But even after Barack Obama's historic election and a parade of state executive victories for members of various racial and ethnic groups, a governorship has eluded black women.
Shortly after a special shareholders meeting on March 19th, Carly Fiorina, HP's chief executive, declared victory with a "slim but sufficient" margin based on preliminary results.
A1 Corzine Wins in New Jersey Jon S. Corzine, a liberal Democrat who parlayed his wealth and experience as a Wall Street executive into victory for the United States Senate five years ago, won election as New Jersey's 52nd governor.
While both retired players and N.F.L. executives claimed victory over the settlement, which will cover future expenses related to on-the-job brain damage, invisible behind them was the legion of young players who have long been endangered by the league's actions — those same actions that the settlement effectively absolved.
The president has been unable to translate his legislative and executive order victories to his own political advantage.
Ellison and Grijalva, along with Good Jobs Nation, already have a couple of executive-action victories under their belts.
Still, John Legere, Global Crossing's chief executive, declared a victory in yesterday's announcement.
An executive, Dr. Margaret R. Harrington, said Victory hoped that the move would help the 300 boys and 300 girls at Fitzsimons Middle School focus on schoolwork.
American officials had hoped that Turkey would soften its stance after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a referendum this month that greatly increased his executive powers, a victory that brought a congratulatory phone call from President Trump.
In early October, Chuck Wolfe, the chief executive of the Victory Fund and Leadership Institute, a group that supports gay candidates, offered some startling news to the campaign of Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, who represented what had for years been considered a reliably safe district.
