Maplewood Resident Is ‘Transforming Lives Of Other Women’

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A Maplewood resident who founded a group dedicated to increasing the number of women running for office is now engaged in a campaign of her own: the People’s Voice Award.

Erin Loos Cutraro, founder and CEO of She Should Run, was recently nominated as one of four finalists for the People’s Voice Award, part of the annual DVF Awards, which honor “extraordinary women who are dedicated to transforming the lives of other women.”

Local residents who want to support Cutraro’s odds of winning the award can vote online here until March 25.

According to a news release from organizers:

“She Should Run is a leading non-partisan organization working to increase the number of women running for office in the United States. Since its founding in 2011, nearly 40,000 women have been encouraged to run for office through She Should Run’s efforts, and over 11,000 women have indicated they are preparing for a political future through She Should Run’s flagship program, the Incubator.”

Cutraro, a Maplewood resident, has been an active force for gender equality in elected leadership, according to a news release from the awards committee:

“Erin is a respected voice on gender equality in elected leadership and is known for finding innovative solutions to complex challenges. In 2016, she built a strategic partnership with Mattel to create the 2016 Presidential and Vice Presidential Barbie, and launched an award-winning parody book, See Joan Run, to inspire more female participation in electoral politics. Before joining She Should Run, Erin designed and implemented a variety of strategic programs for companies, campaigns, and organizations that traverse the public policy, non-profit, and financial business arenas. As the political director of Women’s Campaign Fund, Erin advised female candidates at the national, state, and local level. Before that, she served at an educational non-profit and in state government in the Office of Missouri’s Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, whom she helped elect statewide as part of Carnahan's campaign team in 2004.”

Learn more about She Should Run here.

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Photo: Erin Loos Cutraro

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