| Asked to support and assist these
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| | NFWL is based on the concept that the
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| legislators, Rick Pendery brings his 30
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| | greatest rising force in American
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| years of expertise to the group, aiding
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| | politics is not a political party, a
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| with programs and activities that make a
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| | lobbying community or an ethnic group.
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| difference in legislation.
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| | They feel it is women. Thirty years ago,
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| As a leader and executive in the field of
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| | women held a mere four percent of all
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| substance abuse for over three decades,
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| | state legislative seats in the country:
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| Rick Pendery was asked by the National
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| | Today they hold twenty-two percent-1652
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| Foundation of Women Legislators (NFWL) to
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| | seats! They also hold three
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| co-chair the NFWL's Crime, Justice,
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| | Governorships, 19 Lt. Governorships and
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| Terrorism, & Substance Abuse Policy
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| | 65 seats in the US Congress, including
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| Committee. This faction of the group
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| | nine Senators and 56 Representatives.
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| assists with that specific part of the
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| | Women chair numerous committees,
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| NFWL's undertaking, which is to provide
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| | influence policy, pass legislation and
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| strategic resources to women leaders for
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| | determine the outcome of elections.
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| leadership development and effective
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| | The Foundation intellectually equips
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| governance through conferences, effective
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| | sitting women legislators to mold public
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| seminars, issue education materials,
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| | opinion and for the legislative debates
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| professional and personal relationships,
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| | in their respective state houses, senates
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| and networking at both the state and
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| | and assemblies. As a non-profit 501c3,
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| federal levels.
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| | the National Foundation for Women
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| The National Foundation of Women
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| | Legislators (NFWL) does not take
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| Legislators (originally called National
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| | ideological positions on any current
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| Order of Women Legislators) was founded
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| | issue, but rather exists to assist women
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| in 1938 and is a non-partisan
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| | leaders in the process of legislative
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| organization whose membership is made up
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| | debate, networking, re-elections, public
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| of women serving as current state
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| | opinion molding and leadership.
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| legislators and former state legislators.
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| | NFWL's Crime, Justice, Terrorism, &
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| Today, there are over 1600 women state
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| | Substance Abuse Policy Committee has
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| legislators nationwide.
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| | recently partnered with the U.S.
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| Needing assistance from professionals
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| | Department of Justice on the Project Safe
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| outside the political world, Pendery has
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| | Childhood initiative where NFWL's
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| been a co-chair of one of the most vital
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| | Shoulder to Shoulder Team Leaders will
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| committees in the foundation since 2001.
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| | work with the U.S. Attorneys in every
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| The Policy Committee on Crime, Justice,
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| | state to create and implement plans to
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| Terrorism, and Substance Abuse has been
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| | apprehend predators who target children.
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| looking at a variety of substance abuse
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| | This Committee will also spend the year
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| issues, including youth demand reduction
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| | building on NFWL's Call to ACTION
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| programs, prison rehabilitation programs
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| | (Assign, Communicate, Train, Initiate,
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| and medical treatments for abusers. The
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| | Oversee, Network) which was introduced
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| committee also works on human
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| | last March and addresses the homeland
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| trafficking, child abuse, homeland
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| | security concerns facing the United
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| security and other pressing issues. The
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| | States, including raising awareness about
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| Legislative Chair, Representative Phyllis
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| | the importance of establishing a "culture
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| Katsakiores of New Hampshire works
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| | of preparedness.
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| closely with Pendery.
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