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The Beauty of Politics

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Times, they are a' changin'. Once, the words "hot" and "politician" were rarely found together. There are a lot of women politicians today who could conceivably run on their looks, even if they had nothing else going for them. Not all, of course, because we never elect people to office based on their looks, do we? The United States has 8 female governors, 16 female senators, and a slew of females in the House of Representatives.

Disclaimer: I am not familiar with the political views of most of these politicians. This gallery does not endorse voting for any particular candidate for any particular office.

Continue reading for pictures of some US and foreign politicians you may have never seen before, and you probably wouldn’t mind seeing on a campaign poster.

Governors

Sarah Palin, Alaska
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Jennifer Granholm, Michigan
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Christine Gregoire, Washington
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Kathleen Sebelius, Kansas
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Sarah Steelman, candidate for governor of Missouri
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US Senate

Mary Landrieu, Senator, Louisiana
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Lisa Murkowski, Senator, Alaska
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US House of Representatives

Michele Bachmann, Minnesota’s 6th
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, South Dakota at-large
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Mary Bono Mack, California’s 45th
Mary Fallin, Oklahoma’s 5th
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Kirsten Gillibrand, New York’s 20th
Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee’s 7th
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Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona’s 8th
Marilyn Musgrave, Colorado’s 4th
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Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington’s 5th
Hilda Solis, California’s 32nd
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Betty McCollum, Minnesota’s 4th
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Michgan’s 13th
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Loretta Sanchez, California’s 47th
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Outside of the US

Yulia Tymoshenko, former Prime Minister of Ukraine
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Christina Kirchner, President of Argentina
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Belinda Stronach, Member Canadian House of Commons
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Rona Ambrose, Member Canadian House of Commons
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Yeah, I’d like to do a male version of this, but 1. that’s a lot of work, and 2. with such an overwhelmingly male audience here, what’s the use?

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2 Comments

Connecticut has a female governor: M. Jodi Rell

said Jacki on March 7, 2008 6:55 PM.

wow, those canadians must be doing something right! one of them, Belinda Stronach, looks a lot detective Benson from Law and Order

which is a GREAT thing

said etantao on March 8, 2008 3:16 PM.
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