The Farm Team 2jcopeland@comcast.net In late September 2008, a small group of women gathered at the farm of the first and only woman elected statewide in Virginia &ndash; Mary Sue Terry. The purpose was to discuss reinvigorating Democratic women into the electorate statewide. Most of the women who came were involved in the historic national election playing out in front of our eyes in one way or another. Women came from all regions of Virginia all with different backgrounds. Some were elected officials, some gubernatorial appointees, some elected Democratic Party officials but ALL were activists interested in electing more Democratic women to elected office in Virginia.<br /><br />With the energy brought to bear due to the historic race for the Democratic nomination that year between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, Mary Sue and this group of influential women decided to take advantage of the enthusiasm and explore how to capture the power of this electorate to benefit Democratic women in our state in years to come. While Senator Clinton may have added over 18 million cracks in the Glass Ceiling, Mary Sue Terry can claim quite a few of her own.<br /><br />The goal of The Farm team is a simple one: recruit, develop and elect women to office. Your contribution today will help us support women who aspire to hold elective office. private false The Farm Team false the farm team 100000.00 http://www.farmteam.org https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/21508