She served as a delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention and was a member of the platform committee . and ran for seats in congress three times . She lost in bid for United States House of Representatives in 1944 against Howard Buffett and lost in the primary in a bid for Senate in 1954 . In 1956 she ran again for the House , losing in the primary to Joseph V. Benesch
1940 Democratic National Convention
1940 Democratic National Convention
Mabel Gillespie