Sandra Fluke Considers run pertaining to Congress | TIME.comAlex Wong / Getty ImagesSandra Fluke, a ...

1. Sandra Fluke Considers Run for Congress
Sandra Fluke Considers run pertaining to Congress | TIME.com
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Sandra Fluke, a third-year law student in Georgetown University Or College as well as former
president with the Students with regard to Reproductive Justice team there, testifies ahead
associated with the house Democratic Steering along with Policy Committee Feb. 23, 2012 in
Washington.
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Hours right after Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) announced in Thursday he has been retiring right
after 4 decades around the Hill, Sandra Fluke announced that they will be "strongly considering"
any run pertaining to his seat.
Fluke, 32, produced headlines throughout 2012 when your woman has been denied the chance to
testify in Congress on Obamacare"s contraception specifications while the girl would be a law
student with Georgetown University. The Woman's story gained instant fame when conservative
speak present host Rush Limbaugh referred to end up being able to as your ex any "slut" along using
a "prostitute." Since then, she has grow to be an advocate with regard to women's health problems
as well as had been invited to communicate in the Democratic National Convention inside 2012.
"I"m flattered that I"m becoming discussed as a possible candidate, especially for Rep. Waxman's
seat, contemplating his incredible legacy," Fluke mentioned inside a statement emailed to TIME. " a
quantity of folks I respect very deeply get reached out these days as well as encouraged me to be
able to run. ? I am strongly thinking about running. ? I"ll always be making my decision soon."
If Fluke totally commits, your woman would encounter any crowded field involving candidates.
Marianne Williamson, any best-selling spiritual author, threw the girl title to the ring back again
within November, prior to Waxman announced his retirement. State senators Ted Lieu along with
Fran Pavley, as well as Assemblyman Richard Bloom, will furthermore be thinking about runs for
your seat, according for the Sacramento Bee.

2. The 33rd congressional district runs from Malibu by means of Santa Monica right down to Lengthy
Beach. Fluke, any Pennsylvania native, only has lived in the LA area since completing law school.
Fluke thanked Waxman pertaining to his services to always be along with her Twitter feed, however
failed to share her very own plans:
A sincere thank you to become able to definitely liberal champion @WaxmanClimate regarding 40
years of services to our neighborhood within LA. latimes.com/nation/politic" #CA33 #House-Sandra Fluke (@SandraFluke) January 30, 2014
Waxman, 74, found Congress when Gerald Ford has been president and has were built with a hefty
legislative career. His work on healthcare and environmental problems triggered laws to chop air
pollution, expand Medicaid for the poor, decrease smoking, and, many famous in latest years, pass
Obama"s affordable Treatment Act in the House.