Button, Campaign
Button, Campaign
Button, Campaign

Button, Campaign

Object number2010.98.81
Date2000
MediumPlastic coated metal
Credit LineChildren of the Baker-Knoll family
DescriptionRectangular campaign button. Red, white, and blue. Front has blue bands above and below central white field. Fron thas candidate name, year, and office name. At the bottom right hand side, a blue union label symbol is located. The back is plain metal covered by another thick black material with fastener.Dimensions2 x 3 in. (5.1 x 7.6 cm)
InscriptionsFront has white, blue, and red text "CATHERINE BAKER / Knoll / 2000 / STATE TREASURER".

At the bottom right hand side, a blue union label is located.
Historical NotesPart of a collection relating to the life and political career of Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll. Born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, Catherine Baker Knoll worked in the family business, Knoll Hotel and Restaurant, developing her people skills and beginning her political activism. In 1970, she became a state committee woman for the Democratic Party, then rose through the ranks of the state's Department of Transportation Bureau of Motor Vehicles. She was tapped by the party in 1976, to run for State Treasurer, but did not get elected to office until 1988. She easily won a second term in 1992, by a landslide vote. In 2002, she was elected as the state's first female Lieutenant Governor.
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