The Democrat previously stated she would run for a seat in the United States Congress being vacated by retiring Congressman . She informed the  that she decided to run for the California State Senate instead of the U.S. Congress because she felt she would be able to accomplish more for the people of California as a state Senator. Fluke was a featured speaker on September 5, 2012 at the in , North Carolina. Fluke spoke to attendees at the convention about the consequences for women of electing Republican candidate for  Mitt Romney over incumbent President Barack Obama. Fluke campaigned with President Obama in his bid for re-election. Fluke received a nomination in March 2012 as a candidate for  magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. The list is released annually as a special edition of Time magazine, titled .
The Democrat previously stated she would run for a seat in the United States Congress being vacated by retiring Congressman . She informed the Los Angeles Times that she decided to run for the California State Senate instead of the U.S. Congress because she felt she would be able to accomplish more for the people of California as a state Senator. Fluke was a featured speaker on September 5, 2012 at the in , North Carolina. Fluke spoke to attendees at the convention about the consequences for women of electing Republican candidate for U.S. President Mitt Romney over incumbent President Barack Obama. Fluke campaigned with President Obama in his bid for re-election. Fluke received a nomination in March 2012 as a candidate for Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. The list is released annually as a special edition of Time magazine, titled .
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