She's Running

Fayrouz Saad is running marathons, running for Congress, and smashing the patriarchy. She has no time for haters, so keep walking. Plus, she says a thing that may actually change Emily's life.

Gwen Combs is running to represent Arkansas in Congress while being a teacher and she was a key organizer for the Arkansas Women's March. And Emily still somehow managed to make it all about her. Plus, Emily has election day fever. And please follow us on Twitter!

Julie Palakovich Carr already has a successful campaign under her belt, so she's using her experience, dedication, and science (!!) to run her campaign for Maryland House of Delegates.

How do you campaign for office and train for an Ironman at the same time? If you're Emily Siegrist you canvass your Wisconsin district on a bike. If you're anyone else, you just don't.

There are some women who inspire you. There are some women you are in awe of. There are some women who make you think "dear Lord, what have I even done with my life?" Yolian Ogbu of Grassroots Youth is one of those women. In the very best way.

Passion and progress. That's what Lindsay Sabadosa is about. And she's determined to get her part of the state fair representation in the state house. After all, there's more to Massachusetts than Boston.

Sasha Bentley is running on stronger small business, strong schools, and community engagement - who could be against that?

Don't let perfect be the enemy of good. Great advice for a DIY-er and political candidate. And Lindsay Brown just happens to be both (not to mention smart, determined, a certified Millennial, and with a policy platform that'll knock your socks off).

Tiffany's doing it all, working, campaigning, and parenting, all while not raising a dime for her campaign. Instead, she's promoting #MaineRaising - a campaign to put donation dollars back into the state she loves. It's a new kind of campaign and we are here for it.

People keep telling Emily Randall that she's too progressive, too liberal, too radical to be elected to Washington's State Senate in her hometown. But she says, this is the place where I was born, this is the community I was raised in, and these are the people I'll fight for.

Lisa Hunter is running for City Council in Washington D.C. In a city filled to the brim with politicians, how does she plan on making her voice stand out? By apologetically being herself.

Happy Women's History Month! To kick it off, Emily has a seriously good conversation with Representative Attica Scott, who is in the Kentucky State House representing House District 41. They talk campaigning, what happens after you win, and what it's like to come face to face with those "what ifs" that keep you up at night.

Who's ready to go deep on gender parity in Texas politics, ya'll? Brooke Lopez and Adrianna Maberry are young, crazy smart, passionate about gender parity in politics, and have just launched Lone Star Parity Project. These two are gonna go far.

Growing up with eight brothers taught Elizabeth Moro an important lesson - if you're not at the table, you're not going to get fed. And that's the attitude she'll take to Congress for Pennsylvania.

Yes, Jenn O'Mara's campaign for Pennsylvania State Rep has momentum. But more than that, she was preparing for this campaign before she even knew she wanted to run. And there's no such thing as being too prepared (hasn't someone said that before?).

She's a Naval Academy graduate, Navy Pilot, former federal prosecutor and mother of four. Why the hell would Mikie Sherrill now want to take on running for Congress?

Anne Martin is a problem solver who wants to do more. So what's her solution? Run for Chancery Court Judge, of course!

Due to technical difficulties, the first episode of She's Running is a minisode! Emily stuck her mic in the faces of women at a candidate training to find out why they want to run for office.

Anna V. Eskamani is determined, has a great laugh, and isn't afraid to fight for what she believes in, no matter what. If you're anything like Emily, you'll want Anna to be the bff you go to when you need all your problems fixed.

Bravery is putting yourself out there, even when the odds are against you. This week Emily chats with Tabitha Isner, a progressive woman running for Congress in deep red Alabama. Every day she hears "you'll never win", but she's not giving up. You know why? Because she's brave.