Five longtime female friends who were bridesmaids in each other’s
weddings have each won their state Senate races in this year's midterm
elections in the United States.The women who are all Democratic
candidates — Tammy Story, Faith Winter, Jessie Danielson, Brittany
Pettersen and Kerry Donovan — all swept their state Senate in
Colorado, People reported Wednesday.The women, who call themselves "The
Fab Five," helped flip the state Senate to a Democratic majority for the
first time in five years, the publication noted.Danielson, who
currently serves as member of the Colorado House of Representatives,
told the magazine:We were all in it together.Each of the women said they
helped the others face negative criticism and slander during their
campaigns.Winter said:Through the campaign, the five of us were very
supportive of each other. We had several text chains where we would
check in with one another and see how we were doing.If a particularly
bad ad or piece of mail came out, we would reassure each other on the
text chain, ‘Have you seen the mail? It’s so awful, how are you
doing?’The friends are among the more than 2,000 women who are gearing
up to take office in state legislatures nationwide next year.The post Five best friends who were bridesmaids in each other's weddings are all now state senators.Five best friends who were bridesmaids in each other's weddings are all now state senators
Five longtime female friends who were bridesmaids in each other’s
weddings have each won their state Senate races in this year's midterm
elections in the United States.The women who are all Democratic
candidates — Tammy Story, Faith Winter, Jessie Danielson, Brittany
Pettersen and Kerry Donovan — all swept their state Senate in
Colorado, People reported Wednesday.The women, who call themselves "The
Fab Five," helped flip the state Senate to a Democratic majority for the
first time in five years, the publication noted.Danielson, who
currently serves as member of the Colorado House of Representatives,
told the magazine:We were all in it together.Each of the women said they
helped the others face negative criticism and slander during their
campaigns.Winter said:Through the campaign, the five of us were very
supportive of each other. We had several text chains where we would
check in with one another and see how we were doing.If a particularly
bad ad or piece of mail came out, we would reassure each other on the
text chain, ‘Have you seen the mail? It’s so awful, how are you
doing?’The friends are among the more than 2,000 women who are gearing
up to take office in state legislatures nationwide next year.The post Five best friends who were bridesmaids in each other's weddings are all now state senators.
