Colbert, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Colbert campaigned for Albany's second district in the 1918 election of Members of Assembly on the Democratic ticket. Mrs. Colbert lost the election, coming in second. She continued to be an active suffragist and a member of th...

Gillette, Dr. Elizabeth Van Rensselaer

In 1919, Dr. Elizabeth V. Gillette became the first woman from an upstate county to be elected to the New York State Assembly. This was her second bid for the office. Her victory was the first time in seventeen years that Schenectady Cou...

Mitchel, Hattie B.

Hattie B. Mitchel from Kingston, Ulster was a Democratic candidate to the New York State Assembly in 1918.

Macmillan, Mary L.

Mary L. Macmillan was the Democratic candidate for the State Senate of New York, Thirty Second District in 1918.

Spooner, Margaret

Margaret Spooner, of Orleans County, represented the Democratic Party in the 1918 campaign for the New York State Assembly. She lost to her opponent who was endorsed by the Republican and Prohibition parties.

Sammis, Ida

Ida Sammis, a widow, ran for New York State Assembly in 1918 on the Republican ticket and was elected, making her one of the first women in the New York State Assembly. She and Mary M. Lilly of New York City ran in the first state electi...

Marks, Myra

Myra Marks was a Democratic candidate to the New York State Assembly, Fifteenth District in 1918. She came in second in a four-way race.

Truman, Mattie E.

Democratic nominee, Mattie E. Truman campaigned in Westchester, New York's 4th district for a position on the State Assembly in 1918.

Starbuck, Kathryn H.

In 1918 Kathryn Starbuck ran for the New York State Assembly from Saratoga County on the Democratic ticket. She lost to the Republican candidate, but received more votes than the Socialist and Prohibitionist candidates. Starbuck was an a...

Connelly, Annie T.

Annie T. Connelly from Yonkers, was a Democratic candidate for the State Assembly of New York, Fifth District in 1918.