Button, Campaign
Button, Campaign
Button, Campaign

Button, Campaign

Object number2010.98.79
Datec. 2002
OriginChicago, IL
MediumPlastic coated metal
Credit LineChildren of the Baker-Knoll family
DescriptionCircular campaign button. Red, white, and blue. The top half of the pin has a red background with candidate last name printed in large white lettering. The bottom half of the pin has a blue background with candidate last name printed in large red lettering and two printed stars are located to the left. At the very bottom of the pin, a white union label symbol is printed. The back is plain metal with fastener.Dimensions3.125 x 9.8 in. (7.9 x 24.9 cm)
Inscriptions"RENDELL" is printed in large white lettering at top center.

"KNOLL" is printed in large red lettering at bottom center.

At the very bottom of the pin, a white symbol with "ALLIED PAINTING/ CHICAGO, ILL." printed on the outer edges is found. Inside the symbol, "TRADES COUNCIL" is printed. In the very center of the symbol, "UNION / LABEL" is printed.

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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