Julia Silverman, May 8, 2008
As primary nears, candidates wonder, 'What do women want?'
PORTLAND - Vera Katz is a living legend in Oregon politics, the first female speaker of the Oregon House and the longtime mayor of Portland, so revered that a smiling statue of her watches over the joggers, cyclists and children who cruise along the banks of the Willamette River.
State Rep. Sara Gelser of Corvallis is a mother of four and an up-and-comer in the Oregon Legislature, one of the under-35 set who emerged in her first session as a strong voice for children's health issues, already a leader in her caucus and one of its most passionate progressives.
So, which one is the Hillary Clinton supporter, and who's for Barack Obama?
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