Campaigns

Seated in the dimly lit LBJ auditorium, Amy Kroll's eyes beamed as Hillary Clinton strolled onto the stage just days after the 2018 midterm elections to receive a public service award and share her

"A new training program is empowering women to gain the skills needed to enter the political arena. "Amy Kroll, a Presidential Leadership Scholar and spouse of an airman, is the founder of the LBJ...

In 2021, more women than ever before are serving in elected office, and Americans saw the first woman and first woman of color sworn in as vice president. However, women still make up less than 30% of elected officials nationwide, and only 26% of the state legislature in Texas. That’s why the LBJ Women's Campaign School recently opened applications for its eight-month virtual program, which trains women to run for elected office or become campaign managers.

Bipartisan program at The University of Texas at Austin trains women to run for office or manage a campaign

LBJ Professor Victoria DeFrancesco Soto weighed in on President Trump's 2020 State of the Union address, and on what awarding Rush Limbaugh the Presidential Medal of Freedom telegraph's about his...