{"id":1445322,"date":"2022-04-19T07:59:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T11:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1445322"},"modified":"2022-04-19T07:59:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T11:59:42","slug":"new-group-to-elect-female-republican-governors-brings-in-1-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-group-to-elect-female-republican-governors-brings-in-1-million\/","title":{"rendered":"New Group to Elect Female Republican Governors Brings in $1 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-group-to-elect-female-republican-governors-brings-in-1-million%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1445322&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><strong>FIRST ON FOX:\u00a0<\/strong>A newly formed group that aims to increase the number of female <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republican<\/a> governors across the country is showcasing its initial fundraising and making its first endorsement in a GOP gubernatorial primary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Right Direction Women, the first national group exclusively focused on electing female Republican candidates for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/state-and-local\/governors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">governor,<\/a> says that it\u2019s brought in $1 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/fundraising\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fundraising.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the super PAC, which officially launched on April 6, is endorsing former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/wisconsin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wisconsin <\/a>Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch in her state\u2019s GOP gubernatorial primary in the race to face off in November with first-term Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. The fundraising and endorsement announcements were shared first with Fox News on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/former-wisconsin-lt-gov-kleefisch-gop-challenge-against-democratic-gov-evers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WISCONSIN&#8217;S FORMER REPUBLICAN LT. GOV. LAUNCHES BID TO DEFEAT DEMOCATIC GOV. TONY EVERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/640\/320\/Rebecca-Kleefisch.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov Rebecca Kleefisch on Sept. 9, 2021 formally announced her 2022 campaign for governor, launching a Republican challenge against Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov Rebecca Kleefisch on Sept. 9, 2021 formally announced her 2022 campaign for governor, launching a Republican challenge against Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Kleefisch gubernatorial campaign)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>There are currently nine female governors across the country, but only three are Republicans: Govs. Kay Ivey of Alabama, Kristi Noem of South Dakota and Kay Reynolds of Iowa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fox-news-power-rankings-washington-massachusetts-florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHO&#8217;S UP AND WHO&#8217;S DOWN IN THE LATEST FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A video announcing the group\u2019s launch emphasized that &#8220;women Republican governors are leading the way forward with commonsense conservative change, moving their states in the right direction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And the narrator in the video pointed out that &#8220;19 states have still had only men as their state\u2019s top executive. But we are going to change that by making this the year of Republican women governors, because a woman\u2019s place is leading her state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Former New Mexico Gov.\u00a0Susana Martinez, who made history as her state\u2019s first woman governor and the nation\u2019s first Hispanic female governor, is honorary chair of Right Direction Women.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS REPORTING FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Right Direction Women will quickly become a key player in continuing to break glass ceilings for conservative women across the country, and I\u2019m honored to be a part of it,&#8221; Martinez touted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/640\/320\/GettyImages-Susana-Martinez.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Gov. Susana Martinez, R-N.M., addresses the Republican National Convention in the Tampa Bay Times Forum on the night Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., republican vice-presidential nominee, delivered a speech to the crowd.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Gov. Susana Martinez, R-N.M., addresses the Republican National Convention in the Tampa Bay Times Forum on the night Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., republican vice-presidential nominee, delivered a speech to the crowd.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Tom Williams\/CQ Roll Call)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>And former GOP Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina, who served as ambassador to the United Nations during former President Donald Trump\u2019s administration, said she\u2019s &#8220;so excited about the work Right Direction Women is doing to empower Republican women as they do the same in their state capitals and take on the good old boys\u2019 club across the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The organization\u2019s being steered by two well-known advocates for strong Republican female candidates \u2014 Annie Dickerson, the founder and chair of Winning For Women Action Fund, and Marie Sanderson, the former policy director for the Republican Governors Association.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dickerson said she\u2019s\u00a0&#8220;thrilled to continue the work Winning For Women Action Fund began in Congress by expanding our mission to governors races across the country.&#8221; And Sanderson noted that &#8220;2022 holds a crucial opportunity for Republicans to not only flip the House and Senate, but also elect conservative women as chief executive of their states.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&#038;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&#038;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And spotlighting the Kleefisch endorsement, Sanderson noted that &#8220;Rebecca brings an impressive background and bright vision to the table and we are proud to support her on her journey. &#8220;<i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The endorsement of Kleefisch, a cancer survivor and conservative politician who served eight years as lieutenant governor under GOP Gov. Scott Walker, is the group&#8217;s first, with more expected in the coming weeks and months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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