Nationally Women have played vital leadership roles in the Republican Party since its inception 150 years ago. Nationally, our party was the first to nominate a woman for the U.S. presidency, appoint a woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, appoint a woman ambassador to the United Nations, appoint a woman to head the National Security Counsel, elect a woman to the U.S. Congress, elect a woman as co-chair of a national party, recognize women in its national platform and endorse an equal rights amendment. Today, Republican women hold some of our nation's highest offices on the U.S. Supreme Court, in the President's Cabinet and in Republican Congressional leadership.
In Ohio Republican women have an outstanding record of leadership in Ohio. Our party elected former Speaker Jo Ann Davidson as the first woman speaker of the Ohio House; Betty Montgomery as the first woman Attorney General, as well as the first woman Auditor of State; Jennette Bradley as the first African American woman to serve as Lt. Governor; and Nancy Hollister as the first woman Lt. Governor and first woman Governor. In addition, three Republican women leaders now serve on the Ohio Supreme Court: Justices Evelyn Stratton, Maureen O'Connor and Judith Lanzinger.
Most recently, we elected Mary Taylor as the new Auditor of State and the Republican National Committee honored former Speaker Jo Ann Davidson by electing her again to lead the Republican National Committee as its co-chair.
The Jo Ann Davidson Ohio Leadership Institute
The JoAnn Davidson Ohio Leadership Institute was formed to encourage and train Republican women to become more actively involved in politics - as candidates, campaign workers and politically engaged Republicans. Named in honor of a respected leader in the party, former Speaker of the House and current Co-Chair of the Republican National Committee JoAnn Davidson, the Institute's year long program introduces each new class to key Republicans in the state and trains the class on a variety of subjects, including public speaking, putting together a campaign plan, being a candidate or campaign manager,and understanding the political structure and demographics of Ohio. A new class is chosen every spring for this rare and focused educational opportunity.
The Ohio Federation of Republican Women
Members of the Ohio Federation of Republican Women find opportunities to work in campaigns and participate in get-out-the-vote efforts. The Federation is divided into six regions in Ohio with 90 local clubs.
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