BDN previews Maine NEW Leadership conference
The Bangor Daily News interviewed Rep. Cyndi Munson, the first Asian-American woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, ahead of her appearance at the Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership program at the University of Maine. Munson, a Democrat, will arrive Thursday and deliver the keynote address Friday evening titled, ”Swimming Upstream: My Experiences in the Oklahoma Legislature,” according to the article. She also will take part in a discussion about the film “NextStepRun!” by Maine director Pamela Maus, which followed Munson and three other women on the campaign trail, the article states. Twenty-eight undergraduates attending colleges and universities in Maine will participate in this year’s Maine NEW Leadership, which aims to encourage women to run for public office. The program is offered through the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and will run Thursday through Tuesday. “I want to be really honest about what I went through and share the importance of the opportunity to make a difference and the importance of not giving up,” Munson said.