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Kathy takes you behind the scenes of the private lunch with Lynda Carter.
As the famous TV-series hero "Wonder Woman", Lynda Carter could pack a punch and save the day. The actress Lynda Carter (who I first met when she invited me to her Malibu ranch in the 70‘s and have been lucky enough to be her guest back stage at one of her singing appearances in Las Vegas) lives in Washington, D.C, now with husband Robert Altman.
The singer and still actress (she was great on an episode last year of "Two and a Half Men"), is also a power player with a political voice. In fact, she was in Phoenix today at a private power lunch. Lynda, originally from Phoenix, was the special guest of Fred DuVal, the only Democrat currently in the 2014 race for Arizona governor. The private lunch at which she took the podium, a fundraiser for Fred DuVal’s campaign, was sold out.
Pictured above are Lynda and Fred at the meet-and-greet prior to the lunch. Attorney Nicole Stanton, (wife of Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton) was also there and spoke about the importance of equal pay for women and highlights of Fred's platform.
Luncheon hosts included Senator Katie Hobbs, Senator Anna Tovar, Councilwoman Kate Gallego, Councilwoman Ginny Dickey, Council CAWCD Member Heather Macre,Jacqueline Adams, Catherine Alonzo, Patricia AtLee, Marcia BuschingJanuary Contreras, Sandy Ferniza, Marcia Fine,Bobette Gorden,Bryan Howard, Jodi Liggett, Rosie Lopez, Erin Connelly Martin, Shirley McAllister, Jane McNamara, Laura Miller, Charlotte Raynor, Evelyn Roseberry, Megan Schmitz, Gladys Simon.Michelle Steinberg, Ann Wallack and Judith Wolff.
Also in the crowd of 200 mostly women was legendary broadcaster Hugh Downs.
Lynda Carter,who in 2011 was the Grand Marshall of gay and lesbian community celebration, Phoenix Pride: says she wanted to support Fred DuVal because he's the only candidate in the race that values the importance of K-12 education, and she knows that he will keep Arizona's vulnerable children safe. Tickets ranged from $100 to $1,000 per person.
By the way, I still can't help thinking of this young 62 year old as spinning around and becoming a super woman sporting patriotic spangled shorts.
Kathy Shayna Shocket is a freelance Writer and TV- Field Producer based in Phoenix, AZ. She's a former TV-Reporter who's written for publications such as TIME Magazine, Money Magazine, PEOPLE Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter and The New York Times. You can reach her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
