The Political Environment for Women in 2002

Christine Todd Whitman is Environmental Protection Agency Administrator. As New Jersey's first and only woman governor, Whitman appointed New Jersey's first African American State Supreme Court Justice, its first female State Supreme Court Chief Justice and its first female Attorney General. Her name is consistently mentioned as a possible candidate for vice president and president. In 1990, Whitman ran for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Bill Bradley. Although she had little name recognition, Whitman won 49% of the vote, narrowly losing to Bradley. In 1993, she defeated incumbent Gov. James Florio. Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics Carrie Chapman Center for Women and Politics.