Bill Text: HI HCR61 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing March 19 As Hawaii Celebrating Women In Public Office Day.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-13 - Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 39 [HCR61 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2018-HCR61-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	61
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

recognizing march 19 as hawaii celebrating women in public office day.

 

 

     WHEREAS, the month of March is Women's History Month and celebrates the significant contributions women of all races, ethnicities, and backgrounds have made to the world; and

 

     WHEREAS, while the twentieth century was a pivotal time of growth for women entering politics, a 2017 study by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University shows that women hold less than twenty percent of seats in the 115th U.S. Congress, twenty-four percent of elective executive offices, and twenty-five percent of seats in state legislatures in the United States; and

 

     WHEREAS, women remain underrepresented in male-dominated fields; thus, providing opportunities to support women in public office is imperative; and

 

     WHEREAS, women play a critical role in the vitality and diversity of our communities and are essential to ensuring Hawaii is well represented; and

 

     WHEREAS, Hawaii is ranked as one of the best states in terms of women's representation in elected offices at the state and national level; and

 

     WHEREAS, the recent surge and success of women candidates running for public office in New Jersey and Virginia have created momentum for a movement of women running for office; and

 

     WHEREAS, recognizing women in public office will bring awareness to the fundamental necessity of their work and will inspire other young people to serve their communities; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-ninth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2018, the Senate concurring, that this body recognizes March 19 as Hawaii Celebrating Women in Public Office Day and calls upon the people of Hawaii to support the success of women in public office and observe every March 19 with appropriate activities, events, and programs; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Hawaii's congressional delegation, and Chair of Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Recognizing March 19 as Hawaii Celebrating Women in Public Office Day.