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(WBNG) — Many people are calling 2018 the year of women in politics, and Broome County is no different. For the first time in its 50-year history, the Broome County Legislature’s Majority Leader and Minority Leader are both women. Cindy O’Brien (R-10th District) is the majority leader while Mary Kaminsky (D-14th District) is the minority leader. The women plan to work together, across the political aisle to accomplish their goals in 2019, which include promoting local business and agriculture. O’Brien said she was convinced to run for office after working on a campaign, and realizing she could make a difference. “You can actually do something with your opinion so I thought why not actually make something happen in Broome County for the good of the people,” O’Brien said Thursday. Kaminsky said she’s always deeply cared about her community, but her start in politics was helped along by another local leader. “Jason Garnar moved out of my district and was looking for someone and suggested I think about it, so it was kind of a surprise for me,” Kaminsky said. Broome County Historian Gerald Smith said when the legislature was created in 1969, each of the 19 representatives was a white man, but throughout its history the legislature has become more diverse.

This Candidate Wants You to Read About Love and Politics Stacey Abrams, Georgia’s Democratic candidate for governor up for election in November, has the voracious and eclectic literary tastes befitting a woman who has authored not only a political memoir (Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change) but also eight romance novels (including Deception and Secrets and Lies, written under the pen name Selena Montgomery). Here, a few of her recommendations: William Dobson investigates how authoritarianism has taken on the trappings and lessons of modern institutions to strengthen its ability to strip nations of their democracy. A timely handbook for current political times around the world. (Amazon) Alan Lightman’s exploration of the iterations of Einstein’s theories of relativity offer brief glimpses into the nature of time and human relationships. In sharp, short vignettes, he imagines what complex ideations would mean in our daily interactions. With each installment, I learn more about how to be a stronger leader, as well as how to guard against the hubris inherent in political power. (Amazon) Her novel about Estebanico, a Moroccan slave who was part of Narváez expedition, uses the narrative device of a fictional memoir to excavate the horror faced by African slaves and native peoples in 16th-century Florida. His story makes the reader uncomfortable, angry, and bereft by turn—yet willing to endure all to see it through to the end. Plus, her heroines are fiercely independent and her heroes are flawed and dashing, excellent romantic fare. (Amazon)

This Candidate Wants You to Read About Love and Politics Stacey Abrams, Georgia’s Democratic candidate for governor up for election in November, has the voracious and eclectic literary tastes befitting a woman who has authored not only a political memoir (Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change) but also eight romance novels (including Deception and Secrets and Lies, written under the pen name Selena Montgomery). Here, a few of her recommendations: William Dobson investigates how authoritarianism has taken on the trappings and lessons of modern institutions to strengthen its ability to strip nations of their democracy. A timely handbook for current political times around the world. (Amazon) Alan Lightman’s exploration of the iterations of Einstein’s theories of relativity offer brief glimpses into the nature of time and human relationships. In sharp, short vignettes, he imagines what complex ideations would mean in our daily interactions. With each installment, I learn more about how to be a stronger leader, as well as how to guard against the hubris inherent in political power. (Amazon) Her novel about Estebanico, a Moroccan slave who was part of Narváez expedition, uses the narrative device of a fictional memoir to excavate the horror faced by African slaves and native peoples in 16th-century Florida. His story makes the reader uncomfortable, angry, and bereft by turn—yet willing to endure all to see it through to the end. Plus, her heroines are fiercely independent and her heroes are flawed and dashing, excellent romantic fare. (Amazon)