paving the way for women of her generation to enter politics. Capanna, 42, like Clinton, attended a women's college and then went on to earn her law degree. Capanna attended Wheaton College (Norton, MA), where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in 1988, after which she earned her Juris Doctor from SUNY Buffalo in 1991.
"Senator Clinton put 18 million cracks in a glass ceiling that she had continually pushed higher and higher before hitting," said Capanna. "She has, coming up behind her, increasing numbers of women candidates at all level of government, and, together, we will break that ceiling."
Capanna is the first Democratic woman to run for the NYS Senate in the 54th District, which includes Seneca Falls, the birthplace of women's rights, as well as the National Women's Hall of Fame.
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