Moms Decide 2012: Meet Our Panel Members
Parents wanted to know which issues would be most important to you in the upcoming election, so we asked 21 moms from various political backgrounds to weigh in on the country's most pressing concerns. Meet some of the women behind this year's vote.
By Chloe Metzger
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Julie Skarratt
To better cover the upcoming election, the editors of Parents invited a group of mothers to a luncheon moderated by CNN's Soledad O'Brien and asked them about the issues that the next president needs to tackle. Meet the moms who weighed in on various topics, including the economy, healthcare, and education.
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Julie Skarratt
Valerie Babb, 39
Two kids, ages 7 and 3
Occupation: Director of Charter Parent Action Network (CPAN)
Political affiliation: Democrat
Primary concerns: Quality education in low-income areas, access to healthcare, economy, and tax incentives for small businesses
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Julie Skarratt
Amy Julia Becker, 35
Three kids, ages 6 1/2, 4, and 18 months
Occupation: Writer; blogger for Parents.com's Moms Decide 2012 Series and Thin Places: Faith, Family, and Disability (patheos.com/blogs/thinplaces)
Political affiliation: Moderate
Primary concerns: Education, prenatal testing, health care, and women's and children's rights
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Allison Casal-Dunn, 30
Mom of one kid, age 2
Occupation: Special education teacher
Political affiliation: Democrat
Primary concerns: Education and health care
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Suzanne Chan, 34
Mom of two kids, ages 5 and 2
Occupation: Registered nurse; blogger for Mom Confessionals (MomConfessionals.com) and founder of Trumpeting Media (Trumpetingmedia.com)
Political affiliation: Democrat
Primary concerns: Education, healthcare, and the economy
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Suzanne Venker, 44
Mom of two kids, ages 12 and 9
Occupation: Book author and blogger for Parents.com's Moms Decide 2012 Series
Political affiliation: Independent conservative
Primary concerns: Marriage and family, education
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Natalie Diaz, 35
Mom of twins, age 7
Occupation: Founder of Twiniversity.com (Twiniversity.com), a support network for parents of twins
Political affiliation: Republican
Primary concerns: Economy, employment, and healthcare
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Jessica Grant, 34
Mom of three kids, ages 7, 4, and 23 months
Occupation: Editorial director and Long Island blogger for New York Mom's World (NYMomsWorld.com)
Political affiliation: Left-leaning Republican
Primary concerns: The economy and healthcare
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Anna Grossman
Mom of two kids, ages 8 and 3
Primary concerns: The environment and consumer product safety
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Alicia Harper, 28
Mom of one kid, age 4
Occupation: Dean of students at an elementary charter school and blogger for Mommy Delicious (MommyDelicious.com)
Political affiliation: Democrat
Primary concerns: Education
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Tiffany Himes, 33
Mom of five kids, ages 13, 12, 9, and 1 and newborn
Occupation: Blogger and volunteer
Political affiliation: Republican
Primary concerns: Foreign affairs, the economy, and education
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Amber Lapp, 24
Mom of one kid, age 8 months
Occupation: Co-investigator of the Love and Marriage in Middle America project
Political affiliation: Republican
Primary concerns: Children's rights, health care, religious freedom, and family life
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Sharon Lerner, 45
Mom of two kids, ages 6 and 4
Occupation: Senior Fellow at Demos, a research and advocacy organization, and a blogger for Parents.com's Moms Decide 2012 series
Political affiliation: Idealistic democrat
Primary concerns: Income inequality, education, and the environment
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Stephanie Lind, 26
Mom of two kids, ages 3 and 1
Occupation: Author and blogger
Political affiliation: Independent
Primary concerns: Education and the economy (specifically monetary policies)
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Emily McKhann, 50
Occupation: Author and co-founder of The Motherhood (TheMotherhood.com)
Political affiliation: Independent
Primary concerns: Education, healthcare, the economy, and the environment
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Alana Newman, 25
Mom of one kid, age 13 weeks
Occupation: Writer and musician
Political affiliation: Moderate conservative
Primary concerns: Healthcare, the economy, and family life
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Susan Olejniczak, 28
One child age, 1. Two stepchildren ages 8, 6
Occupation: Senior Technical Project Manager
Political affiliation: Democrat
Primary concerns: Education, the environment, family court reform, and the economy
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Heather O'Neill, 35
Mom of two kids, ages 5 and 4 months
Occupation: Professor of creative writing at CUNY Hunter College; Assistant Director for the Sackett Street Writers' Workshop
Political affiliation: Liberal democrat
Primary concerns: Gay rights, the economy, and education
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Jen Rabulan-Bertram, 36
Mom of two kids, ages 4 and 6 months
Occupation: Blogger for Next Kid Thing (NextKidThing.com)
Political affiliation: Independent democrat
Primary concerns: The environment and economy
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Divina Rodriguez, 30
Mom of two kids, ages 4 and 1
Occupation: Co-founder and editor of Dancing Hotdogs (DancingHotdogs.com) and Trumpeting Media (Trumpetingmedia.com)
Political affiliation: Democrat
Primary concerns: Immigration, education, and healthcare
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Toniel Speidel, 36
Mom of three kids ages 7 and 1
Occupation: Engineering manager
Political affiliation: Democrat
Primary concerns: Education, the economy, and government reform
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Thalia Stamatelos, 47
Mom of two kids, ages 6 and 2
Occupation: Owner and founder of NY Mom's World (NYMomsWorld.com)
Political affiliation: Republican
Primary concerns: The economy and healthcare
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